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أَخ

brother

Noun · masculineRoot ء-خ-و

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Plural
إِخْوَة
Other plural
إِخْوَان
Feminine
أُخْت

Most common words from the same root

Noun
أُخُوَّة
brotherhood
Noun
أَخَوِيَّة
brotherhood
Verb · Form III
آخَى
to fraternize

أَخ in English

Noun · masculine

  1. brother

Word origin

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫw-.

Words from the root ء-خ-و

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آخَى · present يُؤَاخِي

to fraternize, take as brother, be or become like brother towards

إِخَاء
Verbal noun
مُؤَاخَاة
Verbal noun
fraternization
مُؤَاخٍ
Active participle
مُؤَاخًى
Passive participle
تَأَخَّى · present يَتَأَخَّى

to be or become fraternal, to consider brotherly or treat like brother

تَأَخٍّ
Verbal noun
مُتَأَخٍّ
Active participle
مُتَأَخًّى
Passive participle
تَآخَى · present يَتَآخَى
Form VI · Mutual action

to be or become like brothers, fraternize between each other

تَآخٍ
Verbal noun
مُتَآخٍ
Active participle
Noun · m.
brother
أُخُوَّة
Noun · f.
brotherhood
أَخَوِيَّة
Noun · f.
brotherhood

أَخ: plural and other forms

Singularأَخ
Pluralإِخْوَة
Alternative pluralsإِخْوَان
Feminineأُخْت

أَخ in a sentence

From a fully vowelled text

لاَ تَضِلُّوا يَا إِخْوَتِي الأَحِبَّاءَ.Do not err, my beloved brethren.James 1:16, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَقَالَ: «لاَ تَفْعَلُوا شَرًّا يَا إِخْوَتِي.And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.Genesis 19:7, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَلْيَفْتَخِرِ الأَخُ الْمُتَّضِعُ بِارْتِفَاعِهِ،Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:James 1:9, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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