אחות

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫwat-. Cognate with Arabic أخت.

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔaːˈħoːt/, [ʔaːˈħoːθ]
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔɔːˈħoːθ/ [ʔɔːˈħoːθ]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔɔˈħøθ/ [ʔɔ(ː)ˈħøːθ], [ʔɔ(ː)ˈħeːθ]
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ɒˈhot/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aˈχot/ (West), /ʔaˈħot/ (East)
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɔˈχoːs/, /ɔˈχojs/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aˈχot/

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Noun

אָחוֹת • (akhót) f (plural indefinite אֲחָיוֹת, singular construct אֲחוֹת־, plural construct אַחְיוֹת־, masculine counterpart אָח)

1. sister
2. (by extension) nurse

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