عَيْلِة (3ayli) — "(extended) family" in Levantine Arabic
عَيْلِة
3áyli
(extended) family
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"(extended) family" in the other dialects
العائِلة الكْبيرة
العائِلة البْعيدة
عَيْلِة 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.
وكل العيلة بتكون مبسوطة مع بعض.
W koll el-'ayle bitkoun mabsoota ma' ba'ad.
And the whole family is happy together.
from The Eid of Joy
كل جمعة، كانت إم أحمد بتفيق بكير ببيتها العتيق بقلب الشام، عم تجهّز لجمعة العيلة.
Kull jum'a, kaanat imm Ahmad btefiq bakir b baytaha l'atiq b'alb esh-Sham, 'am tjahhez la jam'it el-'ayle.
Every Friday, Um Ahmad would wake up early in her old house in the heart of Damascus, preparing for the family gathering.
أولادها، خمسة صغار بيلعبوا وبيركضوا طول اليوم، بيحبوا كثير هالأجواء العائلية لما كل العيلة تتجمع.
awladha, khamsi zghar bayla'bu w birukdu tul al-yawm, bihebbou ktheer hal-ajwa' al-'a'iliyeh lamma kull al-'eileh titjamma'.
Her children, five little ones, play and run all day long; they love these family atmospheres very much when the whole family gathers.
عندي عيلة صغيرة ولد واحد و بنت
indi ayleh zgheereh walad waahad wa bint
I have a small family, one boy and a girl.
from A Morning at School
كل يوم أحد بتجتمع العيلة كلها حوالين طاولة ستي المليانة بالأكلات التقليدية
kill yom ahad btejtme3 el 3eileh kella hawalayn tawlet setti el malyaneh bel aklat el taqlidiyyeh
Every Sunday, the entire family gathers around my grandmother's table full of traditional dishes.
صاحب الدكان ضحك وقال هاد القميص لكل العيلة
saheb dukkan dehek wa aal had amis lakil aayle
The shop owner laughed and said this shirt is for the whole family.
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