أمي

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of أُمّ (ʔumm, “mother”) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

Adjective

أُمِّيّ • (ʔummiyy) (feminine أُمِّيَّة (ʔummiyya), masculine plural أُمِّيُّونَ (ʔummiyyūna), feminine plural أُمِّيَّات (ʔummiyyāt))

  1. maternal
  2. illiterate
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:78:
      وَمِنْهُمْ أُمِّيُّونَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ الْكِتَابَ إِلَّا أَمَانِيَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَظُنُّونَ
      wa-minhum ʔummiyyūna lā yaʕlamūna l-kitāba ʔillā ʔamāniyya wa-ʔin hum ʔillā yaẓunnūna
      And among them are unlettered ones who do not know the Scripture except in wishful thinking, but they are only assuming.
Declension
Declension of adjective أُمِّيّ (ʔummiyy)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أُمِّي
ʔummī 		الْأُمِّي
al-ʔummī 		أُمِّيَّة
ʔummiyya 		الْأُمِّيَّة
al-ʔummiyya
Nominative أُمِّيٌّ
ʔummiyyun 		الْأُمِّيُّ
al-ʔummiyyu 		أُمِّيَّةٌ
ʔummiyyatun 		الْأُمِّيَّةُ
al-ʔummiyyatu
Accusative أُمِّيًّا
ʔummiyyan 		الْأُمِّيَّ
al-ʔummiyya 		أُمِّيَّةً
ʔummiyyatan 		الْأُمِّيَّةَ
al-ʔummiyyata
Genitive أُمِّيٍّ
ʔummiyyin 		الْأُمِّيِّ
al-ʔummiyyi 		أُمِّيَّةٍ
ʔummiyyatin 		الْأُمِّيَّةِ
al-ʔummiyyati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أُمِّيَّيْن
ʔummiyyayn 		الْأُمِّيَّيْن
al-ʔummiyyayn 		أُمِّيَّتَيْن
ʔummiyyatayn 		الْأُمِّيَّتَيْن
al-ʔummiyyatayn
Nominative أُمِّيَّانِ
ʔummiyyāni 		الْأُمِّيَّانِ
al-ʔummiyyāni 		أُمِّيَّتَانِ
ʔummiyyatāni 		الْأُمِّيَّتَانِ
al-ʔummiyyatāni
Accusative أُمِّيَّيْنِ
ʔummiyyayni 		الْأُمِّيَّيْنِ
al-ʔummiyyayni 		أُمِّيَّتَيْنِ
ʔummiyyatayni 		الْأُمِّيَّتَيْنِ
al-ʔummiyyatayni
Genitive أُمِّيَّيْنِ
ʔummiyyayni 		الْأُمِّيَّيْنِ
al-ʔummiyyayni 		أُمِّيَّتَيْنِ
ʔummiyyatayni 		الْأُمِّيَّتَيْنِ
al-ʔummiyyatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أُمِّيِّين
ʔummiyyīn 		الْأُمِّيِّين
al-ʔummiyyīn 		أُمِّيَّات
ʔummiyyāt 		الْأُمِّيَّات
al-ʔummiyyāt
Nominative أُمِّيُّونَ
ʔummiyyūna 		الْأُمِّيُّونَ
al-ʔummiyyūna 		أُمِّيَّاتٌ
ʔummiyyātun 		الْأُمِّيَّاتُ
al-ʔummiyyātu
Accusative أُمِّيِّينَ
ʔummiyyīna 		الْأُمِّيِّينَ
al-ʔummiyyīna 		أُمِّيَّاتٍ
ʔummiyyātin 		الْأُمِّيَّاتِ
al-ʔummiyyāti
Genitive أُمِّيِّينَ
ʔummiyyīna 		الْأُمِّيِّينَ
al-ʔummiyyīna 		أُمِّيَّاتٍ
ʔummiyyātin 		الْأُمِّيَّاتِ
al-ʔummiyyāti

Etymology 2

Verb

أُمِّي • (ʔummī) (form I) /ʔum.miː/

  1. second-person feminine singular imperative of أَمَّ (ʔamma)
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