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مِهْنَة
profession /ˈmih.na/
nounB1#2203 most common
Also: occupation, trade, craft
Example sentences
ما مِهْنَتُكَ؟
What is your profession?
مِهْنَتي هِيَ التَّدْريس.
My profession is teaching.
الطِّبُّ مِهْنَةٌ نَبيلَةٌ.
Medicine is a noble profession.
اِخْتارَ مِهْنَةً تُناسِبُ مَواهِبَهُ.
He chose a profession that suits his talents.
تَتَطَلَّبُ هذِهِ المِهْنَةُ سَنَواتٍ مِنَ التَّدْريبِ الدَّقيق.
This profession requires years of careful training.
رَغْمَ صُعوبَةِ المِهَنِ الطِّبِّيَّةِ، يَبْقى الإخْلاصُ لِلمَريضِ جَوْهَرَ المِهْنَة.
Despite the difficulty of the medical professions, devotion to the patient remains the essence of the profession.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مِهْنَةٌ | مِهَنٌ |
| Genitive | مِهْنَةٍ | مِهَنٍ |
| Accusative | مِهْنَةً | مِهَناً |
| Vocative | يا مِهْنَةُ | يا مِهَنُ |
Word family
مِهْنِيّprofessional, vocational
مِهْنِيَّةprofessionalism
مَهَنَto work, to serve
اِمْتَهَنَto practice a profession
مِهَنprofessions (plural)
Etymology
The word derives from the Arabic triliteral root م-ه-ن (m-h-n), which carries the sense of working and serving. The verb مَهَنَ meant to labor or to serve. The noun form names the settled work a person does.
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