مخنث

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See also: محنت and مجنب

Arabic

Etymology

Root
خ ن ث (ḵ n ṯ)
2 terms

Derived from the passive participle of the verb خَنَّثَ (ḵannaṯa, to bend, to make effeminate).

Pronunciation

Noun

مُخَنَّث (muḵannaṯm (plural مُخَنَّثُون (muḵannaṯūn))

  1. (Standard Arabic, often derogatory) effeminate one or male who resembles a woman

Declension

Adjective

مُخَنَّث (muḵannaṯ) (feminine مُخَنَّثَة (muḵannaṯa), masculine plural مُخَنَّثُونَ (muḵannaṯūna), feminine plural مُخَنَّثَات (muḵannaṯāt))

  1. passive participle of خَنَّثَ (ḵannaṯa)
  2. (often derogatory) effeminate
  3. hermaphrodite (having both male and female parts or functions)

Declension

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