אחות

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אחות

/ʔaːˈħoːt/
[ʔaːˈħoːθ]
/ʔɔˈħoːθ/ [ʔɔːˈħoːoθ]
/ʔɔˈħøθ/ [ʔɔ(ː)ˈħøːθ]
[ʔɔ(ː)ˈħeːθ]
/(ʔ)ɒˈhot/ Persian
/(ʔ)aˈχot/ West
/ʔaˈħot/ East
/ɔˈχoːs/
/ɔˈχojs/
/(ʔ)aˈχot/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫwat-. Cognate with Arabic أخت.

noun אָחוֹת · akhót · אֲחָיוֹת · אֲחוֹת־ · אַחְיוֹת־ · אָח

sister
broadly nurse

In English

sister woman or girl having the same parents
nurse person trained to provide care for the sick

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"אחות." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%97%D7%95%D7%AA. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

אחות. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%97%D7%95%D7%AA

Chicago

"אחות." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%97%D7%95%D7%AA.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {אחות},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%97%D7%95%D7%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}