Arabic

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Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of أُنْثَى (ʔunṯā, feminine, female) +‎ ـَوـ (-aw-) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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أُنْثَوِيّ (ʔunṯawiyy) (feminine أُنْثَوِيَّة (ʔunṯawiyya), masculine plural أُنْثَوِيُّونَ (ʔunṯawiyyūna), feminine plural أُنْثَوِيَّات (ʔunṯawiyyāt))

  1. feminine, womanly, female
  2. effeminate

Declension

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