ܐܚܐ ܐܘܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܐܲܚܵܐ (aḥḥā, “brother”) +‎ Proto-Turkic *ögey.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔaxɑː‿ʔuːɡɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܚܵܐ ܐܘܼܓܵܐ • (aḥḥā ūgā) m sg (plural ܐܲܚܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܐܘܼܓܵܐ (aḥwātē ūgā), feminine ܚܵܬܵܐ ܐܘܼܓܵܐ (ḥātā ūgā))

1. half brother (male sibling from only one parent)
2. (dialectal) stepbrother

See also

• ܚܘܼܪܓܵܐ (ḥurgā, “step- used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent”)