Egyptian Arabic

Family in Egyptian Arabic

(extended) family	3ēla	عايْلة
(immediate) family	úsra (úsar)	أُسْرة (أُسر)
relative	ʔarīb (ʔarāyib)	قُريِّب (قرايِب)
I have some relatives that live in New York.	ʔána 3ándi ʔarāyib 3ayšīn fi nyuyōrk.	أنا عنْدي قرايِب عايْشين في نْيويوْرْك.
to be related to	yíʔrab ^[1s4] li-	يِقْرب لِـ
Are you two related?	húwwa -ntu -lʔitnēn tiʔrábu l-ba3ɖ?	هُوَّ إنْتو الاِتْنيْن تِقْربوا لْبعْض؟
I’m not related to him.	ʔána maʔrablūš.	أنا مقْربْلوش.
father	ʔabb (abbahāt)	أبّ (أبّهات)
father	wālid	والِد
mother	umm ^[f.] (ummahāt)	أُمّ (أُمّهات)
mother	wālída	والِدة
my mother and father	úmmi w ʔabūya	أُمّي و أبويا
dad	bāba ^[m.]	بابا
mom (UK: mum)	māma ^[f.]	ماما
my mom and dad	mámti wi babāya	مامْتي و بابايا
Hi, Dad!	ʔizzáyyak ya bāba!	إزّيّك يا بابا!
Hi, Dad!	ʔizzáyyak ya ʔábi!	إزّيّك يا أبي!
Where are you, Mom?	fēnik ya māma?	فيْنِك يا ماما؟
Where are you, Mom?	fēnik ya ʔúmmi?	فيْنِك يا أُمّي؟
parents	ʔahl	أهْل
son, (male) child	ʔibn (wilād, ʔawlād)	إبْن (وِلاد، أَوْلاد)
daughter, (female) child	bint ^[f.] (banāt)	بِنْت (بنات)
Do you have any children?	3ándak ʔawlād?	عنْدك أَوْلاد؟
How many children do you have?	3ándak kam wálad?	عنْدك كام وَلد؟
to have (a child)	xállif ^[1s1]	خلِّف
They had triplets.	xallífu tálat tawāʔim.	خلِّفوا تلات تَوائِم.
siblings	ʔixwāt ^[pl.]	إخْوات
brother	ʔaxx (ixwāt wilād)	أخّ (إخْوات وِلاد)
My brother and my friend’s brother came with me.	ʔaxūya w ʔaxū ȿáɧbi gum ma3āya.	أخويا و أخو صاحْبي جُم معايا.
sister	uxt ^[f.] (ixwāt banāt)	أُخْت (إخْوات بنات)
older brother	ʔaxx^ə kbīr	أخّ كْبير
younger sister	uxt^ə ȿɣayyára	أُخْت صْغيّرة
Do you have any brothers or sisters?	3ándak ʔixwāt?	عنْدك إخْوات؟
I have two older sisters and one younger brother.	3ándi ʔuxtēn ʔákbar mínni wi ʔaxx^ə ʔáȿɣar mínni.	عنْدي أُخْتيْن أكْبر مِنّي و أخّ أصْغر مِنّي.
I’m the youngest in my family.	ʔána ʔáȿɣar fard^ə fi-lʔúsra.	أنا أصْغر فرْد في الأُسْرة.
I’m the middle child/son.	ʔána -lʔaxx ilʔáwsaʈ.	أنا الأخّ الأَوْسط.
I’m an only child.	ma-3andīš ʔixwāt.	معنْديش إخْوات.
twin	táwʔam (tawāʔim)	تَوْأم (تَوائِم)
Are you two twins?	húwwa -ntu -lʔitnēn táwʔam?	هُوَّ إنْتو الاِتْنيْن تَوْأم؟
I have a twin brother.	3ándi ʔaxx^ə táwʔam.	عنْدي أخّ تَوْأم.
half-brother (of same father)	ʔaxx^ə min ʔabb	أخّ مِن أبّ
half-brother (of same mother)	ʔaxx^ə min ʔumm	أخّ مِن أُمّ
half-sister (of same father)	uxt^ə min ʔabb	أُخْت مِن أبّ
half-sister (of same mother)	uxt^ə min ʔumm	أُخْت مِن أُمّ
He’s my half-brother.	húwwa (a)xūya min ʔabūya.	هُوَّ أخويا مِن أبويا.
husband	gōz (agwāz)	جوْز (أجْواز)
