Arabic edit

Root
ء خ و (ʔ-ḵ-w)

Etymology edit

Verbal noun of أَخَا (ʔaḵā).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

أُخُوَّة (ʔuḵuwwaf

  1. brotherhood, fraternity
    Coordinate terms: أُمُومَة (ʔumūma, motherhood), أُبُوَّة (ʔubuwwa, fatherhood)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: üxüvvət
  • Ottoman Turkish: اخوت (uhuvvet)
  • Persian: اخوت