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أخ

أخ

See also: اخ, آخ, آچ, and آج

Arabic

Noun

أَخ (ʾaḵ) m (construct state أَخُو (ʾaḵū), dual أَخَوَان (ʾaḵawān), plural إِخْوَة (ʾiḵwa) or إِخْوَان (ʾiḵwān), feminine أُخْت (ʾuḵt))

  1. brother

Declension

Usage notes

  • أخ refers to a brother with whom one shares at least one parent; full brothers and half brothers could both be referred to by this word. شقيق refers to full brothers exclusively.

Synonyms

  • شقيق

See also

Related terms

  • اخاء
  • اخاوَة
  • أخت
  • أَخَوِيّ (ʾaḵawiyy, brotherly)
  • أَخَوِيَّة (ʾaḵawiyya, brotherhood)
  • تآخ
  • خوَة