المعنى الاصطلاحي

A woman who shares one's father's origin.

الشرح المختصر

"‘Ammah" (paternal aunt) is any woman who shares one's father's origin, whether that origin refers to both parents, when being the father's full sister, or to one parent, when being the father's half sister from the father or the mother. "‘Ammah" also includes the grandfather's sister, whether a full or half sister, up to all levels.

التعريف اللغوي المختصر

"‘Ammah": a father's sister. It could also refer to grandfathers' sisters.

التعريف

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