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))

doctor
physician, medical doctor
Synonym: طَبِيب (ṭabīb)

Declension

Declension of noun **دُكْتُور** (doktōr)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	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)
plural	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

Etymology

Borrowed from French docteur.

Pronunciation /duk.tur/ influenced by English doctor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /duk.toːr/, [dʊkˈtoːr], [dok-]
(especially as a title) IPA^(key): /duk.tur/, [ˈdʊktoːr], [ˈdok-]

Noun

دكتور • (duktōr) m (plural دكاترة (dakatra), feminine دكتورة (duktōra))

Derived terms

د/ (d/), د. (d., “Dr.”)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from French docteur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /duk.toːr/, [dʊkˈtoːr]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Noun

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

doctor (academic title)
doctor, physician
Synonyms: حكيم (ḥakīm), طبيب (ṭabīb)