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 (ʔuḵtf (dual أُخْتَانِ (ʔuḵtāni), plural أَخَوَات (ʔaḵawāt), masculine أَخ (ʔaḵ))

  1. sister

Declension

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 (uḵtf (plural أخوات (ʾaḵwāt))

  1. sister

North Levantine Arabic

Noun

أخت (ʔuḵtf

  1. Alternative form of إخت (ʔiḵt, sister)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أُخْت (ʔuḵt).

Pronunciation

Noun

أخت (ʔuḵtf (plural خوات (ḵawāt), masculine أخ (ʔaḵḵ))

  1. sister