مخنوث

Arabic

Etymology

Root
خ ن ث (ḵ-n-ṯ)

Derived from the passive participle of the verb خَنَثَ (ḵanaṯa).

Noun

مَخْنُوث • (maḵnūṯ) m (plural مَخَانِيث (maḵānīṯ))

1. (slang, derogatory) A homosexual.

Usage notes

• Used often in the Arab Gulf states, Saudi Arabia, and most commonly Yemen, especially to describe foreign workers or people they don't like.

Declension

Declension of noun مَخْنُوث (maḵnūṯ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَخْنُوث maḵnūṯ	الْمَخْنُوث al-maḵnūṯ	مَخْنُوث maḵnūṯ
Nominative	مَخْنُوثٌ maḵnūṯun	الْمَخْنُوثُ al-maḵnūṯu	مَخْنُوثُ maḵnūṯu
Accusative	مَخْنُوثًا maḵnūṯan	الْمَخْنُوثَ al-maḵnūṯa	مَخْنُوثَ maḵnūṯa
Genitive	مَخْنُوثٍ maḵnūṯin	الْمَخْنُوثِ al-maḵnūṯi	مَخْنُوثِ maḵnūṯi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَخْنُوثَيْن maḵnūṯayn	الْمَخْنُوثَيْن al-maḵnūṯayn	مَخْنُوثَيْ maḵnūṯay
Nominative	مَخْنُوثَانِ maḵnūṯāni	الْمَخْنُوثَانِ al-maḵnūṯāni	مَخْنُوثَا maḵnūṯā
Accusative	مَخْنُوثَيْنِ maḵnūṯayni	الْمَخْنُوثَيْنِ al-maḵnūṯayni	مَخْنُوثَيْ maḵnūṯay
Genitive	مَخْنُوثَيْنِ maḵnūṯayni	الْمَخْنُوثَيْنِ al-maḵnūṯayni	مَخْنُوثَيْ maḵnūṯay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَخَانِيث maḵānīṯ	الْمَخَانِيث al-maḵānīṯ	مَخَانِيث maḵānīṯ
Nominative	مَخَانِيثُ maḵānīṯu	الْمَخَانِيثُ al-maḵānīṯu	مَخَانِيثُ maḵānīṯu
Accusative	مَخَانِيثَ maḵānīṯa	الْمَخَانِيثَ al-maḵānīṯa	مَخَانِيثَ maḵānīṯa
Genitive	مَخَانِيثَ maḵānīṯa	الْمَخَانِيثِ al-maḵānīṯi	مَخَانِيثِ maḵānīṯi