ידיד

Etymology
Related to 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬 (according to Even Shoshan dictionary).

Noun

 * 1) A (male) friend.

Usage notes

 * While the synonym is more common in Modern Hebrew, it is ambiguous between a platonic friend and a romantic one;  may therefore be used to avoid this ambiguity, though the question חבר חבר או רק חבר? is also used.