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مُعالِج
therapist (one who treats or handles) /muˈʕaː.lɪdʒ/
nounB2#3984 most common
Also: processor (computing), practitioner, handler
Example sentences
هُوَ مُعالِجٌ جَيِّدٌ.
He is a good therapist.
أَنا أَذْهَبُ إِلى المُعالِجِ الفيزيائِيِّ كُلَّ أُسْبوعٍ.
I go to the physical therapist every week.
يُساعِدُ المُعالِجُ النَّفْسِيُّ مَرْضاهُ عَلى تَجاوُزِ القَلَقِ.
The psychotherapist helps his patients get past anxiety.
يَحْتَوي هذا الحاسوبُ عَلى مُعالِجٍ سَريعٍ جِدّاً.
This computer has a very fast processor.
أَوْصى المُعالِجُ بِبَرْنامَجِ إِعادَةِ تَأْهيلٍ مُكَثَّفٍ بَعْدَ العَمَلِيَّةِ.
The therapist recommended an intensive rehabilitation program after the surgery.
تَتَطَلَّبُ مُهْنَةُ المُعالِجِ النَّفْسِيِّ سَنَواتٍ مِنَ التَّدْريبِ لِفَهْمِ تَعْقيداتِ السُّلوكِ الإِنْسانِيِّ.
The profession of psychotherapist requires years of training to understand the complexities of human behavior.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُعالِجٌ | مُعالِجونَ |
| Genitive | مُعالِجٍ | مُعالِجينَ |
| Accusative | مُعالِجاً | مُعالِجينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُعالِجُ | يا مُعالِجونَ |
Word family
عالَجَto treat, handle, deal with
عِلاجtreatment, cure, therapyمُعالَجةprocessing, treatment (act of)
مُعالَجtreated, processed
مُعالِجةfemale therapist
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ع-ل-ج (ʿ-l-j), which carries the sense of treating, handling, or struggling with something. The Form III verb عالَجَ means to treat, handle, or deal with a problem or illness. مُعالِج is its active participle, so it names the one who does the treating or handling. Modern Arabic extended the same word to computing, where a processor handles data much as a doctor handles a patient.
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