אחות means “sister.” The same spelling can mean “nurse” in other contexts, clarified by sentence context.
אָחוֹת
a-CHOT
Use האחות שלי for “my sister.” Very common in family and holiday vocabulary alongside אח.
Without vowels
אחות
With vowels (nikud)
אָחוֹת
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