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Father's father
Jadd min jihat al-ab
Literally 'grandfather from the father's side.' Everyday speech often just says 'Jadd' for either grandfather.
Father's mother
Jadda min jihat al-ab
Mother's father
Jadd min jihat al-umm
Mother's mother
Jadda min jihat al-umm
Father
Ab
Mother
Umm
Father's older brother
Amm
Standard Arabic doesn't mark birth order; 'al-kabir' (older)/'al-saghir' (younger) can be added.
Father's younger brother
Amm
Father's sister
Amma
Mother's older brother
Khal
Mother's younger brother
Khal
Mother's sister
Khala
Father's older brother's wife
Zawjat al-Amm
Descriptive ('uncle's wife'), not a single dedicated word in Standard Arabic.
Father's younger brother's wife
Zawjat al-Amm
Mother's brother's wife
Zawjat al-Khal
Father's sister's husband
Zawj al-Amma
Mother's sister's husband
Zawj al-Khala
Older brother
Akh
No separate word by age.
Younger brother
Akh
Older sister
Ukht
Younger sister
Ukht
Father's brother's son
Ibn al-Amm
Traditionally the customary/preferred marriage partner in classical Arab tribal culture; 'ibn al-amm' is even used idiomatically to mean 'kinsman.'
Father's brother's daughter
Bint al-Amm
Father's sister's son
Ibn al-Amma
Father's sister's daughter
Bint al-Amma
Mother's brother's son
Ibn al-Khal
Mother's brother's daughter
Bint al-Khal
Mother's sister's son
Ibn al-Khala
Mother's sister's daughter
Bint al-Khala
Son
Ibn
Daughter
Ibna / Bint
Grandson
Hafid
Granddaughter
Hafida
Son-in-law
Sihr
Also called Zawj al-ibna ('daughter's husband').
Daughter-in-law
Kanna
Also called Zawjat al-ibn ('son's wife').
Brother's son
Ibn al-Akh
Sister's son
Ibn al-Ukht
Brother's daughter
Bint al-Akh
Sister's daughter
Bint al-Ukht
Husband
Zawj
Wife
Zawja
Spouse's father
Ham
Spouse's mother
Hama
Husband's older brother
Akh al-zawj
Descriptive ('husband's brother'). Everyday in-law-sibling terms vary a lot by dialect (Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Maghrebi).
Husband's younger brother
Akh al-zawj
Husband's sister
Ukht al-zawj
Wife's brother
Akh al-zawja
Wife's sister
Ukht al-zawja
Brother's wife
Zawjat al-akh
Sister's husband
Zawj al-ukht
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