أنثى
Arabic
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editأُنْثَى • (ʔunṯā) f (dual أُنْثَيَانِ (ʔunṯayāni), plural إِنَاث (ʔināṯ) or أَنَاثَى (ʔanāṯā) or أُنُث (ʔunuṯ))
- 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.
- (in the dual, obsolete) testicles
Declension
editDeclension of noun أُنْثَى (ʔunṯā)
Singular | singular invariable | ||
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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
editأُنْثَى • (ʔunṯā) (common plural إِنَاث (ʔināṯ) or أَنَاثَى (ʔanāṯā) or أُنُث (ʔunuṯ))
Declension
editDeclension of adjective أُنْثَى (ʔunṯā)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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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 |
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