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.
(in the dual, obsolete) testicles

Declension

Declension of noun أُنْثَى (ʾunṯā)

Singular	singular invariable
Singular	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
Plural	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))

Declension

Declension of adjective أُنْثَى (ʾunṯā)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	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
Dual	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”)

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