امرأة

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im.ra.ʔa/

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Noun

اِمْرَأَة • (imraʾa) f (plural نِسَاء‏ (nisāʾ))

1. woman
2. wife

Declension

Declension of noun اِمْرَأَة (imraʾa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; singular of irregular noun
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِمْرَأَة imraʾa	الْمَرْأَة‏ al-marʾa	اِمْرَأَة imraʾat
Nominative	اِمْرَأَةٌ imraʾatun	الْمَرْأَةُ‏ al-marʾatu	اِمْرَأَةُ imraʾatu
Accusative	اِمْرَأَةً imraʾatan	الْمَرْأَةَ‏ al-marʾata	اِمْرَأَةَ imraʾata
Genitive	اِمْرَأَةٍ imraʾatin	الْمَرْأَةِ‏ al-marʾati	اِمْرَأَةِ imraʾati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِمْرَأَتَيْن‏ imraʾatayn	الْمَرْأَتَيْن‏ al-marʾatayn	اِمْرَأَتَيْ‏ imraʾatay
Nominative	اِمْرَأَتَانِ‏ imraʾatāni	الْمَرْأَتَانِ‏ al-marʾatāni	اِمْرَأَتَا‏ imraʾatā
Accusative	اِمْرَأَتَيْنِ‏ imraʾatayni	الْمَرْأَتَيْنِ‏ al-marʾatayni	اِمْرَأَتَيْ‏ imraʾatay
Genitive	اِمْرَأَتَيْنِ‏ imraʾatayni	الْمَرْأَتَيْ‏ al-marʾatay	اِمْرَأَتَيْ‏ imraʾatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِسَاء‏ nisāʾ	النِّسَاء‏ an-nisāʾ	نِسَاء‏ nisāʾ
Nominative	نِسَاءٌ‏ nisāʾun	النِّسَاءُ‏ an-nisāʾu	نِسَاءُ‏ nisāʾu
Accusative	نِسَاءً‏ nisāʾan	النِّسَاءَ‏ an-nisāʾa	نِسَاءَ‏ nisāʾa
Genitive	نِسَاءٍ‏ nisāʾin	النِّسَاءِ‏ an-nisāʾi	نِسَاءِ‏ nisāʾi

Usage notes

The form with the definite article is الْمَرْأَة‏ (al-marʾa). Note also the irregular plural, shown above.

Related terms

• مَرْء‏ (marʾ)
• اُمْرُؤ‏ (umruʾ)
• مُرُوءَة‏ (murūʾa)
• مَرِيء‏ (marīʾ)