Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mukhannath

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mukhan-nath
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An effeminate man in the early Arab world; sometimes a performer of music or dance, etc.

noun

The receptive partner in homosexual activity.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُخَنَّث (muḵannaṯ).

Word Breakdown

Root: خ ن ث

Inflected Forms

mukhannaths (plural) mukhannathun (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

khanith

Questions

What does mukhannath mean?: An effeminate man in the early Arab world; sometimes a performer of music or dance, etc.
Where does mukhannath come from?: Borrowed from Arabic مُخَنَّث (muḵannaṯ).

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