استمناء

Arabic

Etymology

Verbal noun of اِسْتَمْنَى (istamnā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /is.tim.naːʔ/
  • Rhymes: -aːʔ

Noun

اِسْتِمْنَاء • (istimnāʔm

  1. verbal noun of اِسْتَمْنَى (istamnā) (form X)
  2. male masturbation

Declension

Declension of noun اِسْتِمْنَاء (istimnāʔ)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal اِسْتِمْنَاء
istimnāʔ
الِاسْتِمْنَاء
al-istimnāʔ
اِسْتِمْنَاء
istimnāʔ
nominative اِسْتِمْنَاءٌ
istimnāʔun
الِاسْتِمْنَاءُ
al-istimnāʔu
اِسْتِمْنَاءُ
istimnāʔu
accusative اِسْتِمْنَاءً
istimnāʔan
الِاسْتِمْنَاءَ
al-istimnāʔa
اِسْتِمْنَاءَ
istimnāʔa
genitive اِسْتِمْنَاءٍ
istimnāʔin
الِاسْتِمْنَاءِ
al-istimnāʔi
اِسْتِمْنَاءِ
istimnāʔi

See also

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتِمْنَاء (istimnāʔ).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪm.nɑ́ːʔ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪm.nɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰim.nɔ́ː]

Readings
Classical reading? istimnā'
Dari reading? istimnā'
Iranian reading? estemnâ'
Tajik reading? istimno'

Noun

استمناء • (estemnâ')

  1. male masturbation
    Synonyms: خودارضایی (xod-erzâyi); جلق (jalq); (female) استرجاز (esterjâz); (female) استشهاء (estešhâ')

Derived terms

Further reading