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female in Arabic

أُنْثَى ʔunṯā

/ˈfiː.meɪl/

female in Arabic: أُنْثَى (ʔunṯā). In English, female means belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.

Arabic words for female

belonging to the sex that typically produces eggs, or the gender typically associated with it
أُنْثَى ʔunṯā
one of the feminine sex or gender
أُنْثَى ʔunṯā
animal of feminine sex
أُنْثَى ʔunṯā

English meaning of female

  1. adjective Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
  2. adjective Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare feminine, womanly.).
  3. adjective Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
  4. adjective Lacking the F factor, and able to receive DNA from another bacterium which does have this factor (a male).

Full definition of female

female in a sentence

  • female authors, the leading male and female artists, a female bird cooing at a male
  • stereotypically female pastimes, an insect with typically female coloration
  • the female chromosome

Synonyms of female

All synonyms of female

female in other languages

Questions about female in Arabic

What is the meaning of female in Arabic?
Female in Arabic is أُنْثَى (ʔunṯā).
ما معنى كلمة female؟
Female: أُنْثَى (ʔunṯā).
What does female mean in English?
Female means belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.

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