أنثى

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See also: أنبئ and انتي

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔanθ-at-. Related to the verb أَنُثَ (ʔanuṯa, to be feminine). Has the form of a feminine elative. Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎀𐎘𐎚 (ảṯt, wife), Akkadian 𒁮 (aššatum, wife), Aramaic אִנְתְּתָא (ʾintəṯā), אִיתְּתָא (ʾittəṯā), Hebrew אִשָּׁה (ʾiššâ) and Classical Syriac ܐܢܬܬܐ.

Pronunciation

Noun

أُنْثَى (ʔunṯāf (dual أُنْثَيَانِ (ʔunṯayāni), plural إِنَاث (ʔināṯ) or أَنَاثَى (ʔanāṯā) or أُنُث (ʔunuṯ))

  1. a female
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 49:13:
      يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنْثَى وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا
      yā ʔayyuhā n-nāsu ʔinnā ḵalaqnākum min ḏakarin wa-ʔunṯā wa-jaʕalnākum šuʕūban wa-qabāʔila li-taʕārafū
      O mankind! Indeed, We created you from a male and a female and made you nations and tribes that you may be well acquainted with one another.
  2. (in the dual, obsolete) testicles

Declension

Declension of noun أُنْثَى (ʔunṯā)
singular singular invariable
indefinite definite construct
informal أُنْثَى
ʔunṯā
الْأُنْثَى
al-ʔunṯā
أُنْثَى
ʔunṯā
nominative أُنْثَى
ʔunṯā
الْأُنْثَى
al-ʔunṯā
أُنْثَى
ʔunṯā
accusative أُنْثَى
ʔunṯā
الْأُنْثَى
al-ʔunṯā
أُنْثَى
ʔunṯā
genitive أُنْثَى
ʔunṯā
الْأُنْثَى
al-ʔunṯā
أُنْثَى
ʔunṯā
dual indefinite definite construct
informal أُنْثَيَيْن
ʔunṯayayn
الْأُنْثَيَيْن
al-ʔunṯayayn
أُنْثَيَيْ
ʔunṯayay
nominative أُنْثَيَانِ
ʔunṯayāni
الْأُنْثَيَانِ
al-ʔunṯayāni
أُنْثَيَا
ʔunṯayā
accusative أُنْثَيَيْنِ
ʔunṯayayni
الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ
al-ʔunṯayayni
أُنْثَيَيْ
ʔunṯayay
genitive أُنْثَيَيْنِ
ʔunṯayayni
الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ
al-ʔunṯayayni
أُنْثَيَيْ
ʔunṯayay
plural basic broken plural triptote‎;
broken plural invariable
indefinite definite construct
informal إِنَاث‎; أَنَاثَى‎; أُنُث
ʔināṯ‎; ʔanāṯā‎; ʔunuṯ
الْإِنَاث‎; الْأَنَاثَى‎; الْأُنُث
al-ʔināṯ‎; al-ʔanāṯā‎; al-ʔunuṯ
إِنَاث‎; أَنَاثَى‎; أُنُث
ʔināṯ‎; ʔanāṯā‎; ʔunuṯ
nominative إِنَاثٌ‎; أَنَاثَى‎; أُنُثٌ
ʔināṯun‎; ʔanāṯā‎; ʔunuṯun
الْإِنَاثُ‎; الْأَنَاثَى‎; الْأُنُثُ
al-ʔināṯu‎; al-ʔanāṯā‎; al-ʔunuṯu
إِنَاثُ‎; أَنَاثَى‎; أُنُثُ
ʔināṯu‎; ʔanāṯā‎; ʔunuṯu
accusative إِنَاثًا‎; أَنَاثَى‎; أُنُثًا
ʔināṯan‎; ʔanāṯā‎; ʔunuṯan
الْإِنَاثَ‎; الْأَنَاثَى‎; الْأُنُثَ
al-ʔināṯa‎; al-ʔanāṯā‎; al-ʔunuṯa
إِنَاثَ‎; أَنَاثَى‎; أُنُثَ
ʔināṯa‎; ʔanāṯā‎; ʔunuṯa
genitive إِنَاثٍ‎; أَنَاثَى‎; أُنُثٍ
ʔināṯin‎; ʔanāṯā‎; ʔunuṯin
الْإِنَاثِ‎; الْأَنَاثَى‎; الْأُنُثِ
al-ʔināṯi‎; al-ʔanāṯā‎; al-ʔunuṯi
إِنَاثِ‎; أَنَاثَى‎; أُنُثِ
ʔināṯi‎; ʔanāṯā‎; ʔunuṯi

Adjective

أُنْثَى (ʔunṯā) (common plural إِنَاث (ʔināṯ) or أَنَاثَى (ʔanāṯā) or أُنُث (ʔunuṯ))

