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)

(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
Singular	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
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)

passive participle of خَنَّثَ‎ (ḵannaṯa)
(often derogatory) effeminate
hermaphrodite (“having both male and female parts or functions”)

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
Dual	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: مخنث‎ (muhanat, muhannat, muhannes)
- Turkish: muhanat, muhannat, muhannes
- → Bulgarian: муана́т (muanát), мухна́т (muhnát), мухана́т (muhanát)
- → Georgian: მუხანათი (muxanati)
- → Laz: მუანატი (muanaťi)
- → Middle Armenian: մուխանաթ (muxanatʿ)
  - Armenian: մուխանաթ (muxanatʿ), մուխաննաթ (muxannatʿ), մեխանաթ (mexanatʿ)
- → Northern Kurdish: mixenet
- → Serbo-Croatian: muhanat, muhanatan, muanat, muanatan
- → Zazaki: mıxenet

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