Arabic word sheet
آخَرُ
Other, another
- Type
- adjective
- Root
- ء خ ر
Meaning and usage
Other, another
Not the one just mentioned: one more person or thing, distinct from the first. Said of a woman, or of a thing that Arabic treats the same way, the word takes a different form.
اِشْتَرَى رَامِي قَمِيصًا آخَرَ.
Rami bought another shirt.
قَرَأَتْ لَيْلَى قِصَّةً أُخْرَى.
Layla read another story.
One… another
In a list, it points to the second of two, or to each one named after the first.
فِي الْغُرْفَةِ طَالِبَانِ: وَاحِدٌ يَقْرَأُ وَالْآخَرُ يَكْتُبُ.
There are two students in the room: one is reading and the other is writing.
Plural
آخَرُونَ
Word family
What the root means ء خ ر
The root carries the idea of being behind, of coming later. From it come “to put back, to delay”, “to be late” and “the last”; the other one is, in origin, the one who comes after the first.
to put back, to delay
أَخَّرَ
to be late, to stay behind
تَأَخَّرَ
last
آخِرٌ
Synonyms
other than
Stands before what it sets aside and means “other than that”, whereas the headword follows the noun and adds one more of the same kind.