عانس

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of عَنَسَ (ʿanasa, to remain celibate), from ع ن س (ʿ-n-s).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.nis/

Noun

عَانِس (ʿānis) m (plural عَانِسُون (ʿānisūn), feminine عَانِس (ʿānis) or عَانِسَة (ʿānisa))

  1. bachelor (unmarried man)
Declension

Noun

عَانِس (ʿānis) f (plural عَانِسَات (ʿānisāt) or عُنْس (ʿuns) or عَوَانِس (ʿawānis) or عُنَّس (ʿunnas), masculine عَانِس (ʿānis))

  1. spinster, old maid
    Synonym: عَانِسَة (ʿānisa)

Declension

References

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