aḫu (1)  [ŠEŠ : ]  (n. ; st. constr. aḫi ; pl. aḫḫū)

[Human → Family]

a brother ; aḫāt aḫi : brother's sister ; alti aḫi / issi aḫi : sister-in-law ; mār aḫi : a nephew , the brother's son ; mar ' at aḫi : a niece , the brother's daughter ;

Cf. aḫû (2)

See also : šīlu (2)

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