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مُحْتَرِف
professional /ˈmuħ.ta.rif/
nounB1#1798 most common
Also: pro, expert, professional player/practitioner
Example sentences
هُوَ مُحْتَرِف.
He is a professional.
أَخِي لاعِبٌ مُحْتَرِف.
My brother is a professional player.
يَعْمَلُ كَطَبّاخٍ مُحْتَرِف فِي مَطْعَمٍ كَبِير.
He works as a professional cook in a big restaurant.
الفَرْقُ بَيْنَ الهاوِي والمُحْتَرِف واضِحٌ في الأداء.
The difference between the amateur and the professional is clear in performance.
انْتَقَلَ إلى نادٍ مُحْتَرِف بَعْدَ سَنَواتٍ مِنَ التَّدْرِيبِ الشّاقّ.
He moved to a professional club after years of hard training.
لا يَتَعامَلُ مَعَ الضُّغوطِ إلّا مُحْتَرِفٌ تَمَرَّسَ في مَجالِهِ وأَتْقَنَ أَدَقَّ تَفاصِيلِهِ.
Only a professional who has gained mastery in his field and perfected its finest details handles the pressure.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُحْتَرِفٌ | مُحْتَرِفُونَ |
| Genitive | مُحْتَرِفٍ | مُحْتَرِفِينَ |
| Accusative | مُحْتَرِفًا | مُحْتَرِفِينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُحْتَرِفُ | يا مُحْتَرِفُونَ |
Word family
اِحْتَرَفَto practice as a profession, to turn professional
اِحْتِرافprofessionalism, professional status
حِرْفةcraft, trade, profession
حِرَفِيّcraftsman, artisanهاوٍamateur (the opposite)
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral root ح-ر-ف (ḥ-r-f), which carries the sense of an edge or a defined craft. The noun حِرْفة (ḥirfa) means a trade or profession. مُحْتَرِف is the active participle of the Form VIII verb اِحْتَرَفَ, so it names the one who takes up a craft as a paid occupation.
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