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))

1. (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 مُخَنَّثُونَ (muḵannaṯūna), feminine plural مُخَنَّثَات (muḵannaṯāt))

1. passive participle of خَنَّثَ (ḵannaṯa)
2. hermaphrodite (“having both male and female parts or functions”)
3. (often derogatory) effeminate
   1. (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:
  • Turkish: muhanat, muhannat, muhannes
  • → Bulgarian: муана́т (muanát), мухна́т (muhnát), мухана́т (muhanát)
  • → Georgian: მუხანათი (muxanati)
  • → Middle Armenian: մուխանաթ (muxanatʻ)
    • Armenian: մուխանաթ (muxanatʻ), մուխաննաթ (muxannatʻ)
  • → Northern Kurdish: mixenet
  • → Serbo-Croatian: muhanat, muhanatan, muanat, muanatan
  • → Zazaki: mıxenet