Usually rendered fully as [ 3miid rukn ] = Brigadier General (Staff), a la British practice (but NOT used in US military rank systems).

(Correcting typos in the first post)

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Note added at 2006-04-19 13:43:03 (GMT) Post-grading
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This is an informational addition about the naming systems for military ranks, in this instance, \"3miid.\"

If rendered in \"British Military English,\" that rank equates to\"

Brigadier

or

Staff Brigadier

(The term \"general\" is not included.)

Most militaries in the Arabophone world approximate the British system in their naming systems.

Under that British-based practice, the \"full title string\" of a military person would include first the rank, followed by the named person\'s special qualifications after the rank and finally the name.

Examples:

Brigadier (Staff)(Pilot) Fulaan Fulaan

Major (Staff)(Engineer) Fulaan Fulaan

Captain (Parachutist)(Commando) Fulaan Fulaan

That is usually how such military name strings appear in Arabic media and official documents.

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If rendered in \"US Miliary English,\" then 3miid = Brigadier General [or with the abbreviation \"BG\"]

So, the term used much depends on the intended readership for which you are doing the translation.

HTH.

Regards,

Stephen H. Franke
San Pedro, California

Briadier General (US)