Modern Standard Arabic

Family in Modern Standard Arabic

(extended) family	3āʔila^tun	عائِلَةٌ
(immediate) family	ʔusra^tun (ʔusar^un)	أُسْرَةٌ (أُسَرٌ)
relative	qarīb^un (ʔaqārib^u, ʔaqribāʔ^un)	قَريبٌ (أَقارِبُ، أَقْرِباءٌ)
I have some relatives that live in New York.	ladayy^a ba3ɖ^un min^a -lʔaqāribⁱ ya3īšūn^a fī nyōyōrk^a.	لَدَيَّ بَعْضٌ مِنَ الأَقارِبِ يَعيشونَ في نْيوْيوْرْكَ.
to be related to	3alā ʂila^ti qarāba^tin bi-	عَلى صِلَةِ قَرابَةٍ بِـ
Are you two related?	hal ʔantumā ʔaqārib^u?	هَلْ أَنْتُما أَقارِبُ؟
I’m not related to him.	ʔana lastu 3alā ʂila^ti qarāba^tin bihⁱ.	أَنا لَسْتُ عَلى صِلَةِ قَرابَةٍ بِهِ.
I’m not related to him.	ʔana lā ʔaqrubuh^u.	أَنا لا أَقْرُبُهُ.
father	ʔab^un (ʔābāʔ^un)	أَبٌ (آباءٌ)
mother	ʔumm^un (ʔummahāt^un)	أُمٌّ (أُمَّهاتٌ)
my mother and father, my mom and dad	ʔummī waʔabī	أُمّي وَأَبي
Hi, Dad!	marɧaban ʔabī!	مَرْحَبًا أَبي!
Where are you, Mom?	ʔayn^a ʔantⁱ yā ʔummī?	أَيْنَ أَنْتِ يا أُمّي؟
parents	wālidānⁱ	والِدانِ
parents	ʔābāʔ^un	آباءٌ
son, (male) child	ibn^un (ʔabnāʔ^un)	اِبْنٌ (أَبْناءٌ)
daughter, (female) child	bint^un (banāt^un)	بِنْتٌ (بَناتٌ)
Do you have any children?	hal ladayk^a ʔaʈfāl^un?	هَلْ لَدَيْكَ أَطْفالٌ؟
How many children do you have?	kam ʈifl^an ladayk^a?	كَمْ طِفْلًا لَدَيْكَ؟
to have (a child)	ʔanjaba ^[4s] ʈifl^an	أَنْجَبَ طِفْلًا
They had triplets.	ʔanjabū ŧalāŧa^ta tawāʔim^a.	أَنْجَبوا ثَلاثَةَ تَوائِمَ.
siblings	ʔixwa^tun	إِخْوَةٌ
brother	ʔax^un (ʔixwa^tun)	أَخٌ (إِخْوَةٌ)
My brother and my friend’s brother came with me.	jāʔa ʔaxī wa-ʔaxū ʂadīqī ma3ī.	جاءَ أَخي وَأَخو صَديقي مَعي.
sister	ʔuxt^un (ʔaxawāt^un)	أُخْتٌ (أَخَواتٌ)
older brother	ʔax^un kabīr^un	أَخٌ كَبيرٌ
younger sister	ʔuxt^un ʂaɣīra^tun	أُخْتٌ صَغيرَةٌ
Do you have any brothers or sisters?	hal ladayk^a ʔixwa^tun ʔaw ʔaxawāt^un?	هَلْ لَدَيْكَ إِخْوَةٌ أَوْ أَخَواتٌ؟
I have two older sisters and one younger brother.	ladayy^a ʔuxtānⁱ kabīratānⁱ wa-ʔax^un ʔaʂɣar^un.	لَدَيَّ أُخْتانِ كَبيرَتانِ وَأَخٌ أَصْغَرٌ.
I’m the youngest in my family.	ʔana -lʔaʂɣar^u fī 3āʔilatī.	أَنا الأَصْغَرُ في عائِلَتي.
I’m the middle child/son.	ʔana -libn^u -lʔawsaʈ^u.	أَنا الِابْنُ الأَوْسَطُ.
I’m an only child.	ʔana -libn^u -lwaɧīd^u.	أَنا الِابْنُ الوَحيدُ.
twin	tawʔam^un (tawāʔim^u)	تَوْأَمٌ (تَوائِمُ)
Are you two twins?	hal ʔantumā tawʔamānⁱ?	هَلْ أَنْتُما تَوْأَمانِ؟
I have a twin brother.	ladayy^a ʔax^un tawʔam^un.	لَدَيَّ أَخٌ تَوْأَمٌ.
full brother	šaqīq^un (ʔašiqqāʔ^u)	شَقيقٌ (أَشِقّاءُ)
full sister	šaqīqa^tun	شَقيقَةٌ
half-brother	ʔax^un ɣayr^u šaqīqⁱⁿ	أَخٌ غَيْرُ شَقيقٍ
half-sister	ʔuxt^un ɣayr^u šaqīqa^tin	أُخْتٌ غَيْرُ شَقيقَةٍ
He’s my half-brother.	ʔinnah^u ʔaxī ɣayr^u -ššaqīqⁱ.	إِنَّهُ أَخي غَيْرُ الشَّقيقِ.
husband	zawj^un (ʔazwāj^un)	زَوْجٌ (أَزْواجٌ)
