Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
Army Officers' Ranks
English translation:
Differ from one country to another and change with time
Added to glossary by
Fuad Yahya
Jan 26, 2003 23:08
21 yrs ago
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Arabic term
Army Officers' Ranks
Arabic to English
Law/Patents
Military / Defense
Military
Can you give me the equivalent in English of military ranks in Arabic, such as: Mulazim, Naqeeb, Rayid, Muqaddam, Aqeed, Ameed, Liwa'a, Fareeq. Thank you.
Proposed translations
(English)
5 +7 | Lebanese army ranks | Fuad Yahya |
Change log
Dec 31, 2005 14:02: Fuad Yahya changed "Field" from "Other" to "Law/Patents"
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Lebanese army ranks
Remember that ranks vary by country and service, and they keep changing, so date is also important:
General عماد
Major General لواء
Brigadier General عميد
Colonel عقيد
Lieutenant Colonel مقدّم
Major رائد
Captain نقيب
First Lieutenant ملازم أوّل
Second Lieutenant ملازم
Chief Warrant Officer مؤهل أول
Warrant Officer مؤهل
First Adjutant معاون أوّل
Adjutant معاون
Sergeant First Class رقيب أوّل
Sergeant رقيب
Corporal First Class عريف أول
Corporal عريف
Soldier First Class جندي أول
Third year Cadet تلميذ ضابط سنة ثالثة
Second year Cadet تلميذ ضابط سنة ثانية
First year Cadet تلميذ ضابط سنة أولى
Fuad
General عماد
Major General لواء
Brigadier General عميد
Colonel عقيد
Lieutenant Colonel مقدّم
Major رائد
Captain نقيب
First Lieutenant ملازم أوّل
Second Lieutenant ملازم
Chief Warrant Officer مؤهل أول
Warrant Officer مؤهل
First Adjutant معاون أوّل
Adjutant معاون
Sergeant First Class رقيب أوّل
Sergeant رقيب
Corporal First Class عريف أول
Corporal عريف
Soldier First Class جندي أول
Third year Cadet تلميذ ضابط سنة ثالثة
Second year Cadet تلميذ ضابط سنة ثانية
First year Cadet تلميذ ضابط سنة أولى
Fuad
Peer comment(s):
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Gharbeia (X)
: فريق is Field Marshal (Marshal)
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There is also مشير (Marshal)
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Stephen Franke
: Also remember that ranks can include (in a string) some special qualifications such as Staff Officer, Pilot, Parachutist (as discussed several months ago0.
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Thanks, Stephen. The qulaifier for "Staff" is ركن
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HALAHouse
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Saleh Ayyub
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Talal Owaidah
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AhmedAMS
320 days
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Timothy Brooks
: Don't forget us fourth year cadets.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you Fuad and other colleagues. Military ranks are more or less the same all over the Arab world. I can see that these ranks are almost identical to officers' ranks in Sudan whose army was established by the British."
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