Arabic → English
اِمْرَأَة in English
woman
اِمْرَأَة
- Pronunciation
- imraʾa
- Arabizi
imra2a- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- نِسَاءٌ nisāʾ
- Root
- أ م ر
How to use it
امرأة (imraʾa) is the standard word for an adult female human. It is feminine and its plural is نساء (nisāʾ). Use it in formal contexts; in colloquial speech other words like بنت may appear.
Example sentences
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هِيَ إِمْرَأَةٌ طَابِعَةٌ.
Hiya imraʾatun ṭābiʿatun.
She is a woman writer.
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قَابَلْتُ إِمْرَأَةً فِي السُّوقِ.
Qābaltu imraʾatan fī al-sūqi.
I met a woman in the market.
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تُحِبُّ إِمْرَأَةُ الْكِتَابَ.
Tuḥibbu imraʾatu al-kitāba.
The woman loves the book.
Questions and answers
What is the plural of "woman"?
نساء (nisāʾ).
Is there a diminutive form?
In colloquial Arabic, بنت means "girl" and can be a diminutive.
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