أنثى

See also: أنبئ and انتي

Arabic

Etymology

Related to the verb أَنُثَ (ʾanuṯa, to be feminine). Has the form of a feminine elative. Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎀𐎘𐎚 (aṯt, wife), Aramaic ܐܢܬܬܐ (antatā, wife), Akkadian 𒁮 (aššatu, wife).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

أُنْثَى (ʾunṯā) (common plural إِنَاث (ʾināṯ) or أَنَاثَى (ʾanāṯā) or أُنُث (ʾunuṯ))

  1. female
  2. feminine

Declension

Noun

أُنْثَى (ʾunṯā) f (dual أُنْثَيَانِ (ʾunṯayāni), plural إِنَاث (ʾināṯ) or أَنَاثَى (ʾanāṯā) or أُنُث (ʾunuṯ))

  1. a female
  2. (in the dual) testicles

Declension

Antonyms

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