ميزان
mīzān
The Arabic word for scale (in the sense of size or scope) is ميزان (mīzān).
In Arabic, ميزان is used to refer to a scale in a metaphorical sense of balance. When you need to describe scale specifically as a proportion or ratio, you should use the term نسبة.
Meaning: size or scope (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word ميزان is derived from the root meaning 'to weigh' or 'to balance'.
Which one should you use?
While ميزان can refer to the scale of something in a metaphorical sense of balance, نطاق is a more precise term for the 'scope' or 'scale' of an operation or project. For mathematical scales involving ratios, use نسبة.
How do you pronounce it?
mīzān
Did you know?
- In Islamic theology, the ميزان is the celestial scale used on the Day of Judgment to weigh a person's good deeds against their bad deeds.
- While ميزان refers to balance, the word نطاق for 'scope' originally referred to a belt or a girdle that encircles the waist.
- The word ميزان is also used in Arabic to refer to the Zodiac signs in astrology, as they represent the 'scales' of the heavens.
Examples in context
- يرجى استخدام المقياس لوزن الشحنة الجديدة.Please use the scale to weigh the new shipment.
- يرجى قراءة النسبة المئوية على المقياس.Please read the percentage on the scale.
Example conversation
Yousef and Sarah are discussing a new business plan.
- يوسف Youssefهل تعتقدين أن ميزان الخطة مناسب؟Hal ta'taqideen anna mizan al-khitta munasib?Do you think the scale of the plan is appropriate?
- سارة Saraنعم يا يوسف، هي واقعية جداً.Na'am ya Yousef, hiya waqi'iyya jiddan.Yes Yousef, it is very realistic.
- يوسف Youssefأريد زيادة ميزان التوزيع لاحقاً.Ureedu ziyadat mizan al-tawzi' lahiqan.I want to increase the scale of distribution later.
- سارة Saraهذا خيار جيد لنمو الشركة.Hadha khiyar jayyid li-numu al-sharika.That is a good option for the company's growth.
