ܐܚܐ ܐܘܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܐܲܚܵܐ (aḥḥā, brother) +‎ Proto-Turkic *ögey.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔaxɑː‿ʔuːɡɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܚܵܐ ܐܘܼܓܵܐ • (aḥḥā ūgām sg (plural ܐܲܚܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܐܘܼܓܵܐ (aḥwātē ūgā), feminine ܚܵܬܵܐ ܐܘܼܓܵܐ (ḥātā ūgā))

  1. half brother (male sibling from only one parent)
  2. (dialectal) stepbrother

See also

  • ܚܘܼܪܓܵܐ (ḥurgā, step- used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent)