Family in Tunisian Arabic
Family in Tunisian Arabic
| family | 3āyle (3āylēt) | عايْلة (عايْلات) | |
| immediate family | il3āyle -ʂʂɣīra | العايْلة الصّْغيرة | |
| (extended) family | il3āyle -lkbīra | العايْلة الكْبيرة | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| relative | qrīb (qrāyib) | قْريب (قْرايِب) | |
| I have some relatives that live in New York. | ēne 3andi qrāybi 3āyšīn fī nyūyork. | آنا عنْدي قْرايْبي عايْشين في نيويورك. | |
| to be related to | yuqrub l- | يُقْرُب لـ | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| Are you two related? | (yēxi) tuqrbu li-b3aʐkum intume li-ŧnīn? | (ياخي) تُقْرْبو لِبْعضْكُم انْتوما لِثْنين؟ | |
| Are you two related? | (yēxi) tkūnu li-b3aʐkum intume li-ŧnīn? | (ياخي) تْكونو لِبْعضْكُم انْتوما لِثْنين؟ | |
| I’m not related to him. | (lē,) mē-nuqrublūš. | (لا،) ما نُقْرُبْلوش. | |
| I’m not related to him. | (lē,) mē-nkūnlūš. | (لا،) ما نْكونْلوش. | |
| father | bu (ēbēʔ) | بُو (آباء) | |
| mother | umm (ummehēt) | أُمّ (أُمهات) | |
| my mother and father | ummi w bāba | أُمّي و بابا | |
| dad | bāba | بابا | |
| dad | ppā | اپّا | |
| mom | mamma | مامَّا | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| mom | mmā | امَّا | |
| my mom and dad | mmā w ppā | امَّا و اپّا | |
| Hi, Dad! | ahle bāba! | أهْلا بابا! | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| Where are you, Mom? | wīnik ammā? | وِينِك امَّا؟ | |
| Where are you, Mom? | fīnik ammā? | فينِك امَّا؟ | |
| parents | ilewliyēʔ | الاوْلِياء | |
| son, (male) child | wild (wlēd) | وِلْد (وْلاد) | |
| daughter, (female) child | bint (bnēt) | بِنْت (بْنات) | |
| to have (children) | 3andu (ʂɣār) | عنْدُه (صْغار) | |
| Do you have any children? | 3andik ʂɣār? | عنْدِك صْغار؟ | |
| How many children do you have? | qeddēš min ʂɣīr 3andik? | قدّاش مِن صْغير عَنْدِكْ؟ | |
| They had triplets. | 3andhum tlēŧe twēme. | عنْدْهُم تْلاثَة تْواما. | |
| siblings | xwēt [pl.] | خْوات | |
| brother | xu (xwēt wlēd) | خو (خْوات وْلاد) | |
| My brother and my friend’s brother came with me. | jū m3āye xūye w xū ʂēɧbi. | جاو مْعايا خويا و خو صاحْبي. | |
| sister | uxt (xwēt bnēt) | أُخْت (خْوات بْنات) | |
| older brother | -lxū likbīr | الخو الِكْبير | |
| younger sister | -luxt -lkbīra | الاُخْت الِكْبيرة | |
| Do you have any brothers or sisters? | 3andik xwēt? | عندِك خْوات؟ | |
| I have two older sisters and one younger brother. | 3andi zūz exwe bnēt ekbir minni w xū (wēɧid) aʂɣar minni. | عنْدي زوز أَخْوة بْنات أكْبِر مِنِّي و خُو (واحِد) أَصْغَر مِنِّي. | |
| I’m the youngest in my family. | ēne eʂɣer wēɧid fī -l3āyle. | آنا أصْغر واحِد في العايْلة. | |
| I’m the middle child/son. | ēne -lxū -lwisʈāni. | آنا الخُو الوِسْطانِي. | |
| I’m an only child. | mē-3andīš axwe. | ما عنْديش أَخْوة. | |
| I’m an only child. | ēne weɧīd ummi w bāba. | آنا وحيد أُمّي و بابا. | |
| twins | twēme [pl.] | تْوامة | |
| Are you two twins? | (yēxi) intume -ŧnīn twēme? | (ياخي) انْتوما اثْنين تْوامة؟ | |
| I have a twin brother. | 3andi xūye tewʔem mtē3i. | عنْدي خويا تَوْأم مْتاعي. | |
| half-brother | xū mi-lbū | خو مِالبو | |
| half-brother | xū mi-lumm | خو مِالأُمّ | |
| half-sister | uxt mi-lbū | أُخْت مِالبُو | |
| half-sister | uxt mi-lumm | أُخْت مِالأُمّ | |
| He’s my half-brother. | huwwe xūye min bāba. | هُوَّ خويا مِن بابا. | |
| This is my husband. | hēđē rājli. | هذا راجْلي | |
| __’s wife | mart __ | مرْت __ | |
