Any paternal male relative.
A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.
A statement having a similar meaning to another, but a different structure.
allied; akin
Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family.
Having a similar semantic meaning.
father
The vowel designated by this mark.
In Arabic script, the vowel point for a, appearing as a diagonal line placed above a letter ( ـَ ) and designating a short a /a/. If the Arabic letters ا (أَلِف (ʔalif)) or ى (أَلِف مَقْصُورَة (ʔalif maqṣūra)) immediately follow, it indicates a long ā /aː/.