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مَدام
madam (a polite or formal title used to address or refer to a woman, especially a married or older woman) /maˈdaːm/
nounB2#3602 most common
Also: Mrs. (title of respect), lady of the house, female teacher (as a form of address)
Example sentences
صباح الخير يا مدام.
Good morning, madam.
مدام سارة معلمتي في المدرسة.
Madam Sara is my teacher at school.
طلبت من المدام أن تنتظر قليلاً.
I asked the madam to wait a little.
كانت المدام تدير البيت بحزم شديد.
The madam ran the house very strictly.
قالت الخادمة إن المدام لم تعد إلى البيت بعد.
The maid said the madam had not come home yet.
اعتادت المدام أن تستقبل ضيوفها كل خميس في صالونها.
The madam used to receive her guests every Thursday in her salon.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مدام | مدامات |
| Genitive | مدام | مدامات |
| Accusative | مدام | مدامات |
| Vocative | يا مدام | يا مدامات |
Word family
مداماتmadams, ladies (plural)
مدموازيلmiss, mademoiselle
موسيوsir, monsieur
Etymology
The word came into Arabic from French "madame," itself a fusion of "ma" (my) and "dame" (lady). French "dame" descends from Latin "domina," the feminine of "dominus" (lord, master), rooted in "domus" (house). The term entered Egyptian and Levantine Arabic through French cultural and colonial contact in the 19th and 20th centuries, especially through schools, domestic service, and European-run households.
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