Glossary entry

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
Change log

Dec 31, 2005 14:02: Fuad Yahya changed "Field" from "Other" to "Law/Patents"

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Jan 26, 2003:
Army These are ranks of officers in the Army.
Fuad Yahya Jan 26, 2003:
Which Arab country? Which service (army, airforce, navy, etc.)?

Proposed translations

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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
Peer comment(s):

agree Gharbeia (X) : فريق is Field Marshal (Marshal)
5 hrs
There is also مشير (Marshal)
agree 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.
6 hrs
Thanks, Stephen. The qulaifier for "Staff" is ركن
agree HALAHouse
6 hrs
agree Saleh Ayyub
10 hrs
agree Talal Owaidah
22 hrs
agree AhmedAMS
320 days
agree Timothy Brooks : Don't forget us fourth year cadets.
470 days
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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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