خائن

Arabic

Etymology

Root
خ و ن (ḵ w n)
8 terms

Derived from the active participle from خَانَ (ḵāna, “to be disloyal, to betray”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xaː.ʔin/

Adjective

خَائِن • (ḵāʔin) (feminine خَائِنَة (ḵāʔina), masculine plural خَائِنُون (ḵāʔinūn) or خُوَّان (ḵuwwān) or خَوَنَة (ḵawana) or خَانَة (ḵāna), feminine plural خَائِنَات (ḵāʔināt))

disloyal, faithless, false, unreliable, untrue, unfaithful
traitorous, treacherous, perfidious, treasonous

Declension

Declension of adjective **خَائِن** (ḵāʔin)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	خَائِن ḵāʔin	الْخَائِن al-ḵāʔin	خَائِنَة ḵāʔina	الْخَائِنَة al-ḵāʔina
nominative	خَائِنٌ ḵāʔinun	الْخَائِنُ al-ḵāʔinu	خَائِنَةٌ ḵāʔinatun	الْخَائِنَةُ al-ḵāʔinatu
accusative	خَائِنًا ḵāʔinan	الْخَائِنَ al-ḵāʔina	خَائِنَةً ḵāʔinatan	الْخَائِنَةَ al-ḵāʔinata
genitive	خَائِنٍ ḵāʔinin	الْخَائِنِ al-ḵāʔini	خَائِنَةٍ ḵāʔinatin	الْخَائِنَةِ al-ḵāʔinati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	خَائِنَيْن ḵāʔinayn	الْخَائِنَيْن al-ḵāʔinayn	خَائِنَتَيْن ḵāʔinatayn	الْخَائِنَتَيْن al-ḵāʔinatayn
nominative	خَائِنَانِ ḵāʔināni	الْخَائِنَانِ al-ḵāʔināni	خَائِنَتَانِ ḵāʔinatāni	الْخَائِنَتَانِ al-ḵāʔinatāni
accusative	خَائِنَيْنِ ḵāʔinayni	الْخَائِنَيْنِ al-ḵāʔinayni	خَائِنَتَيْنِ ḵāʔinatayni	الْخَائِنَتَيْنِ al-ḵāʔinatayni
genitive	خَائِنَيْنِ ḵāʔinayni	الْخَائِنَيْنِ al-ḵāʔinayni	خَائِنَتَيْنِ ḵāʔinatayni	الْخَائِنَتَيْنِ al-ḵāʔinatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	خَائِنِين‎; خُوَّان‎; خَوَنَة‎; خَانَة ḵāʔinīn‎; ḵuwwān‎; ḵawana‎; ḵāna	الْخَائِنِين‎; الْخُوَّان‎; الْخَوَنَة‎; الْخَانَة al-ḵāʔinīn‎; al-ḵuwwān‎; al-ḵawana‎; al-ḵāna	خَائِنَات ḵāʔināt	الْخَائِنَات al-ḵāʔināt
nominative	خَائِنُونَ‎; خُوَّانٌ‎; خَوَنَةٌ‎; خَانَةٌ ḵāʔinūna‎; ḵuwwānun‎; ḵawanatun‎; ḵānatun	الْخَائِنُونَ‎; الْخُوَّانُ‎; الْخَوَنَةُ‎; الْخَانَةُ al-ḵāʔinūna‎; al-ḵuwwānu‎; al-ḵawanatu‎; al-ḵānatu	خَائِنَاتٌ ḵāʔinātun	الْخَائِنَاتُ al-ḵāʔinātu
accusative	خَائِنِينَ‎; خُوَّانًا‎; خَوَنَةً‎; خَانَةً ḵāʔinīna‎; ḵuwwānan‎; ḵawanatan‎; ḵānatan	الْخَائِنِينَ‎; الْخُوَّانَ‎; الْخَوَنَةَ‎; الْخَانَةَ al-ḵāʔinīna‎; al-ḵuwwāna‎; al-ḵawanata‎; al-ḵānata	خَائِنَاتٍ ḵāʔinātin	الْخَائِنَاتِ al-ḵāʔināti
genitive	خَائِنِينَ‎; خُوَّانٍ‎; خَوَنَةٍ‎; خَانَةٍ ḵāʔinīna‎; ḵuwwānin‎; ḵawanatin‎; ḵānatin	الْخَائِنِينَ‎; الْخُوَّانِ‎; الْخَوَنَةِ‎; الْخَانَةِ al-ḵāʔinīna‎; al-ḵuwwāni‎; al-ḵawanati‎; al-ḵānati	خَائِنَاتٍ ḵāʔinātin	الْخَائِنَاتِ al-ḵāʔināti

