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Must-Know Terms for Family Members
32 words
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Must-Know Terms for Family Members
32 words
ʿeīlah
عيلة
feminine
(n)
family
ṣūra: ʿāʾiliyyaː
صورة عائلية
family picture
ʾum
أم
feminine
(n)
mother
ʾlʾṭfāl yuqabbilūn ʾummaHum
الأطفال يقبلون أمهم
The children are kissing their mother.
ʾab
أب
masculine
(n)
father
man huwa ʾabū māryū?
من هو أبو ماريو؟
Who is Mario's father?
zawǧah
زوجة
feminine
(n)
wife
zawǧatī ladayhā ʿuyūn zarqāʾ.
زوجتي لديها عيون زرقاء.
My wife has blue eyes.
zaūǧ
زوج
masculine
(n)
husband
zawǧī al-ḥabīb yaṭbuḫ lī.
زوجي الحبيب يطبخ لي.
My beloved husband is cooking for me.
walid
والد
masculine
(n)
parent
ṭifl
طفل
masculine
(n)
child
al-ṭifl yabtasim.
الطفل يبتسم.
The child is smiling.
ibnah
ابنه
feminine
(n)
daughter
haḏihi ʾibnatī.
هذه إبنَتي.
This is my daughter.
ʾibn
إبن
masculine
(n)
son
ʾarsaltu ibnī lildirāsaẗi fī landan.
أرسلت ابني للدراسة في لندن.
I sent my son to study in London.
ʾuḫt
أخت
feminine
(n)
sister
al-ʾaḫu al-ʾakbaru yaḥmilu ʾuḫtahu al-ṣaġīrah.
الأخ الأكبر يحمل أخته الصغيرة.
The older brother is holding his younger sister.
ʾaḫ
أخ
masculine
(n)
brother
ʾḫt ṣuġrā
أخت صغرى
(p)
younger sister
ḏahabat ʾuḫtī al-ṣuġrā ʾilā ʾiinǧiltirā lildirāsah fī al-ḫāriǧ.
ذهبت أختي الصغرى إلى إنجلترا للدراسة في الخارج.
My younger sister went to England to study abroad.
ʾḫḫ ʾṣġar
أخ أصغر
(p)
younger brother
ʾaḫī al-ʾaṣġar kaṯīran mā yataḥaddaṯ fī al-nawm.
أخي الأصغر كثيرا ما يتحدث في النوم.
My younger brother often talks in sleep.
al-ʾaḫ al-ʾakbar
الأخ الأكبر
masculine
(n)
older brother
al-ʾaḫu al-ʾakbaru yaḥmilu ʾuḫtahu al-ṣaġīrah.
الأخ الأكبر يحمل أخته الصغيرة.
The older brother is holding his younger sister.
ǧaddah kubrā
جدة كبرى
feminine
(n)
great-grandmother
al-ǧad al-akbar
الجد الاكبر
masculine
(n)
great-grandfather
ǧaddah
جدة
feminine
(n)
grandmother
al-ǧadaّh min al-ʾum
الجدة من الأم
maternal grandmother
ǧadd
جد
masculine
(n)
grandfather
al-ǧaddu min al-ʾum
الجد من الأم
maternal grandfather
ǧad
جد
masculine
(n)
grandparent
ḥafīd
حفيد
masculine
(n)
grandchild
ḥafīdah
حفيدة
feminine
(n)
granddaughter
ḥafīdah ṣaġīrah
حفيدة صغيرة
little granddaughter
ḥafīd
حفيد
masculine
(n)
grandson
ḥafīdī
حفيدي
my grandson
ʿammah
عمة
feminine
(n)
aunt
ʿam
عم
masculine
(n)
uncle
ʾibnaẗu al-ʾaḫ
إبنة الأَخ
feminine
(n)
niece
ibnah ʾaḫī sārah
ابنة أخي سارة
my niece Sarah
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