אחי
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Hebrew
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From אח (akh, “brother of”) + ־י (-í, “my”). Cognate with Arabic أَخِ (akh)
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