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Levantine Arabic/Family
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عيلة ʕēle family
Core family
أب 'abbبي bayy (Leb.) father إم 'imm mother بابا bāba dad ماما māma mom أخ 'aḫḫخي ḫayy (Leb.) brother إخت 'iḫt (N)أخت 'uḫt (S) sister إخوة 'iḫweإخوات 'iḫwāt (N) brothers; siblings خيات ḫayyāt (N)خوات ḫawāt (S) sisters ابن ibᵉn / ولد walad son بنت binᵉt daughter ولاد wlād sons; children بنات banāt daughters
أبي 'abi (Syr.)بيي bayyi (Leb.)أبوي 'abūy (S) my father أخي 'aḫi (Syr.)خيي ḫayyi (Leb.)أخوي 'aḫūy (S) my brother
Grandparents and grandchildren
جد jiddسيد sīd grandfather جدة jiddeست sitt grandmother جدو jiddo grandpa تيتا tēta grandma حفيد ḥafīd granson; grandchild حفيدة ḥafīde granddaughter أحفاد 'aḥfād gransons; grandchildren حفيدات ḥafīdāt granddaughters