FamilyRoot 4 of 7 in this field
أ-خ-و
brother and sister
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Words from this root
4 words in 4 patterns. Each pattern shapes the root's meaning in its own way.
فَعَل أَخٌ
brother
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- Plural
- إِخْوَةٌ
أَخِي my brother; also a friendly address; plural also إِخْوَان
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أُخْتٌ
sister
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- Plural
- أَخَوَاتٌ
the ت replaces the root's weak third letter; learn the word as it is
فُعُولَة أُخُوَّةٌ
brotherhood
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فَعْلِيّ أَخَوِيٌّ
brotherly, fraternal
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- Feminine
- أَخَوِيَّةٌ
How the patterns shape this root
أَخ is brother and أُخْت is sister — أَخِي, my brother, أُخْتِي, my sister — and Saudis use both as friendly forms of address. The plural of أَخ is إِخْوَة (or إِخْوَان), of أُخْت أَخَوَات. The third letter of the root, و, hides in the two short words and shows in أَخَوَات, in أَخَوِيّ, brotherly, and in أُخُوَّة, brotherhood (pattern فُعُولَة). أُخْت takes a ت in place of that letter, so it fits no pattern: learn it as it is.
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