How to say "maternal aunt" in Arabic

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Meaningmaternal aunt

Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic

خَالَة

khālaח'אלה

خالة

Hebrew · Modern Hebrew

דודה (מצד האם)

doda (mitsad ha'em)دُودَا (مِتْسَاد هَائِم)

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خ-و-ل

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خَالَتِي تَسْكُن فِي يَافَا
khālatī taskun fī yāfāח'אלתי תסכן פי יאפא

My aunt lives in Jaffa.

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