أخت

See also: أحب, أجب, and اچت

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʾaḫwat-; feminine of أَخ‏ (ʾaḵ, “brother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuχt/

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Noun

أُخْت • (ʾuḵt) f (plural أَخَوَات‏ (ʾaḵawāt), masculine أَخ‏ (ʾaḵ))

1. sister
2. sibling

Declension

Declension of noun أُخْت (ʾuḵt)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أُخْت ʾuḵt	الْأُخْت‏ al-ʾuḵt	أُخْت ʾuḵt
Nominative	أُخْتٌ ʾuḵtun	الْأُخْتُ‏ al-ʾuḵtu	أُخْتُ ʾuḵtu
Accusative	أُخْتًا‏ ʾuḵtan	الْأُخْتَ‏ al-ʾuḵta	أُخْتَ ʾuḵta
Genitive	أُخْتٍ ʾuḵtin	الْأُخْتِ‏ al-ʾuḵti	أُخْتِ ʾuḵti
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أُخْتَيْن‏ ʾuḵtayn	الْأُخْتَيْن‏ al-ʾuḵtayn	أُخْتَيْ‏ ʾuḵtay
Nominative	أُخْتَانِ‏ ʾuḵtāni	الْأُخْتَانِ‏ al-ʾuḵtāni	أُخْتَا‏ ʾuḵtā
Accusative	أُخْتَيْنِ‏ ʾuḵtayni	الْأُخْتَيْنِ‏ al-ʾuḵtayni	أُخْتَيْ‏ ʾuḵtay
Genitive	أُخْتَيْنِ‏ ʾuḵtayni	الْأُخْتَيْنِ‏ al-ʾuḵtayni	أُخْتَيْ‏ ʾuḵtay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَخَوَات‏ ʾaḵawāt	الْأَخَوَات‏ al-ʾaḵawāt	أَخَوَات‏ ʾaḵawāt
Nominative	أَخَوَاتٌ‏ ʾaḵawātun	الْأَخَوَاتُ‏ al-ʾaḵawātu	أَخَوَاتُ‏ ʾaḵawātu
Accusative	أَخَوَاتٍ‏ ʾaḵawātin	الْأَخَوَاتِ‏ al-ʾaḵawāti	أَخَوَاتِ‏ ʾaḵawāti
Genitive	أَخَوَاتٍ‏ ʾaḵawātin	الْأَخَوَاتِ‏ al-ʾaḵawāti	أَخَوَاتِ‏ ʾaḵawāti

Synonyms

• شَقِيقَة‏ (šaqīqa)

Related terms

• أَخ‏ (ʾaḵ)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “ءخو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أُخْت‏ (ʾuḵt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔuxt/

Noun

أُخْت • (uḵt) f (plural أَخْوَات‏ ‎(ʾaḵwāt))

1. sister