أخوان
akhawan
The Arabic phrase for "two brothers" is أخوان (akhawan).
This phrase is used to refer to a pair of male siblings.
Which one should you use?
إخوانان is a formal way to express 'two brothers' in Arabic.
How do you pronounce it?
akhawan
Did you know?
- Arabic has a dedicated grammatical form called the dual for exactly two of something. Instead of just making a word plural, أخوان uses a specific ending to signal there are precisely two brothers.
- In Arabic, the word أخوان can mean 'two brothers' or 'two friends' depending on the context. This ambiguity reflects the cultural view that deep friendship is often as strong as biological brotherhood.
- In Arabic, the word for brothers can change based on whether they are the subject or the object of a sentence. You would use أخوان when they are the subject, but أخوين if they are the object.
Examples in context
- لدي شقيقان، وهما إخوانانI have two brothers, and they are two brothers.
- هذان أخوان توأم.hādāni akhwān taw'am.These are twin brothers.
Example conversation
Ahmed and Maryam are talking about Ahmed's siblings.
- أحمد Ahmedأنا وعمر أخوان.Ana wa Omar akhawan.Omar and I are two brothers.
- مريم Maryamهل أنتما متشابهان في الشكل؟Hal antuma mutashabihani fish-shakl?Do you two look alike?
- أحمد Ahmedنعم، نحن أخوان توأمان.Na'am, nahnu akhawan taw'aman.Yes, we are twin brothers.
- مريم Maryamهذا أمر رائع حقاً.Hadha amrun ra'iun haqqan.That is truly wonderful.
