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مُساعِد
assistant /muˈsaː.ʕid/
nounA2#1290 most common
Also: helper, aide, deputy
Example sentences
هو مُساعِد جيّد.
He is a good assistant.
يعمل أخي مُساعِداً في المكتب.
My brother works as an assistant in the office.
المُساعِد يحضر كل الاجتماعات مع المدير.
The assistant attends every meeting with the manager.
عُيِّن مُساعِداً جديداً لرئيس القسم الأسبوع الماضي.
A new assistant to the department head was appointed last week.
لم يكن مُجرّد مُساعِد، بل كان العقل المُدبِّر وراء نجاح الشركة.
He was no mere assistant. He was the mastermind behind the company's success.
يتطلّب منصب المُساعِد الشخصي قدرةً على التكتّم وحُسن التصرّف في المواقف الحرجة.
The post of personal assistant demands discretion and sound judgment in tense situations.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُساعِدٌ | مُساعِدونَ |
| Genitive | مُساعِدٍ | مُساعِدينَ |
| Accusative | مُساعِداً | مُساعِدينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُساعِدُ | يا مُساعِدونَ |
Word family
ساعَدَto help, assist
مُساعَدةhelp, assistance
مُساعِدةfemale assistant
سَعيدhappy
سَعادةhappiness
Etymology
مُساعِد is the active participle of the Form III verb ساعَدَ (sāʿada), to help or assist. It is built on the triliteral root س-ع-د (s-ʿ-d), which carries the sense of good fortune and aid. The pattern mufāʿil names the one who performs the action, so the word means the one who helps. The same root yields سَعيد, happy, and سَعادة, happiness.
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