Family in Palestinian Arabic

Family in Palestinian Arabic

(extended) family3ēlaعيْلة
immediate family; householddārدار
relativesgarāyib [pl.]قرايِب
I have some relatives that live in New York.3índi garāyib 3āyšīn bi-nyūyōrk.عِنْدي قرايِب عايْشين بِنْيويوْرْك.
is related tobyígrab (la-)بْيِقْرب (لـ)
Are you two related?íntu -litnēn btígrabu la-bá3ɖ?إنْتو الاِتْنيْن بْتِقْربوا لبعض؟
I'm not related to him.ána ma bágrablu.أنا ما بقْربْلو.
fatherábu (abbahāt)أبو (أبّهات)
motheramm (ammahāt)أمّ (أمّهات)
my mother and fatherámmi w abūwiأمّي وأبوي
dadyābaيابا
momyámmaيَمّا
Hi, Dad!márɧaba, yāba!مرْحبا يابا!
Where are you, Mom?wēnik yámma?ويْنِك يَمّا؟
parentsáhilأهِل
son, (male) childíbin (wlād)اِبِن (وْلاد)
daughter, (female) childbínit (banāt)بِنِت (بنات)
Do you have any children?3índak wlād?عِنْدك وْلاد؟
How many children do you have?kam wálad 3índak?كم وَلد عِنْدك؟
They have triplets.3índhum tálat táwāʔim.عِنْدْهُم تلات تَوائِم.
siblingsixwāt [pl.]إخْوات
brotheráxu (ixwāt)أخو (إخْوات)
My brother and my friend's brother came with me.axūwi w axū ʂāɧbi áju má3i.أخوي وأخو صاحْبي أجو معي.
sisterúxut (xawāt)أُخُت (خَوات)
older brotherákbar áxuأكْبر أخو
younger sisteráʂɣar úxutأصْغر أُخُت
Do you have any brothers or sisters?3índak ixwāt aw xawāt?عِندك إخْوات أَوْ خَوات؟
I have two older sisters and one younger brother.3índi uxtēn ákbar mínni w wáɧda áʂɣar.عِنْدي أُخْتيْن أكْبر مِنّي وواحْدة أصْغر.
I'm the youngest in my family.ána áʂɣar wāɧad fi -l3ēla.أنا أصْغر واحد في العيْلة.
I'm the middle child/son.ána -lwálad ílli bi-nnúʂʂ.أنا الوَلد اللي بالنُّص.
I'm an only child.ána waɧīd.أنا وَحيد.
twintáwʔamتَوْأم
twintōmتوْم
Are you twins?íntu tōm?إنْتو توْم؟
Are you twins?íntu táwʔam?إنْتو تَوْأم؟
I have a twin brother.3índi áxu táwʔam.عِنْدي أخُو تَوْأم.
half-brotheráxu min ilʔábuأخو مِن الأبو
half-sisterúxut min ilʔámmأُخُت مِن الأمّ
He's my half-brother.hāda axūwi min abūwi.هادا أخوي مِن أبوي
husbandjōzجوْز
husbandzōjزوْج
wifemáraمرا
__'s wifemart __مرْت __
His wife came with him.ájat mártu má3u.أجت مرْتو معو.
stepfatherjōz ilʔámmجوْز الأمّ
stepmothermart ilʔábuمرْت الأبو
stepbrotheraxūwi min mart abūwiأخوي مِن مرْت أبوي
stepsisterúxut min mart abūwiأُخُت مِن مرْت أبوي
stepsoníbin jōzاِبِن جوْز
stepsoníbin mart__اِبِن مرْت __
stepdaughterbint zōjبِنْت جوْز
stepdaughterbint mart__بِنْت مرْت __
grandfathersīd (syād)سيد (سْياد)
grandmothersittسِتّ
grandma and grandpasítti w sīdiسِتّي وسيدي
great-grandfatherábu sīdأبو سيد
grandsonɧafīd (aɧfād)حفيد (أحْفاد)
granddaughterɧafīdaحفيدة
grandchildrenaɧfād [pl.]أحْفاد
uncle (father's brother)3amm (3mām)عمّ (عْمام)
aunt (father's brother's wife)mart 3ammمرْت عمّ
aunt (father's sister)3ámmaعمّة
uncle (father's sister's husband)jōz 3ámmaجوْز عمّة
uncle (mother's brother)xāl (xwāl)خال (خْوال)
aunt (mother's brother's wife)mart xālمرْت خال
aunt (mother's sister)xālaخالة
uncle (mother's sister's husband)jōz xālaجوْز خالة
cousin (father's brother's son)íbin 3ammاِبِن عمّ
cousin (father's brother's daughter)bint 3ammبِنْت عمّ
cousin (father's sister's son)íbin 3ámmaاِبِن عمّة
cousin (father's sister's daughter)bint 3ámmaبِنْت عمّة
cousin (mother's brother's son)íbin xālاِبِن خال
cousin (mother's brother's daughter)bint xālبِنْت خال
cousin (mother's sister's son)íbin xālaاِبِن خالة
cousin (mother's sister's daughter)bint xālaبِنْت خالة
We're cousins.íɧna wlād 3amm.إحْنا وْلاد عمّ.
orphanyatīm (aytām)يَتيم (أَيْتام)
orphanagedār ilʔaytāmدار الأَيْتام
to adopt(i)tbánna, yitbánnaاِتْبنّى، يِتْبنّى
adoptiontabánniتبنّي
I was adopted.ána -tbannūni. [lit. they adopted me]أنا اتْبنّوني.
an adopted soníbin bi-ttabánniاِبِن بِالتّبنّي
adoptive parentsáhil bi-ttabánniأهِل بِالتّبنّي
ancestors, forefatherssyād [pl.]سْياد
descendentsaɧfād [pl.]أحْفاد

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