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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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