אחי

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From אח‎ (akh, “brother of”) +‎ ־י‎ (í, “me”).

Noun

אָחִי • (akhí)

  1. Singular form of אָח‎ (ákh)‎ with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor.
  2. (as a colloquial form of address) Bro, man, dude.

Etymology 2

Noun

אֲחִי • (akhí)

  1. Singular construct form of אָח‎ (ákh)‎.

Etymology 3

Noun

אַחַי • ('akháy) (Biblical Hebrew pausal form אֶחָי)

  1. Plural form of אָח‎ (ákh)‎ with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor.
    • Exodus 4:18, with translation of the King James Version:
      וְאָשׁוּבָה אֶל־אַחַי אֲשֶׁר־בְּמִצְרַיִם
      va'shúva el-akháy asher-b'mitsráyim
      and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt
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