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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-.

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
    Hyponym: شَقِيقَة (šaqīqa)

Declension

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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

Descendants

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

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).

Pronunciation

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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).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. sister