خائن

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle from خَانَ‎ (ḵāna, “to be disloyal, to betray”), from the root خ و ن‎ (ḵ-w-n).

Adjective

خَائِن • (ḵāʔin) (feminine خَائِنَة‎ (ḵāʔina), masculine plural خَائِنُون‎ (ḵāʔinūn) or خُوَّان‎ (ḵuwwān) or خَوَنَة‎ (ḵawana) or خَانَة‎ (ḵāna), feminine plural خَائِنَات‎ (ḵāʔināt))

  1. disloyal, faithless, false, unreliable, untrue, unfaithful
  2. traitorous, treacherous, perfidious, treasonous

Declension

Noun

خَائِن • (ḵāʔin) m (plural خَائِنُون‎ (ḵāʔinūn) or خُوَّان‎ (ḵuwwān) or خَوَنَة‎ (ḵawana) or خَانَة‎ (ḵāna), feminine خَائِنَة‎ (ḵāʔina))

  1. traitor, judas, betrayer
  2. cheat, deceiver
  3. changeling

Declension

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Maltese: ħajjen
  • → Armenian: խային (xayin)
  • → Azerbaijani: xain
  • → Persian: خائن‎
  • → Tatar: хаин (xain)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: خائن‎ (hain)
  • → Turkmen: haýyn
  • → Uyghur: خائىن‎ (xa'in)
  • → Uzbek: xoin

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic خَائِن‎ (ḵāʔin).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /xɔˈ(ʔ)in/

Noun

خائن • (xâ'en) (plural خائنان‎ (xâ'enân) or خائن‌ها‎ (xâ'en-hâ))

  1. traitor
  • خیانت‎ (xiyânat, “treason, treachery”)
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