أخو
South Levantine Arabic
Alternative forms
- أخّ (ʔaḵḵ)
Etymology
From Arabic أَخ (ʾaḵ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔa.xu/, [ˈʔa.xu]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)
Noun
أخو • (ʔaḵu) m (plural إخوة (ʔiḵwe) or إخوان (ʔiḵwān), feminine أخت (ʔuḵt))
- brother
Usage notes
- The plural إخوة (ʔiḵwe) is used for actual brothers, while إخوان (ʔiḵwān) is used for brothers in a wider sense (friends, fellow believers etc.).