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لُورْد
lord (a British nobleman or peer) /ˈluːrd/
nounB1#2621 most common
Also: peer (member of the House of Lords), Lord (title of address)
Example sentences
هُوَ لُورْدٌ إِنْجِلِيزِيٌّ.
He is an English lord.
يَعِيشُ اللُّورْدُ فِي قَصْرٍ كَبِيرٍ.
The lord lives in a large palace.
أَلْقَى اللُّورْدُ خِطَابًا فِي مَجْلِسِ اللُّورْدَاتِ.
The lord gave a speech in the House of Lords.
عُيِّنَ رَجُلُ الْأَعْمَالِ لُورْدًا بَعْدَ تَقَاعُدِهِ.
The businessman was made a lord after his retirement.
تُنَاقِشُ الصَّحَافَةُ الْبِرِيطَانِيَّةُ صَلَاحِيَاتِ اللُّورْدَاتِ فِي التَّشْرِيعِ.
The British press debates the powers of the lords in legislation.
عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ أَنَّ مَنْصِبَ اللُّورْدِ وِرَاثِيٌّ فِي الْغَالِبِ، فَإِنَّ بَعْضَ الْأَلْقَابِ تُمْنَحُ مَدَى الْحَيَاةِ فَقَطْ.
Although the position of lord is mostly hereditary, some titles are granted for life only.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | لُورْدٌ | لُورْدَاتٌ |
| Genitive | لُورْدٍ | لُورْدَاتٍ |
| Accusative | لُورْدًا | لُورْدَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا لُورْدُ | يَا لُورْدَاتُ |
Word family
لُورْدlord
لُورْدَاتlords (plural)
مَجْلِس اللُّورْدَاتthe House of Lords
سَعَادَة اللُّورْدHis Lordship (honorific address)
Etymology
لُورْد is a direct transliteration of the English word "lord" into Arabic. Arabic adopted it in the modern era to describe British and other Western nobility, since classical Arabic titles like أمير or شيخ carry different social and political meaning. The word entered Arabic mainly through journalism and translated literature about British politics and history.
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