English → Arabic
uncle in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ʿamm
- Arabizi
3amm- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- أَعْمَامٌ aʿmāmun
- Root
- ع م م
How to use it
In Arabic, the word for a paternal uncle is عَمٌّ (ʿamm). It is masculine and its plural is أَعْمَامٌ. Maternal uncle is خَالٌ (khāl). Use the appropriate term depending on which side of the family you refer to.
Example sentences
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زُرْتُ عَمِّي فِي القَهْرَمانَةِ.
zurtu ʿammī fī al-qahramānati.
I visited my uncle in the village.
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عَمِّي يُحِبُّ القِرَاءةَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
ʿammī yuḥibbu al-qirāʾata kulla yawmin.
My uncle loves reading every day.
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سَأَلْتُ عَمِّي عَنِ السَّفَرِ.
saʾaltu ʿammī ʿani al-safar.
I asked my uncle about the trip.
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.
My uncle is rich.
عمي غني.
My uncle is angry.
عمىِ غاضب.
My uncle came to see me.
أتی عمي لرؤيتي.
My uncle gave me a camera.
أعطاني عمي كاميرا.
Where does your uncle live?
أين يعيش عمك؟
I was named after my uncle.
سُميّتُ على خالي.
My uncle gave him a present.
أعطاه عمي هدية.
My uncle lives near the school.
يعيش عمي قرب المدرسة.
My uncle lives in an apartment.
يسكن عمي في شقة.
My father's brother is my uncle.
عمي هو أخو أبي.
Oh uncle Ma'zoun you're horrible!
وحش أنت يا عمو مأذون.
And so as a response and as a gift to my uncle, I made him "The Uncle Phone."
وبالتالي كرد وكهدية لعمي، صنعت له "هاتف العم."
Questions and answers
What’s the difference between عَمّ and خَال?
عَمّ is your father’s brother; خَال is your mother’s brother.
Can I use عَمّ for an older male friend?
No, عَمّ is a family term; for a respectful address to an older man use سَيِّد or أُسْتَاذ.
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