نسوان

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ن س و (n-s-w)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /nis.waːn/, /nus.waːn/

Noun[edit]

نِسْوَان (niswānf pl

  1. plural of اِمْرَأَة (imraʔa): women
    Synonyms: نِسَاء (nisāʔ), نِسْوَة (niswa)
    • (Can we date this quote?), Ta'abbata Sharran, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      وَتِلْكَ لَئِنْ عُنِيتَ بِهَا رَدَاحٌ / مِنَ النِّسْوَانِ مَنْطِقُهَا رَخِيمُ
      watilka laʔin ʕunīta bihā radāḥun / mina n-niswāni manṭiquhā raḵīmu
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants[edit]

  • Azerbaijani: nisvan
  • Ottoman Turkish: نسوان (nisvan)