mukhannath

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noun

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

OriginArabic مُخَنَّث →
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Meanings

nounmukhannath (plural mukhannaths or mukhannathun)

plural mukhannaths · plural mukhannathun

  1. historicalAn effeminate man in the early Arab world; sometimes a performer of music or dance, etc.
  2. broadlyThe receptive partner in homosexual activity.

Origin

  1. Arabicمُخَنَّث
  2. Englishmukhannath

Borrowed from Arabic مُخَنَّث (muḵannaṯ).

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APA

mukhannath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mukhannath

MLA

“mukhannath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mukhannath. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mukhannath,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mukhannath.

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