"mukhannath" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mukhannaths [plural], mukhannathun [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic مخنث Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|مخنث}} Arabic مخنث, {{root|en|ar|خ ن ث}} Head templates: {{en-noun|s|mukhannathun}} mukhannath (plural mukhannaths or mukhannathun)
  1. (historical) An effeminate man in the early Arab world, sometimes a performer of music or dance, etc. Tags: historical Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-mukhannath-en-noun-cYmg2b~B Disambiguation of People: 61 39
  2. (by extension, in Arab contexts) The receptive partner in homosexual activity. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): LGBT
    Sense id: en-mukhannath-en-noun-Uomfbmz1 Disambiguation of LGBT: 34 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: khanith

Inflected forms

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