Relationship Terms
More or Less Turkish Terms
Ana: Mother
Baba: Father
Ana baba: Parents (lit. “mother and father”)
Ana baba bir erkek karındaşı: Full brother
Ana baba bir kız karındaşı: Full sister
Erkek karındaşı: Brother
Kız karındaşı: Sister
Weird Maybe Arabic Terms
These terms are constructed out of these pieces:
- Ah: Brother
- Uht: Sister
- Li: Side? Through?
- Eb: Father
- üm: Mother
- Hüma: Both parents
The pattern for siblings is [brother/sister] li [mother/father/both parents].
Ah li eb: Paternal half-brother
Ah li üm: Maternal half-brother
Uht li eb: Paternal half-sister
Uht li hüma: Full sister
Uht li üm: Maternal half-sister
ümmü’l eb: Father’s mother
ümmü’l ümm: Mother’s mother
Additional Terms
Amm: Uncle?
Amme: Aunt?
Asabe: Male paternal relatives. Important because they often receive a portion of the residual inheritance.
Gāib: Missing person
Hala: Paternal aunt
Haml: ???