مؤنث

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ء ن ث (ʔ n ṯ)
6 terms

Derived from the passive participle of the verb أَنَّثَ (ʔannaṯa, “to make feminine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.ʔan.naθ/

Adjective

مُؤَنَّث • (muʔannaṯ) (feminine مُؤَنَّثَة (muʔannaṯa), masculine plural مُؤَنَّثُون (muʔannaṯūn), feminine plural مُؤَنَّثَات (muʔannaṯāt))

(grammar) feminine
(general) feminine

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُؤَنَّث** (muʔannaṯ)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُؤَنَّث muʔannaṯ	الْمُؤَنَّث al-muʔannaṯ	مُؤَنَّثَة muʔannaṯa	الْمُؤَنَّثَة al-muʔannaṯa
nominative	مُؤَنَّثٌ muʔannaṯun	الْمُؤَنَّثُ al-muʔannaṯu	مُؤَنَّثَةٌ muʔannaṯatun	الْمُؤَنَّثَةُ al-muʔannaṯatu
accusative	مُؤَنَّثًا muʔannaṯan	الْمُؤَنَّثَ al-muʔannaṯa	مُؤَنَّثَةً muʔannaṯatan	الْمُؤَنَّثَةَ al-muʔannaṯata
genitive	مُؤَنَّثٍ muʔannaṯin	الْمُؤَنَّثِ al-muʔannaṯi	مُؤَنَّثَةٍ muʔannaṯatin	الْمُؤَنَّثَةِ al-muʔannaṯati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُؤَنَّثَيْن muʔannaṯayn	الْمُؤَنَّثَيْن al-muʔannaṯayn	مُؤَنَّثَتَيْن muʔannaṯatayn	الْمُؤَنَّثَتَيْن al-muʔannaṯatayn
nominative	مُؤَنَّثَانِ muʔannaṯāni	الْمُؤَنَّثَانِ al-muʔannaṯāni	مُؤَنَّثَتَانِ muʔannaṯatāni	الْمُؤَنَّثَتَانِ al-muʔannaṯatāni
accusative	مُؤَنَّثَيْنِ muʔannaṯayni	الْمُؤَنَّثَيْنِ al-muʔannaṯayni	مُؤَنَّثَتَيْنِ muʔannaṯatayni	الْمُؤَنَّثَتَيْنِ al-muʔannaṯatayni
genitive	مُؤَنَّثَيْنِ muʔannaṯayni	الْمُؤَنَّثَيْنِ al-muʔannaṯayni	مُؤَنَّثَتَيْنِ muʔannaṯatayni	الْمُؤَنَّثَتَيْنِ al-muʔannaṯatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُؤَنَّثِين muʔannaṯīn	الْمُؤَنَّثِين al-muʔannaṯīn	مُؤَنَّثَات muʔannaṯāt	الْمُؤَنَّثَات al-muʔannaṯāt
nominative	مُؤَنَّثُونَ muʔannaṯūna	الْمُؤَنَّثُونَ al-muʔannaṯūna	مُؤَنَّثَاتٌ muʔannaṯātun	الْمُؤَنَّثَاتُ al-muʔannaṯātu
accusative	مُؤَنَّثِينَ muʔannaṯīna	الْمُؤَنَّثِينَ al-muʔannaṯīna	مُؤَنَّثَاتٍ muʔannaṯātin	الْمُؤَنَّثَاتِ al-muʔannaṯāti
genitive	مُؤَنَّثِينَ muʔannaṯīna	الْمُؤَنَّثِينَ al-muʔannaṯīna	مُؤَنَّثَاتٍ muʔannaṯātin	الْمُؤَنَّثَاتِ al-muʔannaṯāti

Noun

مُؤَنَّث • (muʔannaṯ) f (plural مُؤَنَّثَات (muʔannaṯāt))

