مخنث

See also: محنت‎ and مجنب‎

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of the verb خَنَّثَ‎ (ḵannaṯa, “to bend, to make effeminate”), from the root خ ن ث‎ (ḵ-n-ṯ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.xan.naθ/

Noun

مُخَنَّث • (muḵannaṯ) m (plural مُخَنَّثُون‎ (muḵannaṯūn))

(Standard Arabic, often derogatory) a trans woman or male-to-female crossdresser; literally "effeminate one" or "male who resembles a woman"

Declension

Declension of noun مُخَنَّث (muḵannaṯ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُخَنَّث muḵannaṯ	الْمُخَنَّث‎ al-muḵannaṯ	مُخَنَّث muḵannaṯ
Nominative	مُخَنَّثٌ muḵannaṯun	الْمُخَنَّثُ‎ al-muḵannaṯu	مُخَنَّثُ muḵannaṯu
Accusative	مُخَنَّثًا‎ muḵannaṯan	الْمُخَنَّثَ‎ al-muḵannaṯa	مُخَنَّثَ muḵannaṯa
Genitive	مُخَنَّثٍ muḵannaṯin	الْمُخَنَّثِ‎ al-muḵannaṯi	مُخَنَّثِ muḵannaṯi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُخَنَّثَيْن‎ muḵannaṯayn	الْمُخَنَّثَيْن‎ al-muḵannaṯayn	مُخَنَّثَيْ‎ muḵannaṯay
Nominative	مُخَنَّثَانِ‎ muḵannaṯāni	الْمُخَنَّثَانِ‎ al-muḵannaṯāni	مُخَنَّثَا‎ muḵannaṯā
Accusative	مُخَنَّثَيْنِ‎ muḵannaṯayni	الْمُخَنَّثَيْنِ‎ al-muḵannaṯayni	مُخَنَّثَيْ‎ muḵannaṯay
Genitive	مُخَنَّثَيْنِ‎ muḵannaṯayni	الْمُخَنَّثَيْنِ‎ al-muḵannaṯayni	مُخَنَّثَيْ‎ muḵannaṯay
Plural	sound masculine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُخَنَّثِين‎ muḵannaṯīn	الْمُخَنَّثِين‎ al-muḵannaṯīn	مُخَنَّثِي‎ muḵannaṯī
Nominative	مُخَنَّثُونَ‎ muḵannaṯūna	الْمُخَنَّثُونَ‎ al-muḵannaṯūna	مُخَنَّثُو‎ muḵannaṯū
Accusative	مُخَنَّثِينَ‎ muḵannaṯīna	الْمُخَنَّثِينَ‎ al-muḵannaṯīna	مُخَنَّثِي‎ muḵannaṯī
Genitive	مُخَنَّثِينَ‎ muḵannaṯīna	الْمُخَنَّثِينَ‎ al-muḵannaṯīna	مُخَنَّثِي‎ muḵannaṯī

Adjective

مُخَنَّث • (muḵannaṯ) (feminine مُخَنَّثَة‎ (muḵannaṯa), masculine plural مُخَنَّثُون‎ (muḵannaṯūn), feminine plural مُخَنَّثَات‎ (muḵannaṯāt))

hermaphrodite (“having both male and female parts or functions”)
(often derogatory) effeminate
(derogatory) powerless, impotent, weak

Declension

Declension of adjective مُخَنَّث (muḵannaṯ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُخَنَّث muḵannaṯ	الْمُخَنَّث‎ al-muḵannaṯ	مُخَنَّثَة‎ muḵannaṯa	الْمُخَنَّثَة‎ al-muḵannaṯa
Nominative	مُخَنَّثٌ muḵannaṯun	الْمُخَنَّثُ‎ al-muḵannaṯu	مُخَنَّثَةٌ‎ muḵannaṯatun	الْمُخَنَّثَةُ‎ al-muḵannaṯatu
Accusative	مُخَنَّثًا‎ muḵannaṯan	الْمُخَنَّثَ‎ al-muḵannaṯa	مُخَنَّثَةً‎ muḵannaṯatan	الْمُخَنَّثَةَ‎ al-muḵannaṯata
Genitive	مُخَنَّثٍ muḵannaṯin	الْمُخَنَّثِ‎ al-muḵannaṯi	مُخَنَّثَةٍ‎ muḵannaṯatin	الْمُخَنَّثَةِ‎ al-muḵannaṯati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُخَنَّثَيْن‎ muḵannaṯayn	الْمُخَنَّثَيْن‎ al-muḵannaṯayn	مُخَنَّثَتَيْن‎ muḵannaṯatayn	الْمُخَنَّثَتَيْن‎ al-muḵannaṯatayn
Nominative	مُخَنَّثَانِ‎ muḵannaṯāni	الْمُخَنَّثَانِ‎ al-muḵannaṯāni	مُخَنَّثَتَانِ‎ muḵannaṯatāni	الْمُخَنَّثَتَانِ‎ al-muḵannaṯatāni
Accusative	مُخَنَّثَيْنِ‎ muḵannaṯayni	الْمُخَنَّثَيْنِ‎ al-muḵannaṯayni	مُخَنَّثَتَيْنِ‎ muḵannaṯatayni	الْمُخَنَّثَتَيْنِ‎ al-muḵannaṯatayni
Genitive	مُخَنَّثَيْنِ‎ muḵannaṯayni	الْمُخَنَّثَيْنِ‎ al-muḵannaṯayni	مُخَنَّثَتَيْنِ‎ muḵannaṯatayni	الْمُخَنَّثَتَيْنِ‎ al-muḵannaṯatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُخَنَّثِين‎ muḵannaṯīn	الْمُخَنَّثِين‎ al-muḵannaṯīn	مُخَنَّثَات‎ muḵannaṯāt	الْمُخَنَّثَات‎ al-muḵannaṯāt
Nominative	مُخَنَّثُونَ‎ muḵannaṯūna	الْمُخَنَّثُونَ‎ al-muḵannaṯūna	مُخَنَّثَاتٌ‎ muḵannaṯātun	الْمُخَنَّثَاتُ‎ al-muḵannaṯātu
Accusative	مُخَنَّثِينَ‎ muḵannaṯīna	الْمُخَنَّثِينَ‎ al-muḵannaṯīna	مُخَنَّثَاتٍ‎ muḵannaṯātin	الْمُخَنَّثَاتِ‎ al-muḵannaṯāti
Genitive	مُخَنَّثِينَ‎ muḵannaṯīna	الْمُخَنَّثِينَ‎ al-muḵannaṯīna	مُخَنَّثَاتٍ‎ muḵannaṯātin	الْمُخَنَّثَاتِ‎ al-muḵannaṯāti

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: müxənnət, müxənnəs
→ Ottoman Turkish: [Term?]
- Turkish: muhanat, muhannat, muhannes
- → Bulgarian: муана́т (muanát), мухна́т (muhnát), мухана́т (muhanát)
- → Georgian: მუხანათი (muxanati)
- → Middle Armenian: մուխանաթ (muxanatʿ)
  - Armenian: մուխանաթ (muxanatʿ), մուխաննաթ (muxannatʿ)
- → Northern Kurdish: mixenet
- → Serbo-Croatian: muhanat, muhanatan, muanat, muanatan
- → Zazaki: mıxenet

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