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aunt in Arabic

عَمَّة ʕamma

/ɑːnt/

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aunt in Arabic: عَمَّة (ʕamma), خَالَة (ḵāla), زَوْجةُ العَمّ (zawjatu l-ʕamm), زَوْجةُ الخال (zawjatu l-ḵāl). In English, aunt means the sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.

Arabic words for aunt

a parent's sister or sister-in-law
عَمَّة ʕamma, خَالَة ḵāla, زَوْجةُ العَمّ zawjatu l-ʕamm, زَوْجةُ الخال zawjatu l-ḵāl

English meaning of aunt

  1. noun The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
  2. noun The female cousin or cousin-in-law of one’s parent.
  3. noun A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
  4. noun Any elderly woman.

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Questions about aunt in Arabic

What is the meaning of aunt in Arabic?
Aunt in Arabic is عَمَّة (ʕamma), خَالَة (ḵāla), زَوْجةُ العَمّ (zawjatu l-ʕamm), زَوْجةُ الخال (zawjatu l-ḵāl).
ما معنى كلمة aunt؟
Aunt: عَمَّة (ʕamma), خَالَة (ḵāla), زَوْجةُ العَمّ (zawjatu l-ʕamm), زَوْجةُ الخال (zawjatu l-ḵāl).
What does aunt mean in English?
Aunt means the sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.

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