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أَخُو brother in Arabic

أَخُو is how you say “brother” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

الْمُسْلِمُ أَخُو الْمُسْلِمِ،

A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim.

أَخُو brother

'Brother of', the predicate, heading an 'of' pairing. It belongs to the small set of nouns that show case with a long vowel, here the '-u' of the nominative predicate.

From Brotherhood in Islam

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المسلم أخو المسلم، لا يظلمه، ولا يخذله ولا يحقره

A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim; he does not oppress him, nor does he abandon him or look down upon him.

أَخُو is the brother

This is 'brother' as the first half of a possessive pairing with the noun that follows, 'brother of the Muslim', joined directly with no word for 'of'. Its special pairing-form (it drops the usual final marker before its owner) signals that another noun owns it.

From Avoid Envy and Suspicion

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