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title: "أَخ (akh) meaning in Arabic: brother"
description: "أَخ (akh) means “brother”. Root أ·خ·و, pattern , level A0: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/akh"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# أَخ

*akh* · **brother**

أَخ (akh) is an Arabic noun meaning “brother”. It is built on the root أ·خ·و. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A0.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: أ·خ·و
- Level: A0

## Forms of أَخ

- Plural: إِخْوَة

## Words from the root أ·خ·و

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root أ·خ·و with أَخ; each opens its own entry.

- [أُخْت](https://fasaha.app/w/ukht) — ukht, sister (A0)

## How to read أَخ, letter by letter

2 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- أ — همزة على ألف (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”
- خ — خاء (khāʾ): kh, like the ch in Bach

## Questions about أَخ

### What is the root of أَخ?

The root of أَخ is أ·خ·و. Words built on the same root include أُخْت (sister).

### What is the plural of أَخ?

The plural of أَخ (akh) is إِخْوَة.

### What level is أَخ?

Fasaha first uses أَخ at level A0, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)