اِسْتِمْرَاء
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Highlights
Plural
نِسَاء
Other plurals
نِسْوَة، نِسْوَان، نُسْوَة، نُسْوَان
Most common words from the same root
اِمْرَأَة in English
Noun · feminine
- woman
وَإِنْ كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُورَثُ كَلَالَةً أَوِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ وَلَهُ أَخٌ أَوْ أُخْتٌ فَلِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا ٱلسُّدُسُAnd if a man or woman leaves neither ascendants nor descendants but has a brother or a sister, then for each one of them is a sixth.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:12
- wife
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِي ٱشْتَرَاهُ مِنْ مِصْرَ لِٱمْرَأَتِهِ أَكْرِمِي مَثْوَاهُAnd the one from Egypt who bought him said to his wife, "Make his residence comfortable."609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:21
Word origin
Compare its plural forms to Hebrew נשים (nashím, “women”).
Words from the root م-ر-ء
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
اِسْتَمْرَأَ
· present يَسْتَمْرِئُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to find agreeable nourishment, to reckon ingestible
مُسْتَمْرِئ
مُسْتَمْرَأ
اِمْرَأَة: plural and other forms
| Singular | اِمْرَأَة |
|---|---|
| Plural | نِسَاء |
| Alternative plurals | نِسْوَة، نِسْوَان، نُسْوَة، نُسْوَان |
اِمْرَأَة in a sentence
Dictionary examples
woman
وَإِنْ كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُورَثُ كَلَالَةً أَوِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ وَلَهُ أَخٌ أَوْ أُخْتٌ فَلِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا ٱلسُّدُسُAnd if a man or woman leaves neither ascendants nor descendants but has a brother or a sister, then for each one of them is a sixth.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:12
wife
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِي ٱشْتَرَاهُ مِنْ مِصْرَ لِٱمْرَأَتِهِ أَكْرِمِي مَثْوَاهُAnd the one from Egypt who bought him said to his wife, "Make his residence comfortable."609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:21
From a fully vowelled text
اُذْكُرُوا امْرَأَةَ لُوطٍ!Remember Lot's wife.Luke 17:32, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
هذَا يَأْخُذُ امْرَأَةً عَذْرَاءَ.And he shall take a wife in her virginity.Leviticus 21:13, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَقَالَتِ الْحَيَّةُ لِلْمَرْأَةِ: «لَنْ تَمُوتَا!And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:Genesis 3:4, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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