أنثى

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

IPA^(key): /ʔun.θaː/
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Noun

أُنْثَى • (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

Declension of noun أُنْثَى (ʔunṯā)

Singular	singular invariable
Singular	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
Plural	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))

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
Dual	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

ذَكَر (ḏakar, “male”)

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