أخت

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See also: أحب, أجب, اچت, and إخت

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫwat-; feminine of أَخ (ʔaḵ, “brother”). Cognate with Hebrew אחות (akhót).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuxt/
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Noun

أُخْت • (ʔuḵt) f (dual أُخْتَانِ (ʔuḵtāni), plural أَخَوَات (ʔaḵawāt), masculine أَخ (ʔaḵ))

  1. sister

Declension

Declension of noun أُخْت (ʔuḵt)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أُخْت
ʔuḵt 		الْأُخْت
al-ʔuḵt 		أُخْت
ʔuḵt
Nominative أُخْتٌ
ʔuḵtun 		الْأُخْتُ
al-ʔuḵtu 		أُخْتُ
ʔuḵtu
Accusative أُخْتًا
ʔuḵtan 		الْأُخْتَ
al-ʔuḵta 		أُخْتَ
ʔuḵta
Genitive أُخْتٍ
ʔuḵtin 		الْأُخْتِ
al-ʔuḵti 		أُخْتِ
ʔuḵti
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أُخْتَيْن
ʔuḵtayn 		الْأُخْتَيْن
al-ʔuḵtayn 		أُخْتَيْ
ʔuḵtay
Nominative أُخْتَانِ
ʔuḵtāni 		الْأُخْتَانِ
al-ʔuḵtāni 		أُخْتَا
ʔuḵtā
Accusative أُخْتَيْنِ
ʔuḵtayni 		الْأُخْتَيْنِ
al-ʔuḵtayni 		أُخْتَيْ
ʔuḵtay
Genitive أُخْتَيْنِ
ʔuḵtayni 		الْأُخْتَيْنِ
al-ʔuḵtayni 		أُخْتَيْ
ʔuḵtay
Plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَخَوَات
ʔaḵawāt 		الْأَخَوَات
al-ʔaḵawāt 		أَخَوَات
ʔaḵawāt
Nominative أَخَوَاتٌ
ʔaḵawātun 		الْأَخَوَاتُ
al-ʔaḵawātu 		أَخَوَاتُ
ʔaḵawātu
Accusative أَخَوَاتٍ
ʔaḵawātin 		الْأَخَوَاتِ
al-ʔaḵawāti 		أَخَوَاتِ
ʔaḵawāti
Genitive أَخَوَاتٍ
ʔaḵawātin 		الْأَخَوَاتِ
al-ʔaḵawāti 		أَخَوَاتِ
ʔaḵawāti

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Maltese: oħt

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “اخو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أُخْت (ʔuḵt).

Pronunciation

Noun

أخت • (uḵt) f (plural أخوات (ʾaḵwāt))

  1. sister

North Levantine Arabic

Noun

أخت • (ʔuḵt) f

  1. Alternative form of إخت (ʔiḵt, “sister”)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أُخْت (ʔuḵt).

Pronunciation

Noun

أخت • (ʔuḵt) f (plural خوات (ḵawāt), masculine أخ (ʔaḵḵ))

  1. sister
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