Noun

خَائِن • (ḵāʔin) m (plural خَائِنُون (ḵāʔinūn) or خُوَّان (ḵuwwān) or خَوَنَة (ḵawana) or خَانَة (ḵāna), feminine خَائِنَة (ḵāʔina))

Declension

Declension of noun **خَائِن** (ḵāʔin)
singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خَائِن ḵāʔin	الْخَائِن al-ḵāʔin	خَائِن ḵāʔin	خَائِنَة ḵāʔina	الْخَائِنَة al-ḵāʔina	خَائِنَة ḵāʔinat
nominative	خَائِنٌ ḵāʔinun	الْخَائِنُ al-ḵāʔinu	خَائِنُ ḵāʔinu	خَائِنَةٌ ḵāʔinatun	الْخَائِنَةُ al-ḵāʔinatu	خَائِنَةُ ḵāʔinatu
accusative	خَائِنًا ḵāʔinan	الْخَائِنَ al-ḵāʔina	خَائِنَ ḵāʔina	خَائِنَةً ḵāʔinatan	الْخَائِنَةَ al-ḵāʔinata	خَائِنَةَ ḵāʔinata
genitive	خَائِنٍ ḵāʔinin	الْخَائِنِ al-ḵāʔini	خَائِنِ ḵāʔini	خَائِنَةٍ ḵāʔinatin	الْخَائِنَةِ al-ḵāʔinati	خَائِنَةِ ḵāʔinati
dual	masculine			feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خَائِنَيْن ḵāʔinayn	الْخَائِنَيْن al-ḵāʔinayn	خَائِنَيْ ḵāʔinay	خَائِنَتَيْن ḵāʔinatayn	الْخَائِنَتَيْن al-ḵāʔinatayn	خَائِنَتَيْ ḵāʔinatay
nominative	خَائِنَانِ ḵāʔināni	الْخَائِنَانِ al-ḵāʔināni	خَائِنَا ḵāʔinā	خَائِنَتَانِ ḵāʔinatāni	الْخَائِنَتَانِ al-ḵāʔinatāni	خَائِنَتَا ḵāʔinatā
accusative	خَائِنَيْنِ ḵāʔinayni	الْخَائِنَيْنِ al-ḵāʔinayni	خَائِنَيْ ḵāʔinay	خَائِنَتَيْنِ ḵāʔinatayni	الْخَائِنَتَيْنِ al-ḵāʔinatayni	خَائِنَتَيْ ḵāʔinatay
genitive	خَائِنَيْنِ ḵāʔinayni	الْخَائِنَيْنِ al-ḵāʔinayni	خَائِنَيْ ḵāʔinay	خَائِنَتَيْنِ ḵāʔinatayni	الْخَائِنَتَيْنِ al-ḵāʔinatayni	خَائِنَتَيْ ḵāʔinatay
plural	masculine			feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)			sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خَائِنِين‎; خُوَّان‎; خَوَنَة‎; خَانَة ḵāʔinīn‎; ḵuwwān‎; ḵawana‎; ḵāna	الْخَائِنِين‎; الْخُوَّان‎; الْخَوَنَة‎; الْخَانَة al-ḵāʔinīn‎; al-ḵuwwān‎; al-ḵawana‎; al-ḵāna	خَائِنِي‎; خُوَّان‎; خَوَنَة‎; خَانَة ḵāʔinī‎; ḵuwwān‎; ḵawanat‎; ḵānat	خَائِنَات ḵāʔināt	الْخَائِنَات al-ḵāʔināt	خَائِنَات ḵāʔināt
