أخت
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫwat-; feminine of أَخ (ʔaḵ, “brother”). Cognate with Hebrew אחות (akhót).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
أُخْت • (ʔuḵt) f (dual أُخْتَانِ (ʔuḵtāni), plural أَخَوَات (ʔaḵawāt), masculine أَخ (ʔaḵ))
Declension edit
Declension of noun أُخْت (ʔuḵt)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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 edit
- شَقِيقَة (šaqīqa)
Descendants edit
- Maltese: oħt
References edit
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
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North Levantine Arabic edit
Noun edit
أخت • (ʔuḵt) f
- Alternative form of إخت (ʔiḵt, “sister”)