How to say "paternal uncle" in Arabic
Shifted meaningMeaningpaternal uncle
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
عَمّ
ʿammעם
عم
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
דוד (מצד האב)
dod (mitsad ha'av)دُود (مِتْسَاد هَاءَاڤ)
How the two words are related
Shifted meaning
Same root as a Hebrew word, but the meaning drifted over the centuries.
Arabic root
ع-م-مHebrew root
ע-מ-מArabic ʿamm and Hebrew ʿam (עם, 'people, nation') both descend from a Semitic word for paternal kin — the clan. Biblical names like Amminadav ('my kinsman is noble') still preserve the family sense.
Related Hebrew word:עםamأَم
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In a phrase
عَمِّي يَسْكُن فِي حَيْفَا
ʿammī yaskun fī ḥayfāעמי יסכן פי חיפאMy uncle lives in Haifa.