wife	zawja^tun	زَوْجَةٌ
His wife came with him.	jāʔat zawjatuh^u ma3ah^u.	جاءَتْ زَوْجَتُهُ مَعَهُ.
stepfather	zawj^u ʔummⁱⁿ	زَوْجُ أُمٍّ
stepmother	zawja^tu ʔabⁱⁿ	زَوْجَةُ أَبٍ
stepson	rabīb^un	رَبيبٌ
stepson	ibn^u -zzawjⁱ	اِبْنُ الزَّوْجِ
stepson	ibn^u -zzawja^ti	اِبْنُ الزَّوْجَةِ
stepdaughter	rabība^tun	رَبيبَةٌ
stepdaughter	ibna^tu -zzawjⁱ	اِبْنَةُ الزَّوْجِ
stepdaughter	ibna^tu -zzawja^ti	اِبْنَةُ الزَّوْجَةِ
grandfather, grandpa	jadd^u (ʔajdād^un, judūd^un)	جَدُّ (أَجْدادٌ، جُدودٌ)
grandmother, grandma	jadda^tun	جَدَّةٌ
great-grandfather	aljadd^u -lʔakbar^u	الجَدُّ الأَكْبَرُ
great-grandfather	ʔabū -ljaddⁱ	أَبو الجَدِّ
grandson	ɧafīd^un (ʔaɧfād^un)	حَفيدٌ (أَحْفادٌ)
granddaughter	ɧafīda^tun	حَفيدَةٌ
grandchildren	ʔaɧfād^un	أَحْفادٌ
uncle (father’s brother)	3amm^un (ʔa3mām^un)	عَمٌّ (أَعْمامٌ)
aunt (father’s brother’s wife)	zawja^tu -l3ammⁱ	زَوْجَةُ العَمِّ
aunt (father’s sister)	3amma^tun	عَمَّةٌ
uncle (father’s sister’s husband)	zawj^u -l3amma^ti	زَوْجُ العَمَّةِ
uncle (mother’s brother)	xāl^un (ʔaxwāl^un)	خالٌ (أَخْوالٌ)
aunt (mother’s brother’s wife)	zawja^tu -lxālⁱ	زَوْجَةُ الخالِ
aunt (mother’s sister)	xāla^tun	خالَةٌ
uncle (mother’s sister’s husband)	zawj^u -lxāla^ti	زَوْجُ الخالَةِ
cousin (father’s brother’s son)	ʔibn^u 3ammⁱ (ʔabnāʔ^u 3ammⁱⁿ)	إِبْنُ عَمِّ (أَبْناءُ عَمٍّ)
cousin (father’s brother’s daughter)	bint^u 3ammⁱ (banāt^u 3ammⁱⁿ)	بِنْتُ عَمِّ (بَناتُ عَمٍّ)
cousin (father’s sister’s son)	ibn^u 3amma^tin (ʔabnāʔ^u 3amma^tin)	اِبْنُ عَمَّةٍ (أَبْناءُ عَمَّةٍ)
cousin (father’s sister’s daughter)	ibna^tu 3amma^tin (banāt^u 3amma^tin)	اِبْنَةُ عَمَّةٍ (بَناتُ عَمَّةٍ)
cousin (mother’s brother’s son)	ibn^u xālⁱⁿ (ʔabnāʔ^u xālⁱⁿ)	اِبْنُ خالٍ (أَبْناءُ خالٍ)
cousin (mother’s brother’s daughter)	ibna^tu xālⁱⁿ (banāt^u xālⁱⁿ)	اِبْنَةُ خالٍ (بَناتُ خالٍ)
cousin (mother’s sister’s son)	ibn^u xāla^tin (ʔabnāʔ^u xāla^tin)	اِبْنُ خالَةٍ (أَبْناءُ خالَةٍ)
cousin (mother’s sister’s daughter)	ibna^tu xāla^tin (banāt^u xāla^tin)	اِبْنَةُ خالَةٍ (بَناتُ خالَةٍ)
We’re cousins.	naɧnu ʔabnāʔ^u 3ammⁱⁿ.	نَحْنُ أَبْناءُ عَمٍّ.
We’re cousins.	naɧnu ʔabnāʔ^u 3umūma^tin.	نَحْنُ أَبْناءُ عُمومَةٍ.
orphan	yatīm^un (ʔaytām^un)	يَتيمٌ (أَيْتامٌ)
orphanage	dār^u [f.] -lʔaytāmⁱ	دارُ الأَيْتامِ
orphanage	maytam^un (mayātim^u)	مَيْتَمٌ (مَياتِمُ)
to adopt	tabannā ^[5d]	تَبَنّى
adoption	tabannⁱⁿ	تَبَنٍّ
adopted	mutabannā	مُتَبَنّى
I was adopted.	ʔana mutabannā.	أَنا مُتَبَنّى.
an adopted son	ibn^un bi-ttabannī	اِبْنٌ بِالتَّبَنّي
adoptive parents	ʔābāʔ^un bi-ttabannī	آباءٌ بِالتَّبَنّي
ancestors, forefathers	ʔaslāf^un	أَسْلافٌ
ancestors, forefathers	ʔajdād^un	أَجْدادٌ
descendants	ʔaɧfād^un	أَحْفادٌ

Modern Standard Arabic

Family in Modern Standard Arabic

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