nominative	خَائِنُونَ‎; خُوَّانٌ‎; خَوَنَةٌ‎; خَانَةٌ ḵāʔinūna‎; ḵuwwānun‎; ḵawanatun‎; ḵānatun	الْخَائِنُونَ‎; الْخُوَّانُ‎; الْخَوَنَةُ‎; الْخَانَةُ al-ḵāʔinūna‎; al-ḵuwwānu‎; al-ḵawanatu‎; al-ḵānatu	خَائِنُو‎; خُوَّانُ‎; خَوَنَةُ‎; خَانَةُ ḵāʔinū‎; ḵuwwānu‎; ḵawanatu‎; ḵānatu	خَائِنَاتٌ ḵāʔinātun	الْخَائِنَاتُ al-ḵāʔinātu	خَائِنَاتُ ḵāʔinātu
accusative	خَائِنِينَ‎; خُوَّانًا‎; خَوَنَةً‎; خَانَةً ḵāʔinīna‎; ḵuwwānan‎; ḵawanatan‎; ḵānatan	الْخَائِنِينَ‎; الْخُوَّانَ‎; الْخَوَنَةَ‎; الْخَانَةَ al-ḵāʔinīna‎; al-ḵuwwāna‎; al-ḵawanata‎; al-ḵānata	خَائِنِي‎; خُوَّانَ‎; خَوَنَةَ‎; خَانَةَ ḵāʔinī‎; ḵuwwāna‎; ḵawanata‎; ḵānata	خَائِنَاتٍ ḵāʔinātin	الْخَائِنَاتِ al-ḵāʔināti	خَائِنَاتِ ḵāʔināti
genitive	خَائِنِينَ‎; خُوَّانٍ‎; خَوَنَةٍ‎; خَانَةٍ ḵāʔinīna‎; ḵuwwānin‎; ḵawanatin‎; ḵānatin	الْخَائِنِينَ‎; الْخُوَّانِ‎; الْخَوَنَةِ‎; الْخَانَةِ al-ḵāʔinīna‎; al-ḵuwwāni‎; al-ḵawanati‎; al-ḵānati	خَائِنِي‎; خُوَّانِ‎; خَوَنَةِ‎; خَانَةِ ḵāʔinī‎; ḵuwwāni‎; ḵawanati‎; ḵānati	خَائِنَاتٍ ḵāʔinātin	الْخَائِنَاتِ al-ḵāʔināti	خَائِنَاتِ ḵāʔināti

Synonyms

خَوَّان (ḵawwān)

Related terms

خَانَ (ḵāna)
خَوَّنَ (ḵawwana)
خَؤُون (ḵaʔūn)
خِيَانَة (ḵiyāna)

Descendants

Maltese: ħajjen
→ Armenian: խային (xayin)
→ Azerbaijani: xain
→ Persian: خائن
→ Tatar: хаин (xain)
→ Ottoman Turkish: خائن (hain)
- → Turkish: hain
- → Romanian: hain
→ Turkmen: haýyn
→ Uyghur: خائىن (xa'in)
→ Uzbek: xoin

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَائِن (ḵāʔin).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xaː.ˈʔin/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑː.ʔɪ́n]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xɑː.jɪ́n]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xɔː.jín]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xɒː.ʔén]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χɔ.ʔín]

Readings
Classical reading^?	xā'in
Dari reading^?	xā'in
Iranian reading^?	xâ'en
Tajik reading^?	xo'in

Noun

خائن • (xâ'en) (plural خائنان, or خائن‌ها)

traitor

Related terms

خیانت (xiyânat, “treason, treachery”)