אחי

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From אח (akh, brother of) + ־י (, 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.

Noun

אֲחִי (akhí)

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

Noun

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

  1. Plural form of אָח (ákh) with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor.
    • 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
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