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دُكْتُور
doctor /dukˈtuːr/
nounA1#358 most common
Also: physician, PhD holder, Dr. (title of address)
Example sentences
أنا دُكْتُور.
I am a doctor.
أَبي دُكْتُور في المُستشفى.
My father is a doctor at the hospital.
ذهبتُ إلى الدُّكْتُور لأنّي مريض.
I went to the doctor because I am sick.
يَعمل الدُّكْتُور أحمد في هذا المُستشفى منذ عشر سنوات.
Dr. Ahmed has worked at this hospital for ten years.
نَصَحَني الدُّكْتُور بالرّاحة وشُرب الكثير من الماء.
The doctor advised me to rest and drink plenty of water.
حَصَل على لقب الدُّكْتُور بعد سنوات طويلة من البحث العلمي.
He earned the title of doctor after long years of scientific research.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | دُكْتُورٌ | دَكاترةٌ |
| Genitive | دُكْتُورٍ | دَكاترةٍ |
| Accusative | دُكْتُوراً | دَكاترةً |
| Vocative | يا دُكْتُورُ | يا دَكاترةُ |
Word family
دُكْتُورةfemale doctor
دَكاترةdoctors (plural)
دُكْتُوراهdoctorate, PhD degree
Etymology
دُكْتُور is a modern loanword taken from European languages, ultimately from Latin doctor, meaning teacher or learned person, from the verb docēre, to teach. It entered Arabic in the modern period as a title for physicians and holders of advanced degrees. It sits alongside the native word طبيب, which is the older term for a physician.
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