عيد أم سعيد
eid umm saeed
عيد أم سعيد (eid umm saeed) is the Arabic phrase for happy mother's day.
This phrase is a greeting used to wish a mother a happy Mother's Day.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is eid umm saeed.
Did you know?
- In Arabic, the term أم can be used in 'kunyas' (honorific nicknames), where a person is called 'the mother of [their eldest child's name]' regardless of whether they are currently parenting.
- In many Arabic-speaking cultures, instead of a literal translation of 'happy', it is very common to say كل عام وأنتِ بخير, which means 'may you be well every year'.
- The word for 'holiday' or 'festival' in عيد shares the same root as the word for 'to return' or 'to repeat', reflecting the idea that a holiday is a recurring event.
Examples in context
- كل عام وأنتِ بخير يا أمي العزيزة!Happy Mother's Day, my dear mother!
- كل سنة وأنتِ طيبة يا أمي!Happy Mother's Day, Mom!
Example conversation
Omar gives his mother a gift.
- عمر Omarعيد أم سعيد يا ليلى!Eid umm sa'id ya Layla!Happy Mother's Day, Layla!
- ليلى Laylaشكراً لك يا عمر، هذا لطيف جداً.Shukran laka ya Omar, hadha latif jiddan.Thank you Omar, this is very kind.
- عمر Omarهل أعجبتكِ الهدية؟Hal a'jabatki al-hadiyya?Do you like the gift?
- ليلى Laylaنعم، أحببتها كثيراً يا بني.Na'am, ahbabtuha kathiran ya bunayya.Yes, I love it very much, my son.
