ماجستير
mājistīr
The Arabic term for master's degree is ماجستير (mājistīr).
ماجستير is used to refer to a postgraduate degree. To specify a field of study, you should use the preposition في after the word, forming the phrase ماجستير في …
Meaning: postgraduate degree (noun)
Which one should you use?
الماستر is an informal way to refer to the degree itself.
How does it change in a sentence?
In academic settings, the phrase درجة الماجستير is used to express 'the master's degree'.
How do you pronounce it?
mājistīr
Did you know?
- In certain Arab regions, the process of earning a ماجستير is often described using the verb نيل (nayl), which poetically means 'attaining' or 'plucking' like a fruit from a tree.
- While ماجستير is used throughout the Arab world, the word is actually a loanword derived from the Latin 'magister'.
- In some Arabic speaking countries, you may find people using the word ماجستير to refer to the person who holds the degree rather than just the qualification itself.
Examples in context
- أنا بحاجة لأكمل دراستي وأحصل على الماستر في العلوم السياسية.I need to continue my studies and get a Master's Degree in Political Science.
- حصلتُ على درجة الماجستير في الهندسةI obtained a master's degree in engineering
- أنا أدرس للحصول على درجة ماجستير.ana adrus lil-husul 'ala darajat majistir.I am studying to get a master's degree.
- هل تريد الحصول على ماجستير في الهندسة؟hal turid al-husul 'ala majistir fi al-handasa?Do you want to get a master's in engineering?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their academic plans at a cafe.
- نور Nourهل تخطط للحصول على ماجستير بعد التخرج؟hal tukhattit lil-husul 'ala majistir ba'da al-takhurruj?Are you planning to get a master's after graduation?
- زياد Ziadنعم، أريد الحصول على ماجستير في إدارة الأعمال.na'am, urid al-husul 'ala majistir fi idarat al-a'mal.Yes, I want to get a master's in business administration.
- نور Nourهذا رائع يا زياد، بالتوفيق!hadha ra'i' ya Ziyad, bi-tawfiq!That is great, Ziyad, good luck!
- زياد Ziadشكراً لكِ يا نور.shukran laki ya Nur.Thank you, Nur.
