أخت

See also: أحب, أجب, اچت, and إخت

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫwat-; feminine of أَخ (ʔaḵ, “brother”). Cognate with Hebrew אחות (akhót).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔuxt/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

أُخْت • (ʔuḵt) f (dual أُخْتَانِ (ʔuḵtāni), plural أَخَوَات (ʔaḵawāt), masculine أَخ (ʔaḵ))

  1. sister

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

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Maltese: oħt

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

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

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
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