دكتور

See also: داکتر, and دکتور

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from French docteur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dokˈtoːr/, /dukˈtuːr/
  • (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /dɪkˈtoːr/

Noun

دُكْتور • (duktōr) m (plural دَكَاتِرَة (dakātira), feminine دُكْتورَة (doktōra))

1. doctor
2. physician, medical doctor

   Synonym: طَبِيب (ṭabīb)

Declension

Declension of noun دُكْتُور (doktōr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُكْتُور doktōr	الدُّكْتُور ad-doktōr	دُكْتُور doktōr
Nominative	دُكْتُورٌ doktōrun	الدُّكْتُورُ ad-doktōru	دُكْتُورُ doktōru
Accusative	دُكْتُورًا doktōran	الدُّكْتُورَ ad-doktōra	دُكْتُورَ doktōra
Genitive	دُكْتُورٍ doktōrin	الدُّكْتُورِ ad-doktōri	دُكْتُورِ doktōri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُكْتُورَيْن doktōrayn	الدُّكْتُورَيْن ad-doktōrayn	دُكْتُورَيْ doktōray
Nominative	دُكْتُورَانِ doktōrāni	الدُّكْتُورَانِ ad-doktōrāni	دُكْتُورَا doktōrā
Accusative	دُكْتُورَيْنِ doktōrayni	الدُّكْتُورَيْنِ ad-doktōrayni	دُكْتُورَيْ doktōray
Genitive	دُكْتُورَيْنِ doktōrayni	الدُّكْتُورَيْنِ ad-doktōrayni	دُكْتُورَيْ doktōray
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَكَاتِرَة dakātira	الدَّكَاتِرَة ad-dakātira	دَكَاتِرَة dakātirat
Nominative	دَكَاتِرَةٌ dakātiratun	الدَّكَاتِرَةُ ad-dakātiratu	دَكَاتِرَةُ dakātiratu
Accusative	دَكَاتِرَةً dakātiratan	الدَّكَاتِرَةَ ad-dakātirata	دَكَاتِرَةَ dakātirata
Genitive	دَكَاتِرَةٍ dakātiratin	الدَّكَاتِرَةِ ad-dakātirati	دَكَاتِرَةِ dakātirati

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “دكتور”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Egyptian Arabic

Noun

دكتور • (doktōr) m (plural دكاترة (dakátra), feminine دكتورة (doktōra))

1. physician, medical doctor

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from French docteur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duk.toːr/, [dʊkˈtoːr]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

دكتور • (doktōr) m (plural دكاترة (dakātra), feminine دكتورة (doktōra))

1. doctor (academic title)
2. doctor, physician

   Synonyms: حكيم (ḥakīm), طبيب (ṭabīb)