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sister in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ʾukht
- Arabizi
ukht- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- أَخَوَاتٌ ʾakhawātu
- Root
- أ خ ر
How to use it
أُخْتٌ is the word for “sister”. It is used for a female sibling, whether biological or adopted. The plural is أَخَوَاتٌ and can also refer to sisters in a broader sense, like “sisters‑
Example sentences
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لِي أُخْتٌ صَغِيرَةٌ تُحِبُّ القِرَاءةَ.
li ʾukhtu ṣaghīrata tuḥibbu al-qirāʾata.
I have a younger sister who loves reading.
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تَتَكَلَّمُ أُخْتِي مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِهَا بِاللُّغَةِ العَرَبِيَّةِ
tatakallamu ʾukhtī maʿa aṣdiqāʾihā bil-lughati al-ʿarabiyyati
My sister — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Sister Angela
الأخت أنجيلا
She's my sister.
إنها أختي.
I have one sister.
لي أخت واحدة.
This is my sister.
هذه أختي.
Is she your sister?
هل هي أختك؟
Where's your sister?
أين أختك؟
Where is your sister?
أين أختك؟
Mary is Tom's sister.
ماري هي أخت توم
She's my older sister.
إنها أختي الكبرى.
It was Mairead's sister.
كانت أخت "مايريد".
George married my sister.
تزوج جورج من أختي.
Mother: Her sister. Girl: My sister.
الأم: أختها. الفتاة: أختي.
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