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/
  • (file)

Noun

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

  1. sister

Declension

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Maltese: oħt

References

  • 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

Etymology

From Arabic أُخْت (ʔuḵt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔuxt/

Noun

أخت • (uḵt) f (plural أخوات (ʾaḵwāt))

  1. sister

North Levantine Arabic

Noun

أخت • (ʔuḵt) f

  1. Alternative form of إخت (ʔiḵt, sister)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أُخْت (ʔuḵt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuxt/, [ʔʊxt]
  • (file)

Noun

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

  1. sister
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