مَنْزِلَةٌ status in Arabic
مَنْزِلَةٌ is how you say “status” in Arabic.
Root ن ز ل n-z-l. noun (abstract noun of rank/position, from مَنْزِل). manzilah.
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Meaning of status in Arabic
- station, rank, or standing often an honourable or preferential position
- the condition or predicament one is in
- equivalence or parity with something else as in بِمَنْزِلَةِ كَذَا, 'in the position of such a thing' — used by grammarians to say one word functions like another, usually regarding government rather than meaning
- a stage or distance traversed on a journey
Example sentence
وَأَنْزِلْهَا مَنْزِلَةَ مَنْ لَا حَاجَةَ لَهُ فِيهَا وَلا بُدَّ لَهُ مِنْهَا
Place it in the position of one who has no desire for it yet cannot do without it.
مَنْزِلَةَ the status
'manzila' = 'position, rank'. Object of 'place', and the first half of an 'of' phrase: 'the position of...'.
The English is machine-translated.
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How it is used
مَنْزِلَةٌ is grammatically tied to مَنْزِل ('a dwelling') but is used abstractly for standing or rank rather than a physical place. Grammarians in particular use the phrase بِمَنْزِلَةِ كَذَا to say one word is treated like another, generally with respect to grammatical government rather than meaning.
Words from the same root
- نَزَلَ to alight, descend, and lodge
- مَنْزِلٌ a dwelling or place of lodging
- نَزِيلٌ a guest
- أَنْزَلَ to lodge or host a guest
- تَنَازَلَ to abdicate or relinquish something
More example sentences
فهي بمنزلة الرائحة التي يشمها مَنْ جَالَس حامل المسك،
it is like the fragrance that is sensed by those who sit with the musk carrier,
بِمَنْزِلَةِ like
'Bi-' fused with 'rank / standing', first term of an 'of' pairing — 'at the level of', i.e. 'like'; it governs the genitive. The phrase is a set way of saying 'equivalent to'.
بل يتركهم هملًا بمنزلة الأنعام السائمة
Rather, leaving them to wander like grazing cattle.
بِمَنْزِلَةِ like
The preposition 'bi-' fuses with a noun meaning standing or rank to build a set phrase that means 'in the position of', i.e. like. The two nouns after it link in a possessive chain, so the comparison is constructed grammatically rather than with a simple word for 'like'.
Common questions
- How do you say "status" in Arabic?
- مَنْزِلَةٌ (manzilah) — used for rank, standing, or the position one holds.
- What does بِمَنْزِلَةِ كَذَا mean?
- It means 'in the position of' or 'equivalent to' something else — used to say one thing functions like another.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).