مخنث

العربية

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

مخنث

/mu.xan.naθ/

Where it comes from

Derived from the passive participle of the verb خَنَّثَ (ḵannaṯa, “to bend, to make effeminate”).

noun مُخَنَّث · muḵannaṯ · مُخَنَّثُون · الْمُخَنَّث

Arabic, Standard, derogatory, often effeminate one or male who resembles a woman
offensive a trans woman

adjective مُخَنَّث · muḵannaṯ · مُخَنَّثَة · مُخَنَّثُون · مُخَنَّثَات

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

In English

fag homosexual man
effeminate of a man, behaving like a woman
sissy an effeminate boy or man

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"مخنث." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AB. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

مخنث. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AB

Chicago

"مخنث." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AB.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {مخنث},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AB},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}