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Additional family members (Unit 2, p28)

gidd grandfather
gídda grandmother

Hafíid grandson
Hafíida granddaughter

9amm paternal uncle


9ámma paternal aunt

khaal maternal uncle


kháala maternal aunt

wiláad 9amm cousins who are paternal uncle's sons*


banáat kháala cousins who are maternal aunt's daughters*

ibn akh/ibn ukht nephew (brother's son/sister's son)


bint akh/bint ukht niece (brother's daughter/sister's daughter)

miráat ibn daughter-in-law (wife of son)


gohz bint son-in-law (husband of daughter)

Háma father-in-law
Hamáat mother-in-law

miráat ab step-mother
gohz umm step-father

aráayib relatives
aráayib min bi9íid distant relatives

nasáayib relatives through marriage

*Note: In general you need to be specific about family relationships in


Arabic. A particular 'cousin' could be 'son of my maternal uncle' (ibn
kháali), 'daughter of my paternal aunt' (bint ammíti), and so on.

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