أخت
Arabic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫwat-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔuxt/
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Noun
أُخْت • (ʔuḵt) f (dual أُخْتَانِ (ʔuḵtāni), plural أَخَوَات (ʔaḵawāt), masculine أَخ (ʔaḵ))
Declension
| 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 |
Descendants
- Cypriot Arabic: oxt
- Hijazi Arabic: أخت (ʔuḵt)
- Maltese: oħt
- Moroccan Arabic: أخت (ʔuḵt), خت (ḵut) (construct state)
- North Levantine Arabic: إِخت (ʔiḵt), أخت (ʔuḵt)
- South Levantine Arabic: أخت (ʔuḵt)
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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔuxt/
Noun
أخت • (uḵt) f (plural أخوات (ʾaḵwāt))
North Levantine Arabic
Noun
أخت • (ʔuḵt) f
- alternative form of إخت (ʔiḵt, “sister”)
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
أخت • (ʔuḵt) f (plural خوات (ḵawāt), masculine أخ (ʔaḵḵ))