Family In Arabic: List Of Immediate & Extended Family Members

Nora Nasr

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Nora Nasr

Family In Arabic: List Of Immediate & Extended Family Members

Today we’re going to be looking at family members (أفراد الأسرة) in Arabic.

Family is at the heart of Arabic-speaking society, and it is a very common topic of conversation. This is because Arab culture greatly respects the family and the bonds among relatives.

Who are your family members? How many are there, and what do they do?

These are some of the first questions you may be asked when meeting and getting to know a native Arabic speaker. Whether someone is talking about their family or asking you about yours, you’ll need to learn the right vocabulary words to hold a conversation. Once you learn the right words and questions to describe and ask about someone’s family, you'll be able to hold a basic conversation even if your grammar isn't great.

In this article, we’re going to give you a complete list of family members in Arabic and how to pronounce each one.

Let’s start off with the immediate family.

Note: The number "3" is used to represent the letter (ع/ ʿayn) in the Arabic alphabet.

Immediate family members

Before we get into the names of immediate family members in Arabic, let’s first look at the Arabic term for family:

عيلة

Aileh is usually used for immediate family members.

English Translation Arabic Pronunciation Arabic Writing
Family

My Family

3ileh

3ayilati

عائلة

عائلتي

Father

My Father

'Eb

Walidi

أب

والدي

Mother

My Mother

'Um

Umiy

أم

أمي

Son

My Son

Ebn

Abni

ابن

ابني

Daughter

My Daughter

Bint

Binti

ابنة

ابنتي

Brother

My Brother

Akh

Akhi

أخ

اخي

Sister

My Sister

Ukht

Ukhti

أخت

أختى

Extended family members

If you want to discuss your extended family, you can use the word:

أَقارِب

The word akareb here means relatives, or at least the word is the closest English equivalent.

English Translation Arabic Pronunciation Arabic Writing
Grandfather

My Grandfather

Jadd/Jedd/Jid

Jaddi/Jeddi/Jidi

جد

جدي

Grandmother

My Grandmother

Jaddah/Jeddah

Jadati/Jedati

جدة

جدتي

Grandson

My Grandson

Hafid

Hafidi

حفيد

حفيدي

Granddaughter

My Grandaughter

Hafidah

Hafidati

حفيدة

حفيدتي

Grandchildren

My Grandchildren

Ahfad

Ahfadi

أحفاد

احفادي

Uncle (Father’s side)

My Uncle

3am/Aam

3ami/Aami

عم

عمي

Uncle (Mother’s side)

My Uncle

Khaal

Khaali

خال

خالي

Aunt (Father’s side)

My Aunt

3ammah

3amti

عمة

عمتى

Aunt (Mother’s side)

My Aunt

Khaalah

Khaalti

خالة

خالتي

Cousin (male, Father’s side)

My Cousin

Abnul 3am

'ibn 3ami

إبن العم

إبن عمي

Cousin (male, Mother’s side)

My Cousin

'iibn Alkhal

Ibn Khaali

إبن الخال

إبن خالي

Cousin (female, Father’s side)

My Cousin

Bintu Al-3mm

Bint 3ammi

بنت العم

ابنة عمي

Cousin (female, Mother’s side)

My Cousin

Bint Al-Khal

Bint Khalti

بنت الخال

بنت خالتي

Spouses & in-laws

Now let’s look at which words to use when speaking about spouses and in-laws.

English Translation Arabic Pronunciation Arabic Writing
Wife Zawjah زوجة
Husband Zawj زوج
Father-in-law Hama حمى
Mother-in-law Hamah حماة
Brother-in-law Naseeb

نَسيب

Sister-in-law Naseebeh

نَسيبِةِ

Common questions you'll receive about your family in Arabic

Lastly, here are some questions someone might use to ask about your own family or ones you can ask someone to get to know more about their family.

English Translation Arabic Pronunciation Arabic Writing
Where is your family from? Min 'ayn eayilatuka?

من أين عائلتك؟

What's your father's name? Ma asm walidik?

ما اسم والدك؟

What's your mother's name? Ma asm amk? ما اسم امك؟
What’s your brother’s name? Ma asm 'akhika? ما اسم أخيك؟
What’s your sister’s name? Ma hu 'iism 'ukhtiki? ما هو إسم أختك؟
How many people are in your family? Kam 3adad afrad osiratik? كم عدد افراد اسرتك؟
How many brothers and sisters do you have? Kam ladayk min alakhuat walakhuan?

كم لديك من الاخوة والاخوة؟

What are your parents' occupations? Ma hi mihan waldiyk?

ما هي مهن والديك؟

We’ve reached the end of our list.

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