موطن

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و ط ن (w-ṭ-n)

Noun

مَوْطِن (mawṭin) m (plural مَوَاطِن (mawāṭin))

  1. domicile, residence
    Synonym: مَسْكَن (maskan)
  2. habitat
  3. homeland
    Synonym: وَطَن (waṭan)
    • c. 1934,
      1934, ʾIbrāhīm Ṭūqān (lyrics), Muḥammid Flayfil (music), “مَوْطِنِي (mawṭinī, my homeland):
      مَوْطِنِي، مَوْطِنِي، الجَلَالُ والجَمَالُ والسَّنَاءُ وَالبَهَاءُ في رُبَاكْ
      My homeland, my homeland, glory and beauty and brilliance and splendor in your quarters
  4. locality, region
    Synonym: مِنْطَقَة (minṭaqa)
Declension
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