أخت

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See also: أحب, أجب, اچت, and إخت

Arabic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫwat-; feminine of أَخ (ʔaḵ, brother). Cognate with Hebrew אחות (akhót).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔuxt/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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أُخْت (ʔuḵtf (dual أُخْتَانِ (ʔuḵtāni), plural أَخَوَات (ʔaḵawāt), masculine أَخ (ʔaḵ))

  1. sister

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: oħt

References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Arabic أُخْت (ʔuḵt).

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Noun

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أخت (uḵtf (plural أخوات (ʾaḵwāt))

  1. sister

North Levantine Arabic

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Noun

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أخت (ʔuḵtf

  1. Alternative form of إخت (ʔiḵt, sister)

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic أُخْت (ʔuḵt).

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Noun

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أخت (ʔuḵtf (plural خوات (ḵawāt), masculine أخ (ʔaḵḵ))

  1. sister