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English. Arabic.—Phonetic Pronunciation
warrant officer sōl
sub-lieutenant mulāzim tāni
lieutenant mulāzim āuwel
captain yuzbāshi
major binbāshi
lieutenant-colonel qāimaqām
colonel miralāi
brigadier-general lewa
lieutenant-general farīk
field-marshal mushīr
doctor ḥakīm, plu. ḥukama
surgeon ḥakīm, plu. ḥukama
paymaster (treasurer) khiznidār, sarrāf
adjutant mo'awin, plu. mo'awnīn
commanding officer hukumdār, komandān
commandant hukumdār, komandān
chief-of-the-staff rā,is arkān el ḥarb
field-officer zābit 'azīm
general officer zābit karīm
staff-officer zābit arkān el ḥarb
brigade-major arkān ḥarb el lewa
commander-in-chief sirdar
His Excellency (address of a field-marshal) dāulátlu
Your Excellency sa 'adétkum
33. [1]Naval and Military Terms.
Together with useful Words for all Banks.
Absence (leave of) agāzah
accoutrements meheymāt
acquittal tabrīah
admiral amīr el bāhr
advance īlaréy
advance (to) taqaddam
advanced guard bashdār
,,party gemā'ah muteqaddamah
,, post nuqtah muteqaddamah
alarm post nuqtat el kabsah
alert házir ol
  1. Including some Turkish words of command, &c.