אחי

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From אח (akh, “brother of”) +‎ ־י (-í, “my”). Cognate with Arabic أَخِ (akh)

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 state 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
   • Tanach, 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