أنثى
See also: أنبئ and انتي
Arabic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʔanθ-at-. Related to the verb أَنُثَ (ʾanuṯa, “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
- IPA(key): /ʔun.θaː/
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Noun
أُنْثَى • (ʾunṯā) f (dual أُنْثَيَانِ (ʾunṯayāni), plural إِنَاث (ʾināṯ) or أَنَاثَى (ʾanāṯā) or أُنُث (ʾunuṯ))
- a female
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 49:13:
- يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنْثَى وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا
- yā ʾayyuhā n-nāsu ʾinnā ḵalaqnākum min ḏakarin wa-ʾunṯā wa-jaʿalnākum šuʿūban wa-qabāʾila li-taʿārafū
- 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.
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- (in the dual, obsolete) testicles
Declension
Declension of noun أُنْثَى (ʾunṯā)
Singular | singular invariable | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أُنْثَى ʾunṯā | الْأُنْثَى al-ʾunṯā | أُنْثَى ʾunṯā |
Nominative | أُنْثَى ʾunṯā | الْأُنْثَى al-ʾunṯā | أُنْثَى ʾunṯā |
Accusative | أُنْثَى ʾunṯā | الْأُنْثَى al-ʾunṯā | أُنْثَى ʾunṯā |
Genitive | أُنْثَى ʾunṯā | الْأُنْثَى al-ʾunṯā | أُنْثَى ʾunṯā |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | أُنْثَيَيْن ʾunṯayayn | الْأُنْثَيَيْن al-ʾunṯayayn | أُنْثَيَيْ ʾunṯayay |
Nominative | أُنْثَيَانِ ʾunṯayāni | الْأُنْثَيَانِ al-ʾunṯayāni | أُنْثَيَا ʾunṯayā |
Accusative | أُنْثَيَيْنِ ʾunṯayayni | الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ al-ʾunṯayayni | أُنْثَيَيْ ʾunṯayay |
Genitive | أُنْثَيَيْنِ ʾunṯayayni | الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ al-ʾunṯayayni | أُنْثَيَيْ ʾunṯayay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote; broken plural invariable | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | إِنَاث; أَنَاثَى; أُنُث ʾināṯ; ʾanāṯā; ʾunuṯ | الْإِنَاث; الْأَنَاثَى; الْأُنُث al-ʾināṯ; al-ʾanāṯā; al-ʾunuṯ | إِنَاث; أَنَاثَى; أُنُث ʾināṯ; ʾanāṯā; ʾunuṯ |
Nominative | إِنَاثٌ; أَنَاثَى; أُنُثٌ ʾināṯun; ʾanāṯā; ʾunuṯun | الْإِنَاثُ; الْأَنَاثَى; الْأُنُثُ al-ʾināṯu; al-ʾanāṯā; al-ʾunuṯu | إِنَاثُ; أَنَاثَى; أُنُثُ ʾināṯu; ʾanāṯā; ʾunuṯu |
Accusative | إِنَاثًا; أَنَاثَى; أُنُثًا ʾināṯan; ʾanāṯā; ʾunuṯan | الْإِنَاثَ; الْأَنَاثَى; الْأُنُثَ al-ʾināṯa; al-ʾanāṯā; al-ʾunuṯa | إِنَاثَ; أَنَاثَى; أُنُثَ ʾināṯa; ʾanāṯā; ʾunuṯa |
Genitive | إِنَاثٍ; أَنَاثَى; أُنُثٍ ʾināṯin; ʾanāṯā; ʾunuṯin | الْإِنَاثِ; الْأَنَاثَى; الْأُنُثِ al-ʾināṯi; al-ʾanāṯā; al-ʾunuṯi | إِنَاثِ; أَنَاثَى; أُنُثِ ʾināṯi; ʾanāṯā; ʾunuṯi |
