English → Arabic
family commitments in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- iltizām al‑ʿāʾilī
- Arabizi
iltizam al-3a2ili- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- الالتزامات العائلية al‑iltizāmāt al‑ʿāʾiliyya
- Root
- ل ز م
How to use it
"Family commitments" refers to duties or obligations that arise from one’s family, such as caring for relatives or attending family events. It is used as a plural noun in English, but Arabic treats the base word الالتزام as singular and adds the plural suffix when needed.
Example sentences
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لَديّ التزامٌ عائليٌّ اليوم.
ladayya al‑iltizām ʿāʾilī al‑yawm.
I have a family commitment today.
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تُؤَجِّلُ الاجتماعات بسبب الالتزامات العائلية.
tuʾajjilu al‑ijtimāʿāt bisabab al‑iltizāmāt al‑ʿāʾiliyya.
Meetings are postponed because of family commitments.
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يُفَضِّلُ البقاء في المنزل لتلبية الالتزامات العائلية.
yufaḍḍilu al‑baqāʾ fī al‑bayt li‑talfiyat al‑iltizāmāt al‑ʿāʾiliyya.
He prefers staying home to meet family commitments.
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.
It has social and psychological aims -- family, friendship, commitments, society, participating in the life of that society.
إن له أهداف إجتماعية ونفسية -- أسرة، صداقة، إلتزام، مجتمعية، بالمشاركة فى حياة ذلك المجتمع.
It also set great store by the validity of and respect for the international commitments undertaken with regard to the family.
كما أنها تعلق أهمية كبيرة على صحة الإلتزامات الدولية المضطلع بها فيما يتعلق بالأسرة، وعلى احترام هذه الإلتزامات.
Questions and answers
Can I use "family commitments" for a single duty?
Usually you would say "a family commitment" (الالتزام العائلي) for one duty, and "family commitments" (الالتزامات العائلية) for several.
Is the word gender‑specific?
The Arabic word الالتزام is masculine, so adjectives agree in masculine form.
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