אחי

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From אח (akh, “brother of”) +‎ ־י (-í, “my”). Cognate with Arabic أَخِي (akhi)

Noun

אָחִי • (akhí)

1. Singular form of אָח (ákh)‎ with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor.
2. (as a colloquial form of address) Bro, man, dude.

Etymology 2

Noun

אֲחִי • (akhí)

1. Singular construct state form of אָח (ákh)‎.

Etymology 3

Noun

אַחַי • ('akháy) (Biblical Hebrew pausal form אֶחָי)

1. Plural form of אָח (ákh)‎ with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor.
   • Tanach, Exodus 4:18, with translation of the King James Version:

     וְאָשׁוּבָה אֶל־אַחַי אֲשֶׁר־בְּמִצְרַיִם

     va'shúva el-akháy asher-b'mitsráyim

     and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt