אח

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫw-.

Pronunciation

  • (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔaːχ/ → /ʔaːħ/[1]
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʔɔːħ/, [ˈʔɔːħ]
  • (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʔɔħ/, [ˈʔɔːħ]
  • (Persian Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ɒ(h)/
  • (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔaħ/
  • (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔaħ/ (East), /(ʔ)aχ/ (West)
  • (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ɔχ/
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aχ/
    • Audio:(file)

Noun

אָח • (ákh) m (plural indefinite אַחִים, singular construct אֲחִי־, plural construct אֲחֵי־, feminine counterpart אָחוֹת)

  1. brother (son of the same parents as another person)
  2. (more generally) brother, fellow, peer
  3. (male) nurse
Usage notes
  • In addition to the singular construct form אֲחִי־ (akhí-) given above, the form אַח־ (akh-) exists as well.
Declension
Declension of אָח
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite אָח first אָחִי אָחִינוּ
definite הָאָח second אָחִיךָ אָחִיךְ אֲחִיכֶם אֲחִיכֶן
construct אֲחִי־ third אָחִיו אָחִיהָ אֲחִיהֶם אֲחִיהֶן
plural indefinite אַחִים first אחיי / אַחַי אַחֵינוּ
definite הָאַחִים second אַחֶיךָ אחייך / אַחַיִךְ אַחֵיכֶם אַחֵיכֶן
construct אַחֵי־ third אֶחָיו אַחֶיהָ אַחֵיהֶם אַחֵיהֶן
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Interjection

אָח • (ákh)

  2. darn it, oh, no, alas, ach: an expression of dismay.
    אח, שכחתי מזה. ― ákh, shakhákhti mizé. ― Ach, I forgot about that.
    • Tanach, Ezekiel 6:11, with translation of the King James Version:
      הַכֵּה בְכַפְּךָ וּרְקַע בְּרַגְלְךָ וֶאֱמׇר־אָח
      haké v'khap'khá urká b'ragl'khá ve'emór-ákh
      Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas

Etymology 3

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Noun

אָח • (ákh) f

  1. hearth, fireplace
    Synonym: קָמִין (kamin)

References

  1. ^ David Steinberg (20 September 2011) “Lexicon of Unmarked Lexicon of Unmarked Unmarked Consonantal Phonemes in Biblical Hebrew Consonantal Phonemes in Biblical Hebrew”, in David Steinberg's Place‎[1] (PDF)

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