🤝 Brotherhood group 🧑 A male name 👬 Male companions

ikhwan

9.9

A group of men who are close friends and call each other brothers

noun
/ɪkˈwɑːn/

: ikhwan

He always felt supported by his ikhwan in times of difficulty.

Examples

During the festival, the ikhwan gathered to celebrate and share a meal together.
The members of the club referred to each other as ikhwan to show their close bond.
My ikhwan and I grew up together.
The ikhwan share a deep bond of friendship.
The members of the club referred to each other as ikhwan to show their close bond.
During the festival, the ikhwan gathered to celebrate and share a meal together.
He always felt supported by his ikhwan in times of difficulty.

Synonyms

menfolk

vsikhwan

Archaic

3 5.9

Men in a family or community seen as a group

is a male group of companions often in Arabic contexts

kith

vsikhwan

Archaic

1 9.9

People who are your friends and others you know

is a male group term rather than general friends

How Close

blood brother

15 5.1

ikhwan

9.9

comrade

183 3.8

companion

245 1.8

acquaintance

156 3.5

Surface Forms

ikhwan singular

ikhwans plural

Etymology

Ikhwan comes from the Arabic word akh meaning 'brother', so it first meant a group of brothers or close male companions. That's why people use ikhwan to talk about friends or comrades who support each other.