استمناء
Arabic
Etymology
Verbal noun of اِسْتَمْنَى (istamnā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /is.tim.naːʔ/
- Rhymes: -aːʔ
Noun
اِسْتِمْنَاء • (istimnāʔ) m
- verbal noun of اِسْتَمْنَى (istamnā) (form X)
- male masturbation
Declension
| 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 |
Related terms
See also
- استرجاز (female)
- عادَة سريَة (masturbation in general)
Persian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتِمْنَاء (istimnāʔ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔis.tim.ˈnaːʔ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪm.nɑ́ːʔ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔes.t̪ʰem.nɒ́ːʔ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰim.nɔ́ʔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | istimnā' |
| Dari reading? | istimnā' |
| Iranian reading? | estemnâ' |
| Tajik reading? | istimno' |
Noun
استمناء • (estemnâ')
- male masturbation
Derived terms
- استمنا کردن (estemnâ kardan)
Further reading
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “استمناء”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “استمناء”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim