موطن

Arabic

Root
و ط ن (w-ṭ-n)

Etymology

Noun of place from the verb وَطَنَ (waṭana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maw.tˤin/

Noun

مَوْطِن • (mawṭin) m (plural مَوَاطِن (mawāṭin))

1. domicile, residence

   Synonym: مَسْكَن (maskan)

2. habitat
3. homeland

   Synonym: وَطَن (waṭan)

   • c. 1934, “مَوْطِنِي [mawṭinī, my homeland]”, إِبْرَاهِيم طُوقَان [ʔibrāhīm ṭūqān] (lyrics), مُحَمَّد فْلَيْفِل [muḥammad flayfil] (music)‎^[1]:

     مَوْطِنِي، مَوْطِنِي، الْجَلَالُ وَٱلْجَمَالُ وَٱلسَّنَاءُ وَٱلبَهَاءُ فِي رُبَاكْ

     mawṭinī, mawṭinī, al-jalālu wal-jamālu was-sanāʔu wal-bahāʔu fī rubāk

     My homeland, my homeland, glory and beauty and brilliance and splendor in your quarters

4. locality, region

   Synonym: مِنْطَقَة (minṭaqa)

Declension

Declension of noun مَوْطِن (mawṭin)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوْطِن mawṭin	الْمَوْطِن al-mawṭin	مَوْطِن mawṭin
Nominative	مَوْطِنٌ mawṭinun	الْمَوْطِنُ al-mawṭinu	مَوْطِنُ mawṭinu
Accusative	مَوْطِنًا mawṭinan	الْمَوْطِنَ al-mawṭina	مَوْطِنَ mawṭina
Genitive	مَوْطِنٍ mawṭinin	الْمَوْطِنِ al-mawṭini	مَوْطِنِ mawṭini
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوْطِنَيْن mawṭinayn	الْمَوْطِنَيْن al-mawṭinayn	مَوْطِنَيْ mawṭinay
Nominative	مَوْطِنَانِ mawṭināni	الْمَوْطِنَانِ al-mawṭināni	مَوْطِنَا mawṭinā
Accusative	مَوْطِنَيْنِ mawṭinayni	الْمَوْطِنَيْنِ al-mawṭinayni	مَوْطِنَيْ mawṭinay
Genitive	مَوْطِنَيْنِ mawṭinayni	الْمَوْطِنَيْنِ al-mawṭinayni	مَوْطِنَيْ mawṭinay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوَاطِن mawāṭin	الْمَوَاطِن al-mawāṭin	مَوَاطِن mawāṭin
Nominative	مَوَاطِنُ mawāṭinu	الْمَوَاطِنُ al-mawāṭinu	مَوَاطِنُ mawāṭinu
Accusative	مَوَاطِنَ mawāṭina	الْمَوَاطِنَ al-mawāṭina	مَوَاطِنَ mawāṭina
Genitive	مَوَاطِنَ mawāṭina	الْمَوَاطِنِ al-mawāṭini	مَوَاطِنِ mawāṭini