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:

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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

• شَقِيقَة (šaqīqa)

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