אחווה

Hebrew

Etymology

From אח (“brother”). Compare Arabic أُخُوَّة (ʔuḵuwwa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

אחווה / אַחֲוָה • (akhavá) f [pattern: קַטְלָה]

1. brotherhood, camaraderie, fraternity, guild
   • 993 CE – c. 1056, Samuel HaNagid, The Sea Between You and Me 2:

     אֱמֶת, אִם אֶעֱשֶׂה כָּזֹאת / אֱהִי בוֹגֵד בְאַחְוָתְךָ!

     [It is the] truth, if I'll do as such / I'll be betraying your brotherhood!

Coordinate terms

• אהבה

Further reading

• אחווה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he
• Ahva on Wikipedia.Wikipedia