אחות

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Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫwat-. Cognate with Arabic أخت.

Pronunciation

(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔaːˈχoːt/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔɔːˈħoːθ/,
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔɔˈħøθ/, (Sanaani), /ʔɔˈħeθ/, (Sharaabi)
(Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ɒˈhot/
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɔˈχojs/
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aˈχot/
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Noun

אָחוֹת • (akhót) f (singular construct אֲחוֹת־, plural construct אַחְיוֹת־, masculine counterpart אָח)

sister
(by extension) nurse

Declension

Declension of אָחוֹת

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
	State	Form	Person	m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	אָחוֹת	first	אֲחוֹתִי		אֲחוֹתֵנוּ
	definite	הָאָחוֹת	second	אֲחוֹתְךָ	אֲחוֹתֵךְ	אֲחוֹתְכֶם	אֲחוֹתְכֶן
	construct	אֲחוֹת־	third	אֲחוֹתוֹ	אֲחוֹתָהּ	אֲחוֹתָם	אֲחוֹתָן
plural	indefinite	אֲחָיוֹת	first	אחיותיי / אַחְיוֹתַי		אַחְיוֹתֵינוּ
	definite	הָאֲחָיוֹת	second	אַחְיוֹתֶיךָ	אחיותייך / אַחְיוֹתַיִךְ	אַחְיוֹתֵיכֶם	אַחְיוֹתֵיכֶן
	construct	אַחְיוֹת־	third	אַחְיוֹתָיו	אַחְיוֹתֶיהָ	אַחְיוֹתָם	אַחְיוֹתָן

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