husband	zōg (azwāg)	زوْج (أزْواج)
wife	záwga (zawgāt)	زَوْجة (زَوْجات)
__’s wife	mirāt- __ ^[f.]	مِرات __
__’s wife	issítt^ə btā3it __ ^[f.]	السِّتّ بِتاعِةْ __
His wife came with him.	mirātu gat ma3ā.	مِراتُه جت معاه.
His wife came with him.	issítt^ə btá3tu gat ma3ā.	السِّتّ بِتاعْتُه جت معاه.
stepfather	gōz ʔumm	جوْز أُمّ
stepmother	mirāt ʔabb	مِرات أبّ
stepbrother (mother's husband's son)	ʔibn^ə gōz ʔumm	إبْن جوْز أُمّ
stepbrother (father's wife's son)	ʔibn^ə mrāt ʔabb	إبْن مْرات أبّ
stepsister (mother's husband's daughter)	bint^ə gōz ʔumm	بِنْت جوْز أُمّ
stepsister (father's wife's daughter)	bint^ə mrāt ʔabb	بِنْت مْرات أبّ
stepson (husband's son)	ʔibn^ə gōz	إبْن جوْز
stepson (wife's son)	ʔibn^ə mrāt-	إبْن مْرات
stepdaughter (husband's daughter)	bint^ə gōz	بِنْت جوْز
stepdaughter (wife's daughter)	bint^ə mrāt-	بِنْت مْرات
grandfather	gidd (gudūd)	جِدّ (جُدود)
grandmother	gídda	جِدّة
my grandparents	gíddi wi giddíti	جِدّي و جِدِّتي
grandpa	gíddu	جِدّو
grandma	tēta	تيْتة
great-grandfather	ʔabū gidd	أبو جِدّ
grandson	ɧafīd (aɧfād)	حفيد (أحْفاد)
granddaughter	ɧafīda	حفيدة
grandchildren	ʔaɧfād ^[pl.]	أحْفاد
uncle (father’s brother)	3amm (a3mām, 3imām)	عمّ (أعْمام، عِمام)
aunt (father’s brother’s wife)	mirāt 3amm	مِرات عمّ
aunt (father’s sister)	3ámma	عمّة
uncle (father’s sister’s husband)	gōz 3ámma	جوْز عمّة
uncle (mother’s brother)	xāl (axwāl)	خال (أخْوال)
aunt (mother’s brother’s wife)	mirāt xāl	مِرات خال
aunt (mother’s sister)	xāla	خالة
uncle (mother’s sister’s husband)	gōz xāla	جوْز خالة
cousin (father’s brother’s son)	ʔibn^ə 3amm	إبْن عمّ
cousin (father’s brother’s daughter)	bint^ə 3amm	بِنْت عمّ
cousin (father’s sister’s son)	ʔibn^ə 3ámma	إبْن عمّة
cousin (father’s sister’s daughter)	bint^ə 3ámma	بِنْت عمّة
cousin (mother’s brother’s son)	ʔibn^ə xāl	إبْن خال
cousin (mother’s brother’s daughter)	bint^ə xāl	بِنْت خال
cousin (mother’s sister’s son)	ʔibn^ə xāla	إبْن خالة
cousin (mother’s sister’s daughter)	bint^ə xāla	بِنْت خالة
We’re cousins.	ʔíɧna wlād 3amm.	إحْنا وْلاد عمّ.
orphan	yatīm (aytām)	يَتيم (أَيْتام)
orphanage	málgaʔ (malāgiʔ) ʔaytām	ملْجأ (ملاجِئ) أَيْتام
to adopt	itbánna	اِتْبنّى
adoption	tabánni	تبنّي
to be adopted	ɧadd itbannā ^[5d]	حدّ اِتْبنّاه
I was adopted.	ʔána mutabánni.	أنا مُتبنّي.
an adopted son	ʔibn^ə bi-ttabánni	إبْن بِالتّبنّي
adoptive parents	ʔahl^ə bi-ttabánni	أهْل بِالتّبنّي
birth parents	walidēn ^[dual]	والِديْن
ancestors, forefathers	ʔagdād ^[pl.]	أجْداد
descendants	ʔaɧfād ^[pl.]	أحْفاد

Egyptian Arabic

Family in Egyptian Arabic

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