موطن

Arabic

Etymology

Noun of place from the root و ط ن‎ (w-ṭ-n).

Noun

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

  1. domicile, residence
    Synonym: مَسْكَن‎ (maskan)
  2. habitat
  3. homeland
    Synonym: وَطَن‎ (waṭan)
    • c. 1934,
      1934, ʾIbrāhīm Ṭūqān (lyrics), Muḥammid Flayfil (music), “مَوْطِنِي‎ (mawṭinī, “my homeland”)”‎:
      ‏مَوْطِنِي، مَوْطِنِي، الجَلَالُ والجَمَالُ والسَّنَاءُ وَالبَهَاءُ في رُبَاكْ‎
      My homeland, my homeland, glory and beauty and brilliance and splendor in your quarters
  4. locality, region
    Synonym: مِنْطَقَة‎ (minṭaqa)

Declension

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