import type { GenderFormat, GenderResult } from './types.js';
/**
 * Detects the conventional gender associated with one or more Persian/Arabic
 * first names. Unknown or empty values return `null`.
 *
 * @example
 * getGender('علی') // 'male'
 * getGender('زهرا', 'fa') // 'زن'
 * getGender(['علی', 'زهرا'], 'number') // [1, 2]
 */
export declare function getGender<Format extends GenderFormat = 'en'>(name: string, format?: Format): GenderResult<Format> | null;
export declare function getGender<Format extends GenderFormat = 'en'>(names: readonly string[], format?: Format): Array<GenderResult<Format> | null>;