خائن

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خائن

  • /xaː.ʔin/

Where it comes from

Derived from the active participle from خَانَ (ḵāna, “to be disloyal, to betray”).

adjective خَائِن · ḵāʔin · خَائِنَة · خَائِنُون · خُوَّان · خَوَنَة

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

noun خَائِن · ḵāʔin · خَائِنُون · خُوَّان · خَوَنَة · خَانَة

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

Similar: خَوَّان

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noun

Similar: خَوَّان

In English

  • traitor one who betrays; a betrayer
  • changeling infant of a magical creature secretly exchanged for a human infant
  • unfaithful not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful

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"خائن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%86. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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خائن. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%86

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"خائن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%86.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خائن},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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