Arabic Vocabulary: Job Titles and Occupations in Arabic

In our daily conversations, it’s very common to talk about someone’s occupation, especially when getting to know the person for the first time. Everybody in this world has an occupation; it’s one of those things that tell a lot about a person. That’s why, in this “Learn Arabic” post, we’ve chosen to give you a list of common jobs.

Accountant | mohaasib | محاسب	Actor | momatthil | ممثل	Artist | fannan |فنان
Astronaut | ra’ed fadaa’ |رائد فضاء	Athlete | riaadi |رياضي	Baker | khappaz |خباز
Ballerina | raqesat baaleh| راقصة باليه	Blacksmith | haddad | حداد	Carpenter | najjar | نجار
Chambermaid | khadima| خادمة	Chef | ra’ees tohaat| رئيس الطهاة	Cleaner | monathif | منظف
Dentist | tabeeb asnan| طبيب أسنان	Detective | taharri | تحري	Doctor | tabeeb or hakeem| طبيب – حكيم
Engineer | mohandis | مهندس	Explorer | mostakchef | مستكشف	Fireman | itfaa’i | إطفائي
Fishmonger| taajer as samak | تاجر السمك	Inventor | mokhtari^a or mobtakir | مخترع – مبتكر	Judge | qaadi | قاضي
Lawyer | mohaami | محام	Nurse | momarrida | ممرضة	Painter | rassaam | رسام
Photographer | mosawwir | مصور	Policeman | chorti or rajel ‘amn | شرطي – رجل أمن	Porter | hammaal | حمال
President | ra’ees | رئيس	Reporter | sahaafi | صحافي	Sales assistant | baa’e^a or taajer | بائع – تاجر
Scientist | ^aalem | عالم	Secretary | sekerteer | سكرتير	Singer | motreb or moghanni| مطرب – مغني
Soldier | jondi or ^askari | جندي – عسكري	Student | taalib or telmeeth | طالب – تلميذ	Tailor | khayyaat | خياط
Teacher | mo^allem or modarres | معلم – مدرس	Technician | fanni | فني	Waiteress | naadela | نادلة

In the list above, only the masculine forms are given, except for the last one. Keep in mind, though, that the feminine form can be easily extracted from the masculine form by adding the “taa’ marbuta ة, ــة ”. However, that is not always the case. We will definitely have another post to talk about some other common job titles and occupations that include feminine forms as well. Thanks for learning Arabic for free with us.