אחות
ahot
The English word 'sister' is אחות (ahot) in Hebrew.
אחות refers to a woman or girl having the same parents. Notably, this is also the standard Hebrew word for a professional nurse.
Meaning: woman or girl having the same parents (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural 'sisters', use אחיות. If you want to specify 'one sister', use אחות אחת. For possessive forms, adding the suffix -i to אחות creates the word for 'my sister' (אחותי) and the form אחותך is used when addressing a female to say 'your sister'.
How do you pronounce it?
ahot
Did you know?
- Hebrew uses אחות to describe things that are identical or matching, such as two identical pieces of fabric or complementary parts of a machine.
- In Hebrew, the word אחות is used to describe a 'sister city' or 'sister organization' when referring to a partnership between two entities.
- The word אחות is a cognate of the Arabic word for sister, أخت, as both descend from the same Proto-Semitic root.
Examples in context
- יש לי עוד אחות.I have another sister.This sentence is useful for practicing the use of אחות when stating you have another sister.Tatoeba #1712005 by MrShoval, translation #249858 by CK
- אחותך יפה כל כך!How pretty your sister is!This sentence is useful for practicing the use of אחות in an exclamation about a sister's beauty.Tatoeba #622604 by Eldad, translation #16902 by Dejo
- היא אחותו של טום.She's Tom's sister.This sentence is useful for practicing the use of אחות to describe a relationship.Tatoeba #1644180 by MrShoval, translation #311826 by CK
- אחותי הצעירה נולדה היום.My younger sister was born today.
- 241 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are talking at a park.
- איתי Itayיש לך אחות?yesh lekh akhot?Do you have a sister?
- רוטם Rotemכן, יש לי אחות אחת.ken, yesh li akhot akhat.Yes, I have one sister.
- איתי Itayאיך קוראים לאחות שלך?eikh kor'im la-akhot shelakh?What is your sister's name?
- רוטם Rotemקוראים לה נועה.kor'im la Noa.Her name is Noa.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries אחות, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
