*ʾaḫ(ʷ)- 1, *(ʾa-)ḫVw-at- 2: 'brother' 1, 'sister' 2
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ʾaḫ(ʷ)- 1, *(ʾa-)ḫVw-at- 2 |
| Meaning | 'brother' 1, 'sister' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔaḫ- 1, ʔuḫt- 2 (BK 1, 17, 18) | BK 1, 17, 18 | |
| Mehri | Cf. ɣâ 1 | ||
| Soqotri | ʔaʕḥa 1, ʔǝʕḥǝt 2 (LS 56) | LS 56 | |
| Akkadian | aḫu 1, aḫātu 2 (CAD A/1 195, 171; AHw 21, 18) | CAD A/1 195, 171; AHw 21, 18 | |
| Tigre | ḥu 1, ḥǝt 2 (LH 51, 81) | LH 51, 81 | |
| Mandaic Aramaic | aha 1, ahata 2 (DM 8) | DM 8 | |
| Ugaritic | ʔaḫ (also ʔiḫ, ʔuḫ) 1, aḫt 2 (DULAT 33, 39); aḫt /ʾaḫātu/ (UVST 105) | DULAT 33, 39; UVST 105 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | ZWY ǝ̄t (LGur. 102) | LGur. 102 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | SOD ätit (LGur. 102) | LGur. 102 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʔǝḫǝw, ʔǝḫʷ 1, ʔǝḫǝt 2 (LGz. 13) | LGz. 13 | |
| Phoenician | ʔḥ 1, ʔḥt 2 (T 10, 11) | T 10, 11 | |
| Hebrew | ʔāḥ 1, ʔāḥōt 2 (HALOT 29, 31) | HALOT 29, 31 | |
| Amharic | ǝt, ǝhǝt 2 (K 1206) | K 1206 | |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ʔḫ 1, ʔḫt 2 (SD 4, LM 3, Ricks 8; Sabaweb lemmas 1241, 2437) | SD 4, LM 3, Ricks 8; Sabaweb lemmas 1241, 2437 | |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʔaḥā (ʔāḥā) 1, ʔăḥātā 2 (Ja. 38, 42) | Ja. 38, 42 | |
| Harari | ǝḥ 1, ǝḥit 2 | ||
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔaḥā 1, ḥātā (pl. ʔaḥwātā) 2 (Brock. 10) | Brock. 10 | |
| Argobba | äḥ 1, ǝhǝd 2 (LArg. 189) | LArg. 189 | |
| Tigrinya | ḥaw 1, ḥawti 2 (Bass. 431) | Bass. 431 | |
| Modern South Arabian | aġā, aġayw (OLA80 §31.30) | OLA80 §31.30 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | a-ḫu-um /ʔaḫum/ (VE 1043; Krebernik 1983, 37); a-ḫa-tum /ʔaḫātum/ (VE 1183; Krebernik 1983, 42); Ba-na-a-ḫu (OLA80 §38.10); a-ḫu-um /ʾaḫ/ 1; du-a-ḫa /ʾ-ḫ-w/ 1; a-ḫa-tum /ʾaḫat/ 2 (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 14–15) | VE 1043; Krebernik 1983, 37; VE 1183; Krebernik 1983, 42; OLA80 §38.10; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 14–15 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ʾḥ (DNWSI 28) | DNWSI 28; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾḫ | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ʾḥ 'brother'; ʾḥt 'sister' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾḫ | |
| Amorite | ʾaḫum, ʾaḫatum (Gelb AS 21, 13); ʾaḫu, ʾaḫâtu (Buck 2019, 323); ʾaḫ 1: (=)a-ḫu-um/am/im(=), a-ḫi-ḫi-il, a-ḫi (Ur III); ʾaḫat 2: a-ḫa-tum/ta, a-ḫa-ti(-ma), a-ḫa-tu-ia (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 14–15) | Gelb AS 21 13; Buck 2019, 323; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 14–15 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʾḫ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 41); Hismaic ʾḫ; Dadanitic ʾḫ 1 (Al-Jallad 2026, 4); Safaitic ʾḫt 2; Dadanitic ʾḫt; Hismaic ʾḫt; Safaitic ʾḫy 1; ʾḫyt 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 5) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 41; Al-Jallad 2026 4; Al-Jallad 2026 5 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | aɣá (JL 90 apud SEDonline 2048) | JL 90; SEDonline 2048 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | *ʔaḥ 1 (HALOT BArm. s.v. אַח) | HALOT BArm. s.v. אַח | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026