Family
عمه
/ amme /
noun · paternal aunt
Say itAM-me
Meaning
معنی۱
Iranian kinship terms encode four distinct aunt/uncle categories: عمه (father's sister), عمو (father's brother), خاله (mother's sister), دایی (mother's brother). This precision matters in family gatherings, inheritance, and traditional matchmaking. Calling the wrong relation by the wrong term can feel cold or impolite.
In a sentence
مثالعمهام
amme-am
my paternal aunt
خانه عمه
khâne-ye amme
paternal aunt's house
عمه فریده
amme Faride
Aunt Farideh
The company it keeps
همنشینهاYou rarely meet a word alone — here it is, at work beside others.
عمو
amu
paternal uncle
دختر عمه
dokhtar-e amme
paternal aunt's daughter, female cousin
پسر عمه
pesar-e amme
paternal aunt's son, male cousin
عمهبزرگ
amme-bozorg
great-aunt (paternal)
In its constellation
در پیوندNo word stands alone. Follow a thread to the words it lives beside — hover to read one, click to open it.
عمهamme
keeps company with ۶ words