mother

Arabic translation: Umm أُمّ / Walidah وَالِدة / Mama مَامَا

11:34 Nov 9, 2001

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English term or phrase: mother

in arabic writing what is 'mother'

Lesley Anne Gray

Arabic translation:Umm أُمّ / Walidah وَالِدة / Mama مَامَا

Explanation:
Undefined:
Umm أُمّ
Defined:
Al umm الأُمّ
My mother:
Ummee أُمّي

Also:
Walidah والدة
Defined:
Alwalidah الوالدة
My mother:
Walidatee والدتي
This term is more formal than umm.

Also:
Mama ماما
Literally means mum

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Raghad
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5 +1

أم

Neveen El-Gamal

4 +2

Umm أُمّ / Walidah وَالِدة / Mama مَامَا

Raghad

4 +1

أُمّ، والدة، أُمّـاه

Fuad Yahya

أمّ UMM

Dikran

umm, waaleda

yacine

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41 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

أم

Explanation:
أم is the translation of "mother"..
It is pronounced: Om

Neveen El-Gamal
Local time: 03:46

43 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Umm أُمّ / Walidah وَالِدة / Mama مَامَا

Raghad
Local time: 04:46
PRO pts in pair: 160

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45 mins confidence:

أمّ UMM

Explanation:
The most common word for "mother" in Arabic is UMM ( u is pronounced as the u in TRUTH).

والدة: WALIDAH is mostly used in formal written Arabic, but rarely, if ever, in spoken Arabic.

Hope it helps.
Dikran

Dikran
Local time: 21:46
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

Armenian
PRO pts in pair: 481

8 hrs confidence:

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أُمّ، والدة، أُمّـاه

Explanation:
The three terms suggested above are pronounced UMM, WALIDA, and UMMAH. They are explained below.

Questions about the term “mother” usually come up on ProZ in May. Last May we had two such questions. You can view them by following these links:

http://www.proz.com/glossary/48348?bs=1&eid_c=1269&keyword=m...

http://www.proz.com/glossary/48762?bs=1&eid_c=1269&keyword=m...

Here is what I had to say about the term “mother” on these previous occasions, in a slightly modified form:

1. UMM أُمّ
This is the most basic, most general term for “mother”. It is used to denote motherhood, biological or otherwise. In some regions (e.g., Lebanon), it is pronounced IMM.

2. WALIDA والدة
The stress is on the first syllable. The first A is long, like the A in "father." The I is short like the I in "lid." The final A is short like the A in "Linda." When written in Arabic letters, WALIDA ends in a silent (“feminine”) T.

WALIDA is the feminine form of WALID, and literally means “bearer” or “female progenitor”. It is used either to emphasize the biological bond, or to express an extra degree of closeness and/or respect. Among the patients and families I assist at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, some are slightly offended if I use UMM instead of WALIDA when I say something like "your mother may need some IV fluids."

When addressing one’s own mother, a variety of forms are used:

1. UMMAH أُمّـاه
This is the form commonly used where I grew up in Eastern Saudi Arabia. (Pronunciation point: The U in UMMAH is like the U in “pull.” The A is long, like the A in "father;" the stress is on the second syllable).

2. UMMAYI (the same pronunciation point applies).is used in some parts of the Persian Gulf region, mostly by children, or by mothers when they answer a child’s call I have not heard this term used in other Arab regions.

3. YUMMA is common in many Arab regions. The stress is on the first syllable; both syllables are short. In some regions (e.g., Iraq), the U is pronounced like the U in “pull,” while in other regions (e.g., Egypt), the U is pronounced like the U in “yummy.”

YUMMA is probably a contracted form of YA UMMAH. The word YA is a term of invocation.

4. MAMA ماما
Both vowels are long like the A in “father”. In some regions, this term is used strictly by children, while in other regions, adults continue to use it without irony or comic effect.

Fuad

Reference: http://www.proz.com/glossary/48348?bs=1&eid_c=1269&keyword=m...
Reference: http://www.proz.com/glossary/48762?bs=1&eid_c=1269&keyword=m...

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in pair: 7371

3 days 12 hrs confidence:

umm, waaleda

Explanation:
the first one is satandard
the second one is used in slang moroccan language
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yacine

yacine
Local time: 03:46
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

French
PRO pts in pair: 51

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