| His wife came with him. | martu jēt m3āh. | مَرْتُو جَات مْعاهْ. | |
| stepfather | rājil ilumm | راجِل الأُمّ | |
| stepmother | mart ilbū | مرْت البُو | |
| stepbrother | wild rājil ilumm | وِلْد راجِل الأُمّ | |
| stepbrother | wild mart ilbū | وِلْد مرْت البو | |
| stepsister | bint rājil ilumm | بِنْت راجِل الأُمّ | |
| stepsister | bint mart ilbū | بِنْت مرْت البو | |
| stepson | wild irrājil | وِلْد الرّاجِل | |
| stepson | wild limrā | وِلْد الِمْرا | |
| stepdaughter | bint irrājil | بِنْت الرّاجِل | |
| stepdaughter | bint limrā | بِنْت الِمْرا | |
| grandfather | jedd (jdūd) | جدّ (جْدُود) | |
| grandmother | jedde (jeddēt) | جدّة (جدّات) | |
| my grandparents | jeddi w jetti | جدّي و جدّْتي | |
| grandpa | 3zīzi | عْزيزي | |
| grandma | 3zīzti | عْزيزْتي | |
| grandma | memēti | مماتي | |
| great-grandfather | bu -ljedd | بو الجدّ | |
| grandson | wild ilwild | وِلْد الوِلْد | |
| grandson | wild ilbint | وِلْد البِنْت | |
| granddaughter | bint ilwild | بِنْت الوِلد | |
| granddaughter | bint ilbint | بِنْت البِنْت | |
| grandchildren | wlēd ilewlēd | وْلاد الأوْلاد | |
| uncle (father’s brother) | 3amm (3mūmēt) | عمّ (عْمومات) | |
| aunt (father’s brother’s wife) | mart il3amm | مرْت العمّ | |
| aunt (father’s sister) | 3amme | عمّة | |
| uncle (father’s sister’s husband) | rājil il3amme | راجِل العمّة | |
| uncle (mother’s brother) | xāl (xwēl) | خال (خْوال) | |
| aunt (mother’s brother’s wife) | mart ilxāl | مرْت الخال | |
| aunt (mother’s sister) | xāle (xālēt) | خالة (خالات) | |
| uncle (mother’s sister’s husband) | rājil ilxāle | راجِل الخالة | |
| cousin (father’s brother’s son) | wild il3amm (wlēd il3amm) | وِلْد العمّ (وْلاد العمّ) | |
| cousin (father’s brother’s daughter) | bint il3amm (bnēt il3amm) | بِنْت العمّ (بْنات العمّ) | |
| cousin (father’s sister’s son) | wild il3amme (wlēd il3amme) | وِلْد العمّة (وْلاد العمّة) | |
| cousin (father’s sister’s daughter) | bint il3amme (bnēt il3amme) | بِنْتِ العَمَّة (بْناتِ العَمَّة) | |
| cousin (mother’s brother’s son) | wild ilxāl (wlēd ilxāl) | وِلْد الخال (وْلاد الخال) | |
| cousin (mother’s brother’s daughter) | bint ilxāl (bnēt ilxāl) | بِنْت الخال (بْنات الخال) | |
| cousin (mother’s sister’s son) | wild ilxāle (wlēd ilxāle) | وِلْد الخالة (وْلاد الخالة) | |
| cousin (mother’s sister’s daughter) | bint ilxāle (bnēt ilxāle) | بِنْت الخالة (بْنات الخالة) | |
| We’re male cousins. | aɧne wlēd 3amm. | أحْنا وْلاد عمّ | |
| We’re female cousins. | aɧne bnēt 3amm. | أحْنا بْنات عمّ | |
| We’re male cousins. | aɧne wlēd xāl. | أحْنا وْلاد خال | |
| We’re female cousins. | aɧne bnēt xāl. | أحْنا بْنات خال | |
| orphan | ytīm (ytēme) | يْتيم (يْتامى) | |
| orphanage | melje li-lēytēm | مَلْجأ لِلأيْتام | |
| to adopt | tbenne | اتْبنّى | |
| adoption | tebenni | تبنّي | |
| to be adopted | mitbenni | مِتْبنّي | |
| I was adopted. | ēne mitbenni | آنا مِتْبنّي. | |
| an adopted son | ʈful mitbenni | طْفُل مِتْبنّي | |
| adoptive parents | ilwēldīn b-ittebenni | الوالْدين بِالتّبنّي | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| birth parents | ilwēldīn ileʂliyyīn | الوالْدين الأصلِيّين | |
| ancestors, forefathers | ejdēd [pl.] | أجْداد | An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 502 |
| grandchildren (1); descendents | aɧfēd [pl.] | أحْفاد |
Family in Tunisian Arabic
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