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Family משפחה

Family words pair by gender: בֵּן against בַּת, אָח against אָחוֹת. Several plurals are irregular, notably אִשָּׁה → נָשִׁים.

אַבָּא and אִמָּא are the everyday words; אָב and אֵם show up in writing, forms, and set phrases.
מִשְׁפָּחָה
mishpakhah

family

noun · feminine

plural: מִשְׁפָּחוֹת

המשפחה שלי גרה בתל אביב.

My family lives in Tel Aviv.

אַבָּא
aba

dad

noun · masculine

plural: אָבוֹת

אבא מבשל בערב.

Dad cooks in the evening.

אִמָּא
ima

mom

noun · feminine

plural: אִמָּהוֹת

אמא שלי מורה.

My mom is a teacher.

אָב
av

father

noun · masculine

plural: אָבוֹת

אֵם
em

mother

noun · feminine

plural: אִמָּהוֹת

בֵּן
ben

son

noun · masculine

plural: בָּנִים

הבן לומד בבית הספר.

The son studies at school.

בַּת
bat

daughter

noun · feminine

plural: בָּנוֹת

אָח
akh

brother

noun · masculine

plural: אַחִים

יש לי אח ואחות.

I have a brother and a sister.

אָחוֹת
akhot

sister

noun · feminine

plural: אֲחָיוֹת

סָב
sav

grandfather

noun · masculine

plural: סָבִים

סָבְתָא
savta

grandmother

noun · feminine

plural: סָבְתּוֹת

הילד בא מן הבית של הסבתא.

The child came from grandmother's house.

נֶכֶד
nekhed

grandson

noun · masculine

plural: נְכָדִים

נֶכְדָּה
nekhda

granddaughter

noun · feminine

plural: נְכָדוֹת

דּוֹד
dod

uncle

noun · masculine

plural: דּוֹדִים

דּוֹדָה
dodah

aunt

noun · feminine

plural: דּוֹדוֹת

בֶּן דּוֹד
ben dod

cousin (male)

noun · masculine

plural: בְּנֵי דּוֹד

בַּת דּוֹדָה
bat dodah

cousin (female)

noun · feminine

plural: בְּנוֹת דּוֹדָה

בַּעַל
ba'al

husband

noun · masculine

plural: בְּעָלִים

אִשָּׁה
ishah

wife, woman

noun · feminine

plural: נָשִׁים

הוֹרֶה
horeh

parent

noun · masculine

plural: הוֹרִים

יֶלֶד
yeled

child, boy

noun · masculine

plural: יְלָדִים

יַלְדָּה
yaldah

girl

noun · feminine

plural: יְלָדוֹת

תִּינוֹק
tinok

baby

noun · masculine

plural: תִּינוֹקוֹת

חָתָן
khatan

groom, son-in-law

noun · masculine

plural: חֲתָנִים

כַּלָּה
kalah

bride, daughter-in-law

noun · feminine

plural: כַּלּוֹת

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Many body parts come in pairs and take the dual ending ־ַיִם: יָדַיִם, עֵינַיִם, רַגְלַיִם. Gender is lexical: יָד is feminine even when the owner is male.

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