Nb: ‘My brother’ (اخي) can sound rather stilted when speaking directly to another in English. Not so in Arabic. One hears it frequently when an Arab speaks to another Arab. Of course, it does not normally have a gay connotation; rather, it usually refers to one’s brother in Islam. – Mark Alexander
Thursday, October 13, 2022
يا حبيبي! يا أخي! أنا أحبك كثيراً
Nb: ‘My brother’ (اخي) can sound rather stilted when speaking directly to another in English. Not so in Arabic. One hears it frequently when an Arab speaks to another Arab. Of course, it does not normally have a gay connotation; rather, it usually refers to one’s brother in Islam. – Mark Alexander