Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Curriculum Vitae, CV

Arabic translation:

سيرة ذاتية

Added to glossary by Yasser El Helw
May 27, 2002 07:10
22 yrs ago
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English term

curriculum vitae

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CV

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السيرة الذاتية

a short account of one's career and qualifications prepared typically by an applicant for a position
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agree Maryse Trevithick
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agree mutarjem : سيرة ذاتية
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agree Ahmad Maher Sandouk
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agree AhmedAMS
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agree Ahmed Ismail
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agree Saleh Ayyub
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agree Anna Aljabiry : In the Middle East, they use the term CV (Curriculum Vitae) to refer to the RESUME.
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سـيرة عملية، سـيرة وظيفية

"curriculum vitae" is commonly translated as SEERA THATIYYA سـيرة ذاتـيّة

That is the translation of "autobiography." In some sense, a CV is an autobiography, but to call it that without a qualifier is somewhat sloppy. I suggest SEERA "AMALIYYA or SEERA WAZHEEFIYYA for added precision.

Literlly, "curriculum vitae" is Latin for "the running course of life."

curriculum = running course; from CURRERE ("to run")

vitae = of life

So the most accurate translation would be مجرى الحياة or مجريات الحياة but that would lose the specific intended meaning.

Of course, another name for a CV is "resume" (with an accent on the final e), which means "summary."

Combining all of these meanings, one could say

ملخص مجرى الحياة العملية

But that would be a bit cumbersome. How about

ملخص السـيرة العملـية

You get the idea.


Fuad
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agree AhmedAMS
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السيرة الذاتية

this word comes from Greek Origion to describe what a man did in his career or professinal life
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neutral AhmedAMS : Please try to combine your reply in one entry.
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neutral Jamal Mavrikios : "curriculum vitae" is wholly Latin in origin.
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السيرة الذاتية

Though this word might mean "autobiography" but it is widely used in most of the Arab countries and people know what it means
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agree AhmedAMS
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