أخت

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/
Audio (file)

Noun

أُخْت • (ʔuḵt) f (dual أُخْتَانِ‎ (ʔuḵtāni), plural أَخَوَات‎ (ʔaḵawāt), masculine أَخ‎ (ʔaḵ))

sister

Declension

Declension of noun أُخْت (ʔuḵt)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
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

شَقِيقَة‎ (šaqīqa)

Descendants

Maltese: oħt

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “ءخو”, 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

IPA^(key): /ˈʔuxt/

Noun

أخت • (uḵt) f (plural أخوات‎ (ʾaḵwāt))

sister

North Levantine Arabic

Noun

أخت • (ʔuḵt) f

Alternative form of إخت‎ (ʔiḵt, “sister”)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أُخْت‎ (ʔuḵt).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔuxt/, [ʔʊxt]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)

Noun

أخت • (ʔuḵt) f (plural خوات‎ (ḵawāt), masculine أخ‎ (ʔaḵḵ))

sister

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