أخت

See also: أحب, أجب, اچت, and إخت

Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫwat-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuxt/

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Noun

أُخْت • (ʔuḵt) f (dual أُخْتَان (ʔuḵtān), plural أَخَوَات (ʔaḵawāt), masculine أَخ (ʔaḵ))

1. sister

   Hyponym: شَقِيقَة (šaqīqa)

Declension

Declension of noun أُخْت (ʔuḵt)

singular	basic singular triptote
	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
	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

Coordinate terms

Arabic family terms

عَائِلَة (ʕāʔila, “family”)		Male	Female
parent		أَب (ʔab, “father”)	أُمّ (ʔumm, “mother”)
grandparent		جَدّ (jadd, “grandfather”)	جَدَّة (jadda, “grandmother”)
sibling		أَخ (ʔaḵ, “brother”)	أُخْت (ʔuḵt, “sister”)
child		اِبْن (ibn, “son”)	اِبْنَة (ibna, “daughter”)
grandchild		حَفِيد (ḥafīd, “grandson”)	حَفِيدَة (ḥafīda, “granddaughter”)
parent's sibling	paternal	عَمّ (ʕamm, “paternal uncle”)	عَمَّة (ʕamma, “paternal aunt”)
	maternal	خَال (ḵāl, “maternal uncle”)	خَالَة (ḵāla, “maternal aunt”)
spouse		زَوْج (zawj, “husband”)	زَوْجَة (zawja, “wife”)
parent of spouse		حَم (ḥam, “father-in-law”)	حَمَاة (ḥamāh, “mother-in-law”)
relative through marriage		صِهْر (ṣihr, “in-law”)	كَنَّة (kanna, “in-law”)
stepparent		رَابّ (rābb, “stepfather”)	رَابَّة (rābba, “stepmother”)
stepchild		رَبِيب (rabīb, “stepson”)	رَبِيبَة (rabība, “stepdaughter”)

Descendants

• Cypriot Arabic: oxt
• Hijazi Arabic: أخت (ʔuḵt)
• Malayalam: ഇത്ത (itta)
• Maltese: oħt
• Moroccan Arabic: أخت (ʔuḵt), خت (ḵut) (construct state)
• North Levantine Arabic: إِخت (ʔiḵt), أخت (ʔuḵt)
• South Levantine Arabic: أخت (ʔuḵt)

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

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫwat-

Arabic أُخْت (ʔuḵt)

Hijazi Arabic أخت

Inherited 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

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫwat-

Arabic أُخْت (ʔuḵt)

South Levantine Arabic أخت

Inherited from Arabic أُخْت (ʔuḵt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuxt/, [ʔʊxt]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

  (file)

Noun

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

1. sister