English → Arabic
aunt in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ʿamma
- Arabizi
3amma- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- عَمَّات ʿammāt
How to use it
In Arabic, 'aunt' can refer to your father's sister (عَمَّة - ʿamma) or your mother's sister (خَالَة - khāla). The word عَمَّة specifically means father's sister. It is a common and important family relationship.
Example sentences
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عمتي تعيش في القاهرة.
ʿammatī taʿīshu fī al-Qāhirah.
My aunt lives in Cairo.
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ذهبت لزيارة عمتي.
dhahabtu li-ziyārati ʿammatī.
I went to visit my aunt.
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هذه ابنة عمتي.
hādhihi ibnata ʿammatī.
This is my cousin (daughter of my aunt).
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Aunt Mary
العمة ماري
What does your aunt do?
ما مجال عمل خالتك؟
My aunt brought me some flowers.
جلبت لي عمتي بعض الأزهار.
My aunt is older than my mother.
عمتي أكبر من أمي.
This doll is a gift from my aunt.
تلك الدمية هدية من عمتي.
And actually this is my Aunt Irene.
وفي الواقع هي عمتي
Feast prepared by Ana, Paula's aunt.
وليمة من إعداد آنا، عمة بولا.
My aunt was pleased with my success.
أُعجبت عمتي بنجاحي.
My aunt has been dead for two years.
ماتت عمتي منذ سنتين.
My aunt gave me a book for Christmas.
أهدتني عمتي كتابًا في عيد ميلاد المسيح.
My aunt showed me how to make good coffee.
علمتني عمتي كيف أحضّر قهوةً لذيذة.
I taped my aunt. I taped my aunt singing a song in Russian from the -- you know, could we have it for a second?
لقد سجلت صوت خالتي، وهي تغني أغنية باللغة الروسية من -- أنتم تعرفون، هل من الممكن سماعها لثواني؟
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