مثانة
See also: مثانه
Arabic
Etymology
From ث ن ي (ṯ-n-y) meaning to be doubled, to bend or curve into two equal parts, to be folded over.[1] Alternatively from ث ن ن (ṯ-n-n), meaning to be lowest or closest to the ground, the lowest part of a human abdomen, the space between the bellybutton and the beginning of the pubic region.[2]
Noun
مَثَانَة • (maṯāna) f (plural مَثَانَات (maṯānāt) or مَثَائِن (maṯāʔin))
Declension
Declension of noun مَثَانَة (maṯāna)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَثَانَة maṯāna |
الْمَثَانَة al-maṯāna |
مَثَانَة maṯānat |
Nominative | مَثَانَةٌ maṯānatun |
الْمَثَانَةُ al-maṯānatu |
مَثَانَةُ maṯānatu |
Accusative | مَثَانَةً maṯānatan |
الْمَثَانَةَ al-maṯānata |
مَثَانَةَ maṯānata |
Genitive | مَثَانَةٍ maṯānatin |
الْمَثَانَةِ al-maṯānati |
مَثَانَةِ maṯānati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | مَثَانَتَيْن maṯānatayn |
الْمَثَانَتَيْن al-maṯānatayn |
مَثَانَتَيْ maṯānatay |
Nominative | مَثَانَتَانِ maṯānatāni |
الْمَثَانَتَانِ al-maṯānatāni |
مَثَانَتَا maṯānatā |
Accusative | مَثَانَتَيْنِ maṯānatayni |
الْمَثَانَتَيْنِ al-maṯānatayni |
مَثَانَتَيْ maṯānatay |
Genitive | مَثَانَتَيْنِ maṯānatayni |
الْمَثَانَتَيْنِ al-maṯānatayni |
مَثَانَتَيْ maṯānatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَثَانَات; مَثَائِن maṯānāt; maṯāʔin |
الْمَثَانَات; الْمَثَائِن al-maṯānāt; al-maṯāʔin |
مَثَانَات; مَثَائِن maṯānāt; maṯāʔin |
Nominative | مَثَانَاتٌ; مَثَائِنُ maṯānātun; maṯāʔinu |
الْمَثَانَاتُ; الْمَثَائِنُ al-maṯānātu; al-maṯāʔinu |
مَثَانَاتُ; مَثَائِنُ maṯānātu; maṯāʔinu |
Accusative | مَثَانَاتٍ; مَثَائِنَ maṯānātin; maṯāʔina |
الْمَثَانَاتِ; الْمَثَائِنَ al-maṯānāti; al-maṯāʔina |
مَثَانَاتِ; مَثَائِنَ maṯānāti; maṯāʔina |
Genitive | مَثَانَاتٍ; مَثَائِنَ maṯānātin; maṯāʔina |
الْمَثَانَاتِ; الْمَثَائِنِ al-maṯānāti; al-maṯāʔini |
مَثَانَاتِ; مَثَائِنِ maṯānāti; maṯāʔini |
References
- ^ “ثنى” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 356-361, meaning of two, double, folded in half, hence pocket and bladder.
- ^ “ثنن” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 356, meaning fetlock of a horse, the lowest part of a human abdomen, heaped up tangled herbage likened to the hair of a fetlock or the beginning of human pubic hair, to be old and decrepit, all linked to the root concept of being lowered.