أ ن ث Root ʾ-n-th in the Qur’an 30 occurrences in 26 verses

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Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

أُنثَى 24 times

• 2:178 · Al-Baqarahوَٱلْأُنثَىٰ and the femaleO you who have believed, prescribed for you is legal retribution for those murdered - the free for the free, the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. But whoever overlooks from his brother anything, then there should be a suitable follow-up and payment to him with good conduct. This is an alleviation from your Lord and a mercy. But whoever transgresses after that will have a painful punishment.
• 2:178 · Al-Baqarahبِٱلْأُنثَىٰ ۚ for the femaleO you who have believed, prescribed for you is legal retribution for those murdered - the free for the free, the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. But whoever overlooks from his brother anything, then there should be a suitable follow-up and payment to him with good conduct. This is an alleviation from your Lord and a mercy. But whoever transgresses after that will have a painful punishment.
• 3:36 · Ali 'Imranأُنثَىٰ a femaleBut when she delivered her, she said, "My Lord, I have delivered a female." And Allah was most knowing of what she delivered, "And the male is not like the female. And I have named her Mary, and I seek refuge for her in You and [for] her descendants from Satan, the expelled [from the mercy of Allah]."
• 3:36 · Ali 'Imranكَٱلْأُنثَىٰ ۖ like the femaleBut when she delivered her, she said, "My Lord, I have delivered a female." And Allah was most knowing of what she delivered, "And the male is not like the female. And I have named her Mary, and I seek refuge for her in You and [for] her descendants from Satan, the expelled [from the mercy of Allah]."
• 3:195 · Ali 'Imranأُنثَىٰ ۖ femaleAnd their Lord responded to them, "Never will I allow to be lost the work of [any] worker among you, whether male or female; you are of one another. So those who emigrated or were evicted from their homes or were harmed in My cause or fought or were killed - I will surely remove from them their misdeeds, and I will surely admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow as reward from Allah, and Allah has with Him the best reward."
• 4:117 · An-Nisaإِنَـٰثًۭا female (deities)They call upon instead of Him none but female [deities], and they [actually] call upon none but a rebellious Satan.
• 4:124 · An-Nisaأُنثَىٰ femaleAnd whoever does righteous deeds, whether male or female, while being a believer - those will enter Paradise and will not be wronged, [even as much as] the speck on a date seed.
• 13:8 · Ar-Ra'dأُنثَىٰ femaleAllah knows what every female carries and what the wombs lose [prematurely] or exceed. And everything with Him is by due measure.
• 16:58 · An-Nahlبِٱلْأُنثَىٰ of a femaleAnd when one of them is informed of [the birth of] a female, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.
• 16:97 · An-Nahlأُنثَىٰ femaleWhoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - We will surely cause him to live a good life, and We will surely give them their reward [in the Hereafter] according to the best of what they used to do.
• 17:40 · Al-Israإِنَـٰثًا ۚ daughtersThen, has your Lord chosen you for [having] sons and taken from among the angels daughters? Indeed, you say a grave saying.
• 35:11 · Fatirأُنثَىٰ femaleAnd Allah created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop; then He made you mates. And no female conceives nor does she give birth except with His knowledge. And no aged person is granted [additional] life nor is his lifespan lessened but that it is in a register. Indeed, that for Allah is easy.
• 37:150 · As-Saffatإِنَـٰثًۭا femalesOr did We create the angels as females while they were witnesses?"
• 40:40 · Ghafirأُنثَىٰ femaleWhoever does an evil deed will not be recompensed except by the like thereof; but whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - those will enter Paradise, being given provision therein without account.
• 41:47 · Fussilatأُنثَىٰ femaleTo him [alone] is attributed knowledge of the Hour. And fruits emerge not from their coverings nor does a female conceive or give birth except with His knowledge. And the Day He will call to them, "Where are My 'partners'?" they will say, "We announce to You that there is [no longer] among us any witness [to that]."
• 42:49 · Ash-Shuraإِنَـٰثًۭا femalesTo Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He creates what he wills. He gives to whom He wills female [children], and He gives to whom He wills males.
• 42:50 · Ash-Shuraوَإِنَـٰثًۭا ۖ and femalesOr He makes them [both] males and females, and He renders whom He wills barren. Indeed, He is Knowing and Competent.
• 43:19 · Az-Zukhrufإِنَـٰثًا ۚ femalesAnd they have made the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned.
• 49:13 · Al-Hujuratوَأُنثَىٰ and a femaleO mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.
• 53:21 · An-Najmٱلْأُنثَىٰ the femaleIs the male for you and for Him the female?
• 53:27 · An-Najmٱلْأُنثَىٰ (of) femaleIndeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter name the angels female names,
• 53:45 · An-Najmوَٱلْأُنثَىٰ and the femaleAnd that He creates the two mates - the male and female -
• 75:39 · Al-Qiyamahوَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ and the femaleAnd made of him two mates, the male and the female.
• 92:3 · Al-Laylوَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ and the femaleAnd [by] He who created the male and female,

أُنثَيَيْن 6 times

• 4:11 · An-Nisaٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۚ (of) two femalesAllah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females. But if there are [only] daughters, two or more, for them is two thirds of one's estate. And if there is only one, for her is half. And for one's parents, to each one of them is a sixth of his estate if he left children. But if he had no children and the parents [alone] inherit from him, then for his mother is one third. And if he had brothers [or sisters], for his mother is a sixth, after any bequest he [may have] made or debt. Your parents or your children - you know not which of them are nearest to you in benefit. [These shares are] an obligation [imposed] by Allah. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.
• 4:176 · An-Nisaٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۗ (of) the two femalesThey request from you a [legal] ruling. Say, "Allah gives you a ruling concerning one having neither descendants nor ascendants [as heirs]." If a man dies, leaving no child but [only] a sister, she will have half of what he left. And he inherits from her if she [dies and] has no child. But if there are two sisters [or more], they will have two-thirds of what he left. If there are both brothers and sisters, the male will have the share of two females. Allah makes clear to you [His law], lest you go astray. And Allah is Knowing of all things.
• 6:143 · Al-An'amٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ the two females[They are] eight mates - of the sheep, two and of the goats, two. Say, "Is it the two males He has forbidden or the two females or that which the wombs of the two females contain? Inform me with knowledge, if you should be truthful."
• 6:143 · Al-An'amٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۖ (of) the two females[They are] eight mates - of the sheep, two and of the goats, two. Say, "Is it the two males He has forbidden or the two females or that which the wombs of the two females contain? Inform me with knowledge, if you should be truthful."
• 6:144 · Al-An'amٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ the two femalesAnd of the camels, two and of the cattle, two. Say, "Is it the two males He has forbidden or the two females or that which the wombs of the two females contain? Or were you witnesses when Allah charged you with this? Then who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah to mislead the people by [something] other than knowledge? Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people."
• 6:144 · Al-An'amٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۖ (of) the two femalesAnd of the camels, two and of the cattle, two. Say, "Is it the two males He has forbidden or the two females or that which the wombs of the two females contain? Or were you witnesses when Allah charged you with this? Then who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah to mislead the people by [something] other than knowledge? Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people."

How we count

Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.