أخت

See also: أحب‎, أجب‎, اچت‎, and إخت‎

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuxt/

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Noun

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

1. sister

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)

Descendants

• Maltese: oħt

References

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

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أُخْت‎ (ʾuḵt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔuxt/

Noun

أخت • (uḵt) f (plural أخوات‎ (ʾaḵwāt))

1. sister

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North Levantine Arabic

Noun

أخت • (ʔuḵt) f

1. Alternative form of إخت‎ (ʔiḵt, “sister”)

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أُخْت‎ (ʾuḵt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuxt/, [ʔʊxt]

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Noun

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

1. sister