عيلة — "family" in Egyptian Arabic
عيلة
3eila
family
- Topic
- mankind and kinship
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
عيلة in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
أحمد ومنى عيلة صغيرة.
Ahmad we Mona 3eila soghayara.
Ahmed and Mona are a small family.
“إحنا عيلة واحدة يا ولاد.” قال العم محمود.
“E7na 3eila wa7da ya welad.” al el 3am Ma7moud.
"We are one family, kids." Uncle Mahmoud said.
العيلة كلها قعدت على السفرة.
El 3eila kollaha 2a3adet 3ala el sofra.
The whole family sat at the dining table.
العيلة هي كل حاجة في حياتي، وأنا فرحان معاهم.
El eila heya kol haga fee hayaty, we ana farhan maahom.
Family is everything in my life, and I am happy with them.
from My Family in Cairo
اخويا بيشتغل في بيت كبير مع العيلة
akhoya biyeshtaghal fi beit kabeer ma el eila
My brother works in a big house with the family.
from A Day at the House
انا عندي عيلة كبيرة وعندي اخوات كتير
Ana andi eila kebira we andi akhwat kteer
I have a big family and I have many siblings
from Morning at Home
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