This page contains classical vocabulary in
addition to the modern vocabulary.
A
family
"aaila(tun)
(sing.
fem.)
عَاْئِلَةٌ
'usra(tun)
(sing.
fem.)
أُسْرَةٌ
'ahl(un)
(plu.
masc.)
أَهْلٌ
A
(greater) family
'aal(un)
(plu.
masc.)
آلٌ
Relatives
'aqaarib(u)
(plu.
masc.)
أَقَاْرِبُ
'aqribaa'(un)
(plu.
masc.)
أَقْرِبَاْءٌ
qaraaba(tun)
(figurative
plu. masc.)
قَرَاْبَةٌ
Relatives by
Birth
A father
'ab(un)
أَبٌ
A mother
'umm(un)
أُمٌ
A male parent
waalid(un)
وَاْلِدٌ
A female parent
waalida(tun)
وَاْلِدَةٌ
Parents
waalidaan(i)
وَاْلِدَاْنِ
A brother
'akh(un)
أَخٌ
A sister
'ukht(un)
أُخْتٌ
A brother
(from the same
two parents)
shaqeeq(un)
شَقِيْقٌ
A sister
(from the same
two parents)
shaqeeqa(tun)
شَقِيْقَةٌ
A twin
(either gender)
taw'am(un)
تَوْأَمٌ
Two twins
taw'amaan(i)
تَوْأَمَاْنِ
A son
'ibn(un)
اِبْنٌ
najl(un)
نَجْلٌ
A daughter
'ibna(tun)
اِبْنَةٌ
bint(un)
بِنْتٌ
A male descendent
A son
saleel(un)
سَلِيْلٌ
A female descendent
A daughter
saleela(tun)
سَلِيْلَةٌ
A grandfather
jadd(un)
جَدٌّ
A grandmother
jadda(tun)
جَدَّةٌ
A paternal uncle
"amm(un)
عَمٌّ
A paternal aunt
"amma(tun)
عَمَّةٌ
A maternal uncle
khaal(un)
خَاْلٌ
A maternal aunt
khaala(tun)
خَاْلَةٌ
A paternal cousin
(son of paternal uncle)
'ibnu"amm(in)
اِبْنُ عَمٍّ
A paternal cousin
(son of paternal aunt)
'ibnu"amma(tin)
اِبْنُ عَمَّةٍ
A paternal cousin
(son of maternal uncle)
'ibnukhaal(in)
اِبْنُ خَاْلٍ
A paternal cousin
(son of maternal aunt)
'ibnukhaalat(in)
اِبْنُ خَاْلَةٍ
A nephew
(son of brother)
'ibnu'akh(in)
اِبْنُ أَخٍ
A nephew
(son of sister)
'ibnu'ukht(in)
اِبْنُ أُخْتٍ
A niece
(daughter of brother)
'ibnatu'akh(in)
اِبْنَةُ أَخٍ
A niece
(daughter of sister)
'ibnatu'ukht(in)
اِبْنَةُ أُخْتٍ
A male relative
(usually by birth)
qareeb(un)
قِرِيْبٌ
A female
relative
(usually by
birth)
qareeba(tun)
قِرِيْبَةٌ
Relatives
By Marriage
A
fiancι
khateeb(un)
خَطِيْبٌ
A
fiancιe
khateeba(tun)
خَطِيْبَةٌ
A
bridegroom
A newly
wedded man
"arees(un)
عَرِيْسٌ
A bride
A newly
wedded woman
"roos(un)
عَرُوْسٌ
A
husband
zawj(un)
زَوْجٌ
ba"l(un)
بَعْلٌ
qareen(un)
قَرِيْنٌ
haleel(un)
حَلِيْلٌ
"asheer(un)
عَشِيْرٌ
"irs(un)
عِرْسٌ
A wife
zawja(tun)
زَوْجَةٌ
zawj(un)
زَوْجٌ
'imra'a(tun)
اِمْرَأَةٌ
qareena(tun)
قَرِيْنَةٌ
haleela(tun)
حَلِيْلَةٌ
"asheera(tun)
عَشِيْرَةٌ
"irs(un)
عِرْسٌ
A
father-in-law
ham(un)
حَمٌ
ham'(un)
حَمْءٌ
hama(n)
حَمًاْ
A
mother-in-law
hamaa(tun)
حَمَاْةٌ
A
son-in-law
A
sister's
husband
sihr(un)
صِهْرٌ
A
daughter-in-law
A
brother's
wife
sihra(tun)
صِهْرَةٌ
kanna(tun)
كَنَّةٌ
Any
male of the wife's family
khatan(un)
خَتَنٌ
Any
female of the wife's family
khatana(tun)
خَتَنَةٌ
A husband of a wife's sister
"adeel(un)
عَدِيْلٌ
A wife of a
husband's brother
silfa(tun)
سِلْفَةٌ
Another
wife of the same man
durra(tun)
ضُرَّةٌ
A male
in-law
naseeb(un)
نَسِيْبٌ
A
female in-law
naseeba(tun)
نَسِيْبَةٌ
A
boyfriend
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A
girlfriend
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Social Status
A
single (man)
"aazib(un)
عَاْزِبٌ
'a"zab(u)
أَعْزَبُ
"azab(un)
عَزَبٌ
'ayyim(un)
أَيِّمٌ
A
single (woman)
"aaziba(tun)
عَاْزِبَةٌ
'a"zabaa'(u)
عَزْبَاْءُ
"azaba(tun)
عَزَبَةٌ
'ayyima(tun)
أَيِّمَةٌ
A
married (masc.
adj.)
mutazawwij(un)
مُتَزَوِّجٌ
muta'ahhil(un)
مُتَأَهِّلٌ
naakih(un)
نَاْكِحٌ
A
married (fem.
adj.)
mutazawwija(tun)
مُتَزَوِّجَةٌ
naakih(un)
نَاْكِحٌ
A
divorced man*
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A
divorced woman
mutallaqa(tun)
مُطَلَّقَةٌ
A
widower
'armal(un)
أَرْمَلٌ
A widow
'armala(tun)
أَرْمَلُةٌ
An
engaged (masc.
adj.)
murtabit(un)
مُرْتَبِطٌ
An
engaged (fem.
adj.)
murtabita(tun)
مُرْتَبِطَةٌ
*Colloquial for a divorced man:
mutallaq(un)
مُطَلَّقٌ .
A fetus
janeen(un)
جَنِيْنٌ
A male
infant
radee"(un)
رَضِيْعٌ
A
female infant
radee"a(tun)
رَضِيْعَةٌ
A male
child
tifl(un)
طِفْلٌ
A
female child
tifla(tun)
طِفْلَةٌ
A child
/ a boy
walad(un)
وَلَدٌ
A girl
bint(un)
بِنْتٌ
A boy
sabiyy(un)
صَبِيٌّ
A girl
sabiyya(tun)
صَبِيَّةٌ
A young
man, a teenager
fataa(n)
فَتًىْ
A young
woman, a teenager
fataa(tun)
فَتَاْةٌ
A young
man, a teenager
rulaam(un)
غُلامٌ
A male
teenager
muraahiq(un)
مُرَاْهِقٌ
A
female teenager
muraahiqa(tun)
مُرَاْهِقَةٌ
A male
minor
qaasir(un)
قَاْصِرٌ
A
female minor
qaasira(tun)
قَاْصِرَةٌ
A male
juvenile (delinquent)
hadath(un)
حَدَثٌ
A
female juvenile (delinquent)
hadatha(tun)
حَدَثَةٌ
A young
man
shaabb(un)
شَاْبٌ
A young
woman
shaabba(tun)
شَاْبَّةٌ
A man
rajul(tun)
رَجُلٌ
A male
adult
baalir(un)
بَاْلِغٌ
raashid(un)
رَاْشِدٌ
A woman
'imra'a(tun)
اِمْرَأَةٌ
A
female adult
baalira(tun)
بَاْلِغَةٌ
raashida(tun)
رَاْشِدَةٌ
A
middle-aged man
kahl(un)
كَهْلٌ
A
middle-aged woman
kahla(tun)
كَهْلَةٌ
An old
man
shaykh(un)
شَيْخٌ
An old
woman
shaykha(tun)
شَيْخَةٌ
An old
person
"ajooz(un)
عَجُوْزٌ
A young
(man)
sareeru
('a)s-sinn(i)
صَغِيْرُ
السِّنِّ
small
(of) the age
sareer(un)
صَغِيْرٌ
small
yaafi"(un)
يَاْفِعٌ
fatiyy(un)
فَتِيٌّ
An old
(man)
kabeeru
('a)s-sinn(i)
كَبِيْرُ
السِّنِّ
big
(of) the age
kabeer(un)
كَبِيْرٌ
big
A very
old (man)
taa"inu
('a)s-sinn(i)
طَاْعِنُ
السِّنِّ
harim(un)
هَرِمٌ
A young (woman)
sareeru
('a)s-sinn(i)
صَغِيْرَةُ
السِّنِّ
small (of) the age
sareer(un)
صَغِيْرَةٌ
small
yaafi"(un)
يَاْفِعَةٌ
fatiyy(un)
فَتِيَّةٌ
An old (woman)
kabeeru ('a)s-sinn(i)
كَبِيْرَةُ
السِّنِّ
big (of) the age
kabeer(un)
كَبِيْرَةٌ
big
A very old (woman)
taa"inu
('a)s-sinn(i)
طَاْعِنَةُ
السِّنِّ
harim(un)
هَرِمَةٌ
Note: any Arabic noun word (or
adjective) is either a definite noun (has the definite
article) or an indefinite noun (has the indefinite declension "Noonation").
Some definite nouns do not need to have the definite article (e.g. proper
names). Some indefinite nouns cannot take the indefinite declension (the
"forbidden to Noonation nouns"). Proper names (especially people's names)
will usually take Noonation even though they are definite. Note that the
declension of a noun (case sign + Noonation if required) is an essential
part of the word that cannot be omitted in proper Arabic. Adding the right
declension is obligatory at all times. However, they are frequently
overlooked by many people who find them too difficult.
