عائلة (3aa'ila) — "family" in Modern Standard Arabic
عائلة
3aa'ila
family
- Topic
- mankind and kinship
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
"family" in the other dialects
عائلة 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.
هذه قصة جميلة عن عائلة صغيرة.
Hadhihi qissatun jamilatun 'an 'a'ilatin saghirah.
This is a beautiful story about a small family.
العمل كثير ولكن العائلة سعيدة جدا
Al amal kathir wa lakin al aila saida jiddan
The work is a lot but the family is very happy
from Wedding Preparations
المعتقدات المختلفة لا تفرق هذه العائلة المحبة أبدا.
Almutaqadat almukhtalifa la tufarriq hadhihi alaila almuhibba abadan.
The different beliefs do not divide this loving family at all.
تجتمع العائلة حول المائدة الكبيرة وتملا رائحة الطعام اللذيذ المكان
Tajtamiu al aila hawla al maida al kabira wa tamla raihat at taam al ladhidh al makan
The family gathers around the large table and the smell of delicious food fills the place.
from The Family Dinner
كان المساء جميلا مع العائلة
Kana al-masaa'u jamilan ma'a al-a'ilati.
The evening was beautiful with the family.
from A Family Visit
العائلة كلها سعيدة بهذا اليوم
Al-aa'ilah kulluha sa'eedah bi-hadha al-yawm.
The whole family is happy for this day.
from Family Birthday
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