No. 2,230 in Arabic

الأخ

The Arabic word "الأخ" means "the brother" in English.

In a sentence

الأخ يلعب في الحديقة.
The brother is playing in the garden.
This sentence uses "الأخ" as the subject of the sentence referring to a male sibling.
كان الأخ يساعدني في الواجب المنزلي.
The brother was helping me with the homework.
Here, "الأخ" is used as a subject in the past tense referring to someone providing assistance.
هل تعرف الأخ الذي يعيش في الجوار؟
Do you know the brother who lives nearby?
In this case, "الأخ" is specified through the relative clause to refer to a particular individual living nearby.

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