اخو

1 أَخَوْتَ ذ , [third pers. أَخَا,] (S, K,) aor. تَأْخُو, (S,) inf. n. أُخُوَّةٌ; (S, K, &c.;) and ↓ اآخَيْتَ, (K, TA,) [in the CK اَخَيْتُ, which is wrong in respect of the pers., and otherwise, for it is correctly] with medd, (TA,) inf. n. اـِخَاآءٌ and مُؤَاخَاةٌ; (Lth;) and ↓ تَأَخَّيْتَ; (K;) Thou becamest a brother [in the proper sense of this word, and also as meaning a friend, or companion, or the like ]. (S,* K,* TA.) ↓أُخُوَّةٌ is also [used as] a simple subst., (TA,) signifying Brotherhood; fraternity; the relation of brother; as also ↓اـِخَاآءٌ and مُؤَاخاةٌ; and ↓تَأَخٍ: (Lth, TA:) and the relation of sister. (S.) You say, بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَهُ أُخُوَّةٌ and ↓اـِخَاآءٌ [&c., meaning] Between me and him is brotherhood. (JK, TA.) And ↓بَيْنَ السَّمَاحَةِ وَالحَمَاسَةِ تَأَخٍ (assumed tropical:) [ Between liberality and courage is a relation like that of brothers ]. (TA.) And خُوَّةٌ is a dial. var. of أُخُوَّةٌ, occurring in a trad. (IAth, TA.) -A2- [It is also trans.] You say, أَخَوْتُ عَشَرَةً I was, or became, a brother to ten. (TA.)