← Themes
family
34 words
وَلَدٌ
waladun
boy / child
A1nounroot: و-ل-د
الْوَلَدُ يَلْعَبُ فِي الْحَدِيقَةِ.
al-waladu yalʿabu fī al-ḥadīqati.
The boy plays in the garden.
بِنْتٌ
bintun
girl / daughter
A1nounroot: ب-ن-ت
الْبِنْتُ تَدْرُسُ فِي الْمَدْرَسَةِ.
al-bintu tadrusu fī al-madrasati.
The girl studies at school.
أُسْرَةٌ
usratun
family
A1nounroot: أ-س-ر
أُسْرَتِي كَبِيرَةٌ.
usratī kabīratun.
My family is big.
أَب
ab
father
A1nounroot: أ-ب-و
أَبي يَعمَلُ في المُستَشفى
abī yaʿmalu fī al-mustashfā
My father works in the hospital
أُمّ
umm
mother
A1nounroot: أ-م-م
أُمّي تَطبُخُ الطَّعام
ummī tatbukhu aṭ-ṭaʿām
My mother cooks the food
وَالِد
wālid
father (formal)
A1nounroot: و-ل-د
وَالِدي مُعَلِّم
wālidī muʿallim
My father is a teacher
وَالِدَة
wālida
mother (formal)
A1nounroot: و-ل-د
وَالِدَتي طَبيبَة
wālidatī ṭabība
My mother is a doctor
اِبْن
ibn
son
A1nounroot: ب-ن-ي
اِبْني يَدرُسُ في الجامِعَة
ibnī yadrusu fī al-jāmiʿa
My son studies at the university
أَخ
akh
brother
A1nounroot: أ-خ-و
أَخي أَكبَرُ مِنّي
akhī akbaru minnī
My brother is older than me
أُخْت
ukht
sister
A1nounroot: أ-خ-و
أُخْتي تَسكُنُ في القاهِرَة
ukhtī taskunu fī al-Qāhira
My sister lives in Cairo
زَوْج
zawj
husband
A1nounroot: ز-و-ج
زَوْجي يَعمَلُ في البَنك
zawjī yaʿmalu fī al-bank
My husband works at the bank
زَوْجَة
zawja
wife
A1nounroot: ز-و-ج
زَوْجَتي مُهَندِسَة
zawjatī muhandisa
My wife is an engineer
جَدّ
jadd
grandfather
A1nounroot: ج-د-د
جَدّي رَجُلٌ كَبير
jaddī rajulun kabīr
My grandfather is an old man
جَدَّة
jadda
grandmother
A1nounroot: ج-د-د
جَدَّتي تَطبُخُ أَكلاً لَذيذاً
jaddatī tatbukhu aklan ladhīdhan
My grandmother cooks delicious food
عَمّ
ʿamm
uncle (paternal)
A1nounroot: ع-م-م
عَمّي يَسكُنُ في بَيروت
ʿammī yaskunu fī Bayrūt
My uncle lives in Beirut
عَمَّة
ʿamma
aunt (paternal)
A1nounroot: ع-م-م
عَمَّتي مُعَلِّمَة
ʿammatī muʿallima
My aunt is a teacher
خَال
khāl
uncle (maternal)
A1nounroot: خ-و-ل
خَالي سافَرَ إِلى تُونِس
khālī sāfara ilā Tūnis
My uncle traveled to Tunisia
خَالَة
khāla
aunt (maternal)
A1nounroot: خ-و-ل
خَالَتي تَزورُنا كُلَّ أُسبوع
khālatī tazūrunā kulla usbūʿ
My aunt visits us every week
اِبْنُ عَمّ
ibnu ʿamm
cousin (paternal, male)
A1phraseroot: ب-ن-ي / ع-م-م
اِبْنُ عَمّي صَديقي
ibnu ʿammī ṣadīqī
My cousin is my friend
بِنْتُ عَمّ
bintu ʿamm
cousin (paternal, female)
A1phraseroot: ب-ن-ي / ع-م-م
بِنْتُ عَمّي طالِبَة
bintu ʿammī ṭāliba
My cousin is a student
اِبْنُ خَال
ibnu khāl
cousin (maternal, male)
A1phraseroot: ب-ن-ي / خ-و-ل
اِبْنُ خَالي يَدرُسُ الطِّبّ
ibnu khālī yadrusu aṭ-ṭibb
My cousin studies medicine
اِبْنُ أَخ
ibnu akh
nephew (brother's son)
A1phraseroot: ب-ن-ي / أ-خ-و
اِبْنُ أَخي طِفلٌ ذَكيّ
ibnu akhī ṭiflun dhakiyy
My nephew is a smart child
بِنْتُ أَخ
bintu akh
niece (brother's daughter)
A1phraseroot: ب-ن-ي / أ-خ-و
بِنْتُ أَخي تُحِبُّ الرَّسم
bintu akhī tuḥibbu ar-rasm
My niece loves drawing
عائِلَة
ʿāʾila
family
A1nounroot: ع-ي-ل
عائِلَتي كَبيرَة
ʿāʾilatī kabīra
My family is big
وَالِدَان
wālidān
parents
A1nounroot: و-ل-د
وَالِدَيَّ يُحِبّاني كَثيراً
wālidayya yuḥibbānī kathīran
My parents love me very much
أَطفَال
aṭfāl
children
A1nounroot: ط-ف-ل
الأَطفَالُ يَلعَبونَ في الحَديقَة
al-aṭfālu yalʿabūna fī al-ḥadīqa
The children are playing in the garden
أَوْلاد
awlād
children / boys
A1nounroot: و-ل-د
عِندي ثَلاثَةُ أَوْلاد
ʿindī thalāthatu awlād
I have three children
طِفْل
ṭifl
child / baby
A1nounroot: ط-ف-ل
الطِّفلُ نائِم
aṭ-ṭiflu nāʾim
The child is sleeping
رَضيع
raḍīʿ
infant / baby
A1nounroot: ر-ض-ع
الرَّضيعُ يَبكي
ar-raḍīʿu yabkī
The baby is crying
تَوْأَم
tawʾam
twin
A1nounroot: ت-و-أ-م
هُما تَوْأَمان
humā tawʾamān
They are twins
فَتَاة
fatā
girl / young woman
A1nounroot: ف-ت-ي
الفَتَاةُ تَتَكَلَّمُ العَرَبِيَّة
al-fatātu tatakallamu al-ʿarabiyya
The girl speaks Arabic
عُمْر
ʿumr
age / life span
A1nounroot: ع-م-ر
كَم عُمرُكَ؟
kam ʿumruka?
How old are you?
شَابّ
shābb
young man / youth
A1nounroot: ش-ب-ب
الشَّابُّ يَعمَلُ بِجِدّ
ash-shābbu yaʿmalu bi-jidd
The young man works hard
قَريب
qarīb
relative / close
A1nounroot: ق-ر-ب
هُوَ قَريبي مِن جِهَةِ أَبي
huwa qarībī min jihati abī
He is my relative from my father's side