(grammar) feminine

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُؤَنَّث** (muʔannaṯ)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُؤَنَّث muʔannaṯ	الْمُؤَنَّث al-muʔannaṯ	مُؤَنَّثَة muʔannaṯa	الْمُؤَنَّثَة al-muʔannaṯa
nominative	مُؤَنَّثٌ muʔannaṯun	الْمُؤَنَّثُ al-muʔannaṯu	مُؤَنَّثَةٌ muʔannaṯatun	الْمُؤَنَّثَةُ al-muʔannaṯatu
accusative	مُؤَنَّثًا muʔannaṯan	الْمُؤَنَّثَ al-muʔannaṯa	مُؤَنَّثَةً muʔannaṯatan	الْمُؤَنَّثَةَ al-muʔannaṯata
genitive	مُؤَنَّثٍ muʔannaṯin	الْمُؤَنَّثِ al-muʔannaṯi	مُؤَنَّثَةٍ muʔannaṯatin	الْمُؤَنَّثَةِ al-muʔannaṯati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُؤَنَّثَيْن muʔannaṯayn	الْمُؤَنَّثَيْن al-muʔannaṯayn	مُؤَنَّثَتَيْن muʔannaṯatayn	الْمُؤَنَّثَتَيْن al-muʔannaṯatayn
nominative	مُؤَنَّثَانِ muʔannaṯāni	الْمُؤَنَّثَانِ al-muʔannaṯāni	مُؤَنَّثَتَانِ muʔannaṯatāni	الْمُؤَنَّثَتَانِ al-muʔannaṯatāni
accusative	مُؤَنَّثَيْنِ muʔannaṯayni	الْمُؤَنَّثَيْنِ al-muʔannaṯayni	مُؤَنَّثَتَيْنِ muʔannaṯatayni	الْمُؤَنَّثَتَيْنِ al-muʔannaṯatayni
genitive	مُؤَنَّثَيْنِ muʔannaṯayni	الْمُؤَنَّثَيْنِ al-muʔannaṯayni	مُؤَنَّثَتَيْنِ muʔannaṯatayni	الْمُؤَنَّثَتَيْنِ al-muʔannaṯatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound feminine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُؤَنَّثَات muʔannaṯāt	الْمُؤَنَّثَات al-muʔannaṯāt	مُؤَنَّثَات muʔannaṯāt	الْمُؤَنَّثَات al-muʔannaṯāt
nominative	مُؤَنَّثَاتٌ muʔannaṯātun	الْمُؤَنَّثَاتُ al-muʔannaṯātu	مُؤَنَّثَاتٌ muʔannaṯātun	الْمُؤَنَّثَاتُ al-muʔannaṯātu
accusative	مُؤَنَّثَاتٍ muʔannaṯātin	الْمُؤَنَّثَاتِ al-muʔannaṯāti	مُؤَنَّثَاتٍ muʔannaṯātin	الْمُؤَنَّثَاتِ al-muʔannaṯāti
genitive	مُؤَنَّثَاتٍ muʔannaṯātin	الْمُؤَنَّثَاتِ al-muʔannaṯāti	مُؤَنَّثَاتٍ muʔannaṯātin	الْمُؤَنَّثَاتِ al-muʔannaṯāti

Descendants

→ Classical Persian: مُؤَنَّث (mu'annas)
- → Pashto: مونث
- → Urdu: مونث

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُؤَنَّث (muʔannaṯ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mu.ʔan.ˈnas/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞.ʔän.nás]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.wän.nás]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.wän.nás]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.ʔæn.nǽs]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.ʔän.nás]

Readings
Classical reading^?	mu'annas
Dari reading^?	mo'annas
Iranian reading^?	mo'annas
Tajik reading^?	mu'annas

Adjective

مؤنث • (mu'annas / mo'annas) (Tajik spelling муаннас)

(grammar) feminine
Antonym: مذکر (muzakkar/mozakkar)
(general) female
Synonym: ماده (māda/mâde)

Antonyms: مذکر (muzakkar/mozakkar), نر (nar)

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