How to say "delay" in Arabic
CognateMeaningdelay
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
تَأْخِير
taʾkhīrתאח'יר
تأخير
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
איחור
ikhurإِيخُور
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
أ-خ-رHebrew root
א-ח-רSame root as آخر, 'last': Hebrew's own form, מְאֻחָר 'late', sits right beside Arabic's, تأخير 'delay' — both built on the identical idea of being behind, א-ח-ר/أ-خ-ر.
Related Hebrew word:מאוחרme'ukharمِؤُوخَار
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In a phrase
تَأْخِير الرِّحْلَة
taʾkhīr ar-riḥlaתאח'יר א-רחלהthe flight's delay