אח

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אח¹

  • /ʔaːχ/ → /ʔaːħ/
  • /ˈʔɔːħ/
  • [ˈʔɔːħ]
  • /ˈʔɔħ/
  • /(ʔ)ɒ(h)/ Persian
  • /ʔaħ/
  • /ʔaħ/ East
  • /(ʔ)aχ/ West
  • /(ʔ)ɔχ/
  • /(ʔ)aχ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫw-.

noun אָח · ákh · אַחִים · אֲחִי־ · אֲחֵי־ · אָחוֹת

  1. brother (son of the same parents as another person)
  2. broadly brother, fellow, peer
  3. masculine nurse

אח²

interjection אָח · ákh

  1. darn it, oh, no, alas, ach: an expression of dismay. אח, שכחתי מזה.

אח³

noun אָח · ákh · אָחִים · אַח־ · אָחֵי־

  1. hearth, fireplace

    Similar: קָמִין

In English

  • brother male sibling
  • nurse person trained to provide care for the sick
  • ouch expression of one’s own physical pain
  • fireplace open hearth
  • hearth floor of fireplace

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {אח},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%97},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}