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Arabic Dialect Sample Comparisons: Useful Vocabulary

Family members

Levantine Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Jordanian	listen	My mother, Mama, my father, Baba, my brother, my paternal aunt, my maternal aunt, my paternal uncle, my maternal uncle, my grandmother, my grandma, my grandfather, my cousin (daughter of paternal uncle), my cousin (son of paternal uncle), my cousin (daughter of maternal aunt), my cousin (son of maternal uncle)
Palestinian	listen	My brother, my sister, my mom, my father, my paternal aunt, my maternal aunt, my paternal uncle, my maternal uncle, my cousin (son of paternal uncle), my cousin (son of maternal uncle), my cousin (daughter of paternal uncle) my cousin (daughter of maternal uncle), my grandmother, my grandfather
Syrian	listen	My brother, my mother, my father, my paternal aunt, my maternal aunt, my sister, paternal uncle, my cousin (daughter of paternal uncle), my cousin (son of paternal uncle), grandfather, grandmother

Egyptian Dialect	Listen	English Meaning
Egyptian	listen	Mother, Father, Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister, Paternal Aunt, Maternal Aunt, Paternal Uncle, Maternal Uncle, Grandfather, Grandmother, Grandfather (informal), Grandmother (informal), My niece (my sister's daughter), My niece (my brother's daughter), My nephew (my sister's son), My nephew (my brother's son), Cousin (daughter of paternal uncle), Cousin (daughter of paternal aunt), Cousin (daughter of maternal uncle), Cousin (daughter of maternal aunt), Cousin (son of paternal uncle), Cousin (son of paternal aunt), Cousin (son of maternal uncle), Cousin (son of maternal aunt)

North African Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Algerian	listen	Mother, father, mom, dad, brother, sister, paternal aunt, maternal aunt, paternal uncle, maternal uncle, grandfather, grandmother, grandpa, grandma, niece (sister's daughter), niece (brother's daughter), nephew (sister's son), nephew (brother's son), cousin (daughter of paternal uncle), cousin (daughter of paternal aunt), cousin (daughter of maternal uncle), cousin (daughter of maternal aunt), cousin (son of paternal uncle), cousin (son of paternal aunt), cousin (son of maternal uncle), cousin (son of maternal aunt)
Libyan	listen	My father, my father, my father, my father, my father, my father, my father, my mother, my mother, my mother, my mother, my brother, my brother, my sister, my nephew (my brother's son), my nephew (my brother's son), my niece (my brother's daughter), my niece (my brother's daughter), my nephew (my sister's son),my niece (my sister's daughter), my paternal uncle, my paternal uncle, my paternal aunt, my maternal uncle, my maternal aunt, cousin (son of my paternal uncle), cousin (daughter of my paternal uncle), cousin (son of my maternal uncle), cousin (daughter of my maternal uncle), cousin (son of my paternal aunt), cousin (daughter of my paternal aunt), cousin (son of my maternal aunt), cousin (daughter of my maternal aunt), my grandmother, my grandmother, my grandfather
Moroccan	listen	Father, dad, mother, mother, my mom, my brother, my sister, my nephew (brother's son), my niece (brother's daughter), my nephew (sister's son), my niece (sister's daughter), my paternal uncle, my paternal aunt, my maternal uncle, my maternal uncle, my maternal aunt, cousin (son of my paternal uncle), cousin (daughter of my paternal uncle), cousin (son of my maternal uncle), cousin (son of my maternal uncle), cousin (daughter of my maternal uncle), cousin (daughter of my maternal uncle), cousin (son of my paternal aunt), cousin (daughter of my paternal aunt), cousin (son of my maternal aunt), cousin (daughter of my maternal aunt), my grandmother, my grandmother, my grandmother, my grandmother, my grandfather, my grandfather, my grandfather
Tunisian	listen	Family, mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter, nephew (brother's son), nephew (sister's son), nephews (brother's sons), nephews (sister's sons), niece (brother's daughter), niece (sister's daughter), nieces (brother's daughters), nieces (sister's daughters), paternal uncle, maternal uncle, paternal aunt, maternal aunt, cousin (son of paternal uncle), cousin (daughter of paternal uncle), cousin (son of maternal uncle), cousin (daughter of maternal uncle), cousin (son of paternal aunt), cousin (daughter of paternal aunt), cousin (son of maternal aunt), cousin (daughter of maternal aunt), grandfather, grandmother
Western Saharan & Mauritanian	listen	The family, the mother, the father, the brother, the sister, the son, the daughter, the nephew (on brother’s side), the nephew (on sister’s side), the niece (on brother’s side), the niece (on sister’s side), the maternal uncle, the paternal uncle, the maternal aunt, the paternal aunt, cousin (son of the maternal uncle), cousin (son of the maternal aunt), cousin (son of the paternal aunt), cousin (son of the paternal uncle), cousin (daughter of the maternal uncle), cousin (daughter of the maternal aunt), cousin (daughter of the paternal uncle), cousin (daughter of the paternal aunt), grandfather, grandfather, grandmother, grandmother

Other Major Dialects	Listen	English Meaning
Iraqi	listen	Mother, father, mom, dad, brother, sister, maternal aunt, paternal aunt, paternal uncle, maternal uncle, grandfather, grandmother, grandpa, grandma, my niece (daughter my sister), niece (daughter my brother), nephew (son my sister), nephew (son my brother), my cousin (daughter of paternal uncle), my cousin (daughter of paternal aunt), my cousin (daughter of maternal uncle), my cousin (daughter of maternal aunt), my cousin (son of paternal uncle), my cousin (son of paternal aunt), my cousin (son of maternal uncle), my cousin (son of maternal aunt)
Bahraini	listen	Mother, father, brother, sister, paternal aunt, maternal aunt, paternal uncle, maternal uncle, grandfather, grandmother, niece (my sister’s daughter), niece (my brother’s daughter), nephew (my sister’s son), nephew (my brother’s son), cousin (my paternal uncle’s daughter), cousin (my paternal aunt’s daughter), cousin (my maternal uncle’s daughter), cousin (my maternal aunt’s daughter), cousin (my paternal uncle’s son), cousin (my paternal aunt’s son), cousin (my maternal uncle’s son), cousin (my maternal aunt’s son)

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