إخوة
ikhwah
The English word "brothers" is translated into Arabic as إخوة (ikhwah).
إخوة refers to male siblings or a group of people who share the same parents. You may also encounter the phrase إخوة في الله, which means "brothers in God" and is used to express a strong spiritual bond.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the plural إخوة is أخ.
How do you pronounce it?
ikhwah
Did you know?
- There is a specific plural form إخوان that often refers to brothers in a metaphorical or political sense, whereas إخوة is more common for biological siblings.
- The plural إخوة is a 'broken plural', where the internal structure of the singular word أخ is fundamentally changed rather than just adding a suffix.
- In many Arabic dialects, the phrase يا أخوي ('my brother') is commonly used to address complete strangers in a friendly or respectful way.
Examples in context
- بوب و توم إخوة.Bob and Tom are brothers.This sentence is useful for showing the use of إخوة to state a relationship.Tatoeba #375708 by saeb, translation #33251 by CN
- لديها خمس إخوة أكبر منها.She has five older brothers.This sentence shows how to use إخوة when counting siblings.Tatoeba #370741 by saeb, translation #308757 by CK
- كان رومولوس و ريموس إخوة.Romulus and Remus were brothers.This sentence shows how to use إخوة in a past tense context.Tatoeba #8347073 by Amastan, translation #4474956 by Vortarulo
- كل الأخوة يجب أن يتعاونوا معًا.All brothers should cooperate together.
- نحن إخوة في الله يجب علينا التضامن.We are brothers in God, and we must stand together.
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Example conversation
Yousef and Sarah are looking at an old family photograph.
- يوسف Youssefمن هؤلاء الأطفال في الصورة؟Man ha'ula' al-atfal fi al-sura?Who are these children in the photo?
- سارة Saraهؤلاء هم إخوة والدي.Ha'ula' hum ikhwa walidi.These are my father's brothers.
- يوسف Youssefهل هم توائم؟Hal hum tawaim?Are they twins?
- سارة Saraلا، لكنهم إخوة مقربون جداً.La, lakinnahum ikhwa muqarribun jiddan.No, but they are very close brothers.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