  1. female
  2. feminine

Declension

Declension of adjective أُنْثَى (ʔunṯā)
singular masculine feminine
singular invariable singular invariable
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal أُنْثَى
ʔunṯā
الْأُنْثَى
al-ʔunṯā
أُنْثَى
ʔunṯā
الْأُنْثَى
al-ʔunṯā
nominative أُنْثَى
ʔunṯā
الْأُنْثَى
al-ʔunṯā
أُنْثَى
ʔunṯā
الْأُنْثَى
al-ʔunṯā
accusative أُنْثَى
ʔunṯā
الْأُنْثَى
al-ʔunṯā
أُنْثَى
ʔunṯā
الْأُنْثَى
al-ʔunṯā
genitive أُنْثَى
ʔunṯā
الْأُنْثَى
al-ʔunṯā
أُنْثَى
ʔunṯā
الْأُنْثَى
al-ʔunṯā
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal أُنْثَيَيْن
ʔunṯayayn
الْأُنْثَيَيْن
al-ʔunṯayayn
أُنْثَيَيْن
ʔunṯayayn
الْأُنْثَيَيْن
al-ʔunṯayayn
nominative أُنْثَيَانِ
ʔunṯayāni
الْأُنْثَيَانِ
al-ʔunṯayāni
أُنْثَيَانِ
ʔunṯayāni
الْأُنْثَيَانِ
al-ʔunṯayāni
accusative أُنْثَيَيْنِ
ʔunṯayayni
الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ
al-ʔunṯayayni
أُنْثَيَيْنِ
ʔunṯayayni
الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ
al-ʔunṯayayni
genitive أُنْثَيَيْنِ
ʔunṯayayni
الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ
al-ʔunṯayayni
أُنْثَيَيْنِ
ʔunṯayayni
الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ
al-ʔunṯayayni
plural masculine feminine
basic broken plural triptote‎;
broken plural invariable
basic broken plural triptote‎;
broken plural invariable
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal إِنَاث‎; أَنَاثَى‎; أُنُث
ʔināṯ‎; ʔanāṯā‎; ʔunuṯ
الْإِنَاث‎; الْأَنَاثَى‎; الْأُنُث
al-ʔināṯ‎; al-ʔanāṯā‎; al-ʔunuṯ
إِنَاث‎; أَنَاثَى‎; أُنُث
ʔināṯ‎; ʔanāṯā‎; ʔunuṯ
الْإِنَاث‎; الْأَنَاثَى‎; الْأُنُث
al-ʔināṯ‎; al-ʔanāṯā‎; al-ʔunuṯ
nominative إِنَاثٌ‎; أَنَاثَى‎; أُنُثٌ
ʔināṯun‎; ʔanāṯā‎; ʔunuṯun
الْإِنَاثُ‎; الْأَنَاثَى‎; الْأُنُثُ
al-ʔināṯu‎; al-ʔanāṯā‎; al-ʔunuṯu
إِنَاثٌ‎; أَنَاثَى‎; أُنُثٌ
ʔināṯun‎; ʔanāṯā‎; ʔunuṯun
الْإِنَاثُ‎; الْأَنَاثَى‎; الْأُنُثُ
al-ʔināṯu‎; al-ʔanāṯā‎; al-ʔunuṯu
accusative إِنَاثًا‎; أَنَاثَى‎; أُنُثًا
ʔināṯan‎; ʔanāṯā‎; ʔunuṯan
الْإِنَاثَ‎; الْأَنَاثَى‎; الْأُنُثَ
al-ʔināṯa‎; al-ʔanāṯā‎; al-ʔunuṯa
إِنَاثًا‎; أَنَاثَى‎; أُنُثًا
ʔināṯan‎; ʔanāṯā‎; ʔunuṯan
الْإِنَاثَ‎; الْأَنَاثَى‎; الْأُنُثَ
al-ʔināṯa‎; al-ʔanāṯā‎; al-ʔunuṯa
genitive إِنَاثٍ‎; أَنَاثَى‎; أُنُثٍ
ʔināṯin‎; ʔanāṯā‎; ʔunuṯin
الْإِنَاثِ‎; الْأَنَاثَى‎; الْأُنُثِ
al-ʔināṯi‎; al-ʔanāṯā‎; al-ʔunuṯi
إِنَاثٍ‎; أَنَاثَى‎; أُنُثٍ
ʔināṯin‎; ʔanāṯā‎; ʔunuṯin
الْإِنَاثِ‎; الْأَنَاثَى‎; الْأُنُثِ
al-ʔināṯi‎; al-ʔanāṯā‎; al-ʔunuṯi

Antonyms