how do u refer to a patenal granparent and a maternal granparent in the UAE? or dubai?

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how do u refer to a patenal granparent and a maternal granparent in the UAE? or dubai?

in india we have different name for paternal and maternal granparent.

2007-03-08 04:48:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ United Arab Emirates

2 answers

Jadd (جد) Grandfather
Jaddah (جدة) Grandmother

In Arabic there are no different names for paternal and maternal grandparents.

Cheers.

2007-03-09 18:30:58 · answer #1 · answered by Zain 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

in the UAE, United ARAB Emirates
our language is Arabic ... the UAE has similar accents with the rest of the Gulf (GCC)

and we call both grandparents same on both sides...
so..
Grandfather = Yadee (ÙØ¯Ù)
Grandmother = Yaditee (ÙØ¯ØªÙ) - Yadoo (ÙØ¯Ù)

Yadoo is slang .. Gulf's accent

2007-03-08 15:02:50 · answer #2 · answered by Fanano 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