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مَنْصِب
post (official position) /ˈman.sˤib/
nounB1#1825 most common
Also: office, appointment, position
Example sentences
هَذَا مَنْصِبٌ مُهِمٌّ.
This is an important post.
هُوَ فِي مَنْصِبٍ كَبِيرٍ.
He holds a high post.
تَرَكَتْ مَنْصِبَهَا فِي الشَّرِكَةِ.
She left her post at the company.
عُيِّنَ فِي مَنْصِبِ الْوَزِيرِ الْعَامَ الْمَاضِيَ.
He was appointed to the post of minister last year.
اِسْتَقَالَ مِنْ مَنْصِبِهِ بَعْدَ أَنْ فَقَدَ ثِقَةَ الْبَرْلَمَانِ.
He resigned from his post after losing the confidence of parliament.
يَتَطَلَّبُ هَذَا الْمَنْصِبُ الرَّفِيعُ نَزَاهَةً لَا تَشُوبُهَا شَائِبَةٌ وَخِبْرَةً طَوِيلَةً.
This senior post demands spotless integrity and long experience.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَنْصِبٌ | مَنَاصِبُ |
| Genitive | مَنْصِبٍ | مَنَاصِبَ |
| Accusative | مَنْصِباً | مَنَاصِبَ |
| Vocative | يَا مَنْصِبُ | يَا مَنَاصِبُ |
Word family
نَصَبَto set up, erect, appoint
مَنْصِبpost, officeمَنَاصِبposts, offices (plural)
نَصْبerection, installation
مِنْصَةplatform, podium
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral root n-ṣ-b, which means to set up, erect, or install. A manṣib is literally a place where something is set up or installed, hence a post to which a person is appointed. The sense narrowed over time to an official position or office.
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