Adjective
أُنْثَى • (ʾunṯā) (common plural إِنَاث (ʾināṯ) or أَنَاثَى (ʾanāṯā) or أُنُث (ʾunuṯ))
- female
- feminine
Declension
Declension of adjective أُنْثَى (ʾunṯā)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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singular invariable | singular invariable | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أُنْثَى ʾunṯā | الْأُنْثَى al-ʾunṯā | أُنْثَى ʾunṯā | الْأُنْثَى al-ʾunṯā |
Nominative | أُنْثَى ʾunṯā | الْأُنْثَى al-ʾunṯā | أُنْثَى ʾunṯā | الْأُنْثَى al-ʾunṯā |
Accusative | أُنْثَى ʾunṯā | الْأُنْثَى al-ʾunṯā | أُنْثَى ʾunṯā | الْأُنْثَى al-ʾunṯā |
Genitive | أُنْثَى ʾunṯā | الْأُنْثَى al-ʾunṯā | أُنْثَى ʾunṯā | الْأُنْثَى al-ʾunṯā |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أُنْثَيَيْن ʾunṯayayn | الْأُنْثَيَيْن al-ʾunṯayayn | أُنْثَيَيْن ʾunṯayayn | الْأُنْثَيَيْن al-ʾunṯayayn |
Nominative | أُنْثَيَانِ ʾunṯayāni | الْأُنْثَيَانِ al-ʾunṯayāni | أُنْثَيَانِ ʾunṯayāni | الْأُنْثَيَانِ al-ʾunṯayāni |
Accusative | أُنْثَيَيْنِ ʾunṯayayni | الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ al-ʾunṯayayni | أُنْثَيَيْنِ ʾunṯayayni | الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ al-ʾunṯayayni |
Genitive | أُنْثَيَيْنِ ʾunṯayayni | الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ al-ʾunṯayayni | أُنْثَيَيْنِ ʾunṯayayni | الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ al-ʾunṯayayni |
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 ʾināṯ; ʾanāṯā; ʾunuṯ | الْإِنَاث; الْأَنَاثَى; الْأُنُث al-ʾināṯ; al-ʾanāṯā; al-ʾunuṯ | إِنَاث; أَنَاثَى; أُنُث ʾināṯ; ʾanāṯā; ʾunuṯ | الْإِنَاث; الْأَنَاثَى; الْأُنُث al-ʾināṯ; al-ʾanāṯā; al-ʾunuṯ |
Nominative | إِنَاثٌ; أَنَاثَى; أُنُثٌ ʾināṯun; ʾanāṯā; ʾunuṯun | الْإِنَاثُ; الْأَنَاثَى; الْأُنُثُ al-ʾināṯu; al-ʾanāṯā; al-ʾunuṯu | إِنَاثٌ; أَنَاثَى; أُنُثٌ ʾināṯun; ʾanāṯā; ʾunuṯun | الْإِنَاثُ; الْأَنَاثَى; الْأُنُثُ al-ʾināṯu; al-ʾanāṯā; al-ʾunuṯu |
Accusative | إِنَاثًا; أَنَاثَى; أُنُثًا ʾināṯan; ʾanāṯā; ʾunuṯan | الْإِنَاثَ; الْأَنَاثَى; الْأُنُثَ al-ʾināṯa; al-ʾanāṯā; al-ʾunuṯa | إِنَاثًا; أَنَاثَى; أُنُثًا ʾināṯan; ʾanāṯā; ʾunuṯan | الْإِنَاثَ; الْأَنَاثَى; الْأُنُثَ al-ʾināṯa; al-ʾanāṯā; al-ʾunuṯa |
Genitive | إِنَاثٍ; أَنَاثَى; أُنُثٍ ʾināṯin; ʾanāṯā; ʾunuṯin | الْإِنَاثِ; الْأَنَاثَى; الْأُنُثِ al-ʾināṯi; al-ʾanāṯā; al-ʾunuṯi | إِنَاثٍ; أَنَاثَى; أُنُثٍ ʾināṯin; ʾanāṯā; ʾunuṯin | الْإِنَاثِ; الْأَنَاثَى; الْأُنُثِ al-ʾināṯi; al-ʾanāṯā; al-ʾunuṯi |
Antonyms
- ذَكَر (ḏakar, “male”)