paternal uncle (الْعَمُّ)

paternal uncle (الْعَمُّ)


الفقه أصول الفقه

التعريف :


One’s father’s brother, or grandfather’s brother, or even higher.

المعنى الاصطلاحي :


A father's brother through agnation, conception, or suckling.

الشرح المختصر :


"‘Amm" (paternal uncle) refers to the brother of one's father through agnation (from both parents or from the father's side), conception (from both parents or from the mother's side), or suckling (that one woman breastfed one's father and another man, so they became brothers by this effect).

التعريف اللغوي المختصر :


"‘Amm": the father's brother. "‘Ammah": the father's sister