← Back to Al-Qamus al-Muhit

امرءة

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a woman, encompassing her identity, characteristics, and sometimes her social standing or behavior. It can also extend to terms describing specific types of women or their attributes.

Derived headwords

اِمْرَأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    womanboth

    A female human being, typically adult.

اِمْرَأَةٌ شَنَظْيَانٌ بِنَظْيَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    ill-mannered, loud womanclassical

    A woman characterized by bad manners and a loud, quarrelsome disposition.

Parallel reading

اِمْرَأَةٌ شَنَظْيَانٌ بِنَظْيَانٌ، بالكسر: سيئة الخلق صخابة.
An ill-mannered, loud woman, with the kasra: bad-tempered and clamorous.