Additionally, even when nouns are not cognates, they tend to have the same gender throughout Afroasiatic ("gender stability").
ɐdˈɪʃənəli, ˈiːvən wɛn nˈaʊnz ɑːɹ nˌɑːt kˈɑːɡneɪts, ðeɪ tˈɛnd tə hæv ðə sˈeɪm dʒˈɛndɚ θɹuːˈaʊt ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk"dʒˈɛndɚ stəbˈɪlᵻɾi".