شركة
sharikah
The Arabic word for company is شركة (sharikah).
شركة is used broadly to refer to any business entity, whether it is a small enterprise or a large corporation, regardless of its legal incorporation.
Meaning: in non-legal context, any business, without respect to incorporation (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Egyptian Arabic, the word for company is شركة.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of شركة is شركات.
How do you pronounce it?
sharikah
Did you know?
- In Arabic, the same root as شركة is used to describe 'polytheism' (شرك), which is the act of associating partners with God.
- While 'company' in English can mean a business or a group of people accompanying you, the Arabic شركة is strictly for business or legal associations. To describe the 'company' of a friend, you would use a completely different word.
- In some legal contexts, the word مؤسسة ('establishment') is used instead of شركة to denote a sole proprietorship where there are no partners.
Examples in context
- أعمل لدى شركة شحن.I work for a shipping company.This sentence is useful for showing how to mention the type of company you work for using شركة.Tatoeba #416810 by saeb, translation #22213 by CK
- أعمل لدى شركة نفط.I work for an oil company.Tatoeba #416829 by saeb, translation #259013 by CK
- يملك يانّي شركة إنتاج.Yanni has a production company.This sentence is useful for showing how to express ownership of a production company using شركة.Tatoeba #10915036 by Amastan, translation #9402052 by Amastan
- انا أعمل في شركة كبيرة.I work in a big company.
- أرغب في إنشاء شركة صغيرة خاصة بي.I want to establish my own small company.
- ما هي أفضل الشركات التجارية في المنطقة؟What are the best trading companies in the area?
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Example conversation
Sara is asking Ziad about his new job.
- سارة Saraهل بدأت العمل في الشركة الجديدة؟hal bada'ta al-'amal fī al-sharika al-jadīda?Did you start working at the new company?
- زياد Ziadنعم، بدأت العمل في شركة تقنية.na'am, bada'tu al-'amal fī sharika tiqniyya.Yes, I started working in a tech company.
- سارة Saraرائع! هل الشركة كبيرة؟rā'i'! hal al-sharika kabīra?Great! Is the company big?
- زياد Ziadنعم، هي شركة عالمية مشهورة.na'am, hiya sharika 'ālamiyya mashhūra.Yes, it is a famous international company.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
