Ma'anar ƙamus na "namiji da mata" yana nufin ma'aurata, inda "namiji" shine miji kuma "matar" ita ce mata. Yawancin lokaci ana amfani da kalmar a cikin shari'a da na shari'a don nufin ma'aurata, kuma yana nufin haɗin kai da kuma amincewa da doka tsakanin mutane biyu.
