Arabic vocabulary
أَخِيهِhis brother
How to say “his brother” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
قَالَ لِأَخِيهِ اِرْكَبْ إِلَى هَذَا الْوَادِيِ،
He said to his brother, "Ride to this valley."
لِأَخِيهِ — to his brother. One word doing two jobs: the 'to/for' preposition plus the attached 'his', naming the brother spoken to. The suffix is the possessor on 'brother', and the whole phrase marks who the speech is directed at.
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