אחי
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From אח (akh, “brother of”) + ־י (-í, “my”). Cognate with Arabic أَخِي (akhi)
Noun[edit]
אָחִי • (akhí)
- Singular form of אָח (ákh) with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor.
- (as a colloquial form of address) Bro, man, dude.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
אֲחִי • (akhí)
- Singular construct state form of אָח (ákh).
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
אַחַי • ('akháy) (Biblical Hebrew pausal form אֶחָי)
- Plural form of אָח (ákh) with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor.
- Tanach, Exodus 4:18, with translation of the King James Version:
- וְאָשׁוּבָה אֶל־אַחַי אֲשֶׁר־בְּמִצְרַיִם
- va'shúva el-akháy asher-b'mitsráyim
- and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt