אחי

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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From אח (akh, brother of) +‎ ־י (, my). Cognate with Arabic أَخِ (akh)

Noun

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אָחִי (akhí)

  1. singular form of אָח (ákh) with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor
  2. (as a colloquial form of address) bro, man, dude

Etymology 2

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Noun

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אֲחִי (akhí)

  1. singular construct state form of אָח (ákh)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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אַחַי ('akháy) (Biblical Hebrew pausal form אֶחָי)

  1. 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