ختن

See also: جبن and خ ت ن

Arabic

Root
خ ت ن (ḵ t n)
5 terms

Etymology

Inherited noun from Proto-Semitic *ḫatan- (“son-in-law”). Thereof the base stem was formed in the sense of a causative “to have a bridegroom”; the active part خَاتِن (ḵātin) being the father-in-law and a circumciser: though we cannot answer at this place the ancient history of circumcision in detail, nor will anyone on the internet without great animosity, apparently from the occasion of taking a wife a man’s prepuce was considered less necessary, hence the making eligible was equated with circumcising. The other meanings given by the lexicographic tradition of “outwitting, circumventing” and “cutting around or truncating” probably don’t point to an original word in meanings of going around or cutting around but are rather vulgarities punning upon the practice of circumcision; see also our explanation of عَرُوب (ʕarūb).

Verb

خَتَنَ • (ḵatana) I (non-past يَخْتِنُ (yaḵtinu), verbal noun خَتْن (ḵatn) or خِتَان (ḵitān) or خِتَانَة (ḵitāna))

to circumcise
(obsolete) to give a feast or banquet for on account of wedding or circumcision
(obsolete) to delude, to outwit, to circumvent (as خَدَعَ (ḵadaʕa) and خَتَلَ (ḵatala))
(obsolete) to truncate, to cut parts off around, to diminish

Conjugation

Conjugation of **خَتَنَ** (I, sound, a ~ i, full passive, verbal nouns **خَتْن**, *خِتَان*, *خِتَانَة*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					خَتْن, خِتَان, خِتَانَة ḵatn, ḵitān, ḵitāna
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					خَاتِن ḵātin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَخْتُون maḵtūn
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خَتَنْتُ ḵatantu	خَتَنْتَ ḵatanta	خَتَنَ ḵatana	خَتَنْتُمَا ḵatantumā	خَتَنَا ḵatanā	خَتَنَّا ḵatannā	خَتَنْتُمْ ḵatantum	خَتَنُوا ḵatanū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	خَتَنْتُ ḵatantu	خَتَنْتِ ḵatanti	خَتَنَتْ ḵatanat	خَتَنْتُمَا ḵatantumā	خَتَنَتَا ḵatanatā	خَتَنَّا ḵatannā	خَتَنْتُنَّ ḵatantunna	خَتَنَّ ḵatanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَخْتِنُ ʔaḵtinu	تَخْتِنُ taḵtinu	يَخْتِنُ yaḵtinu	تَخْتِنَانِ taḵtināni	يَخْتِنَانِ yaḵtināni	نَخْتِنُ naḵtinu	تَخْتِنُونَ taḵtinūna	يَخْتِنُونَ yaḵtinūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَخْتِنُ ʔaḵtinu	تَخْتِنِينَ taḵtinīna	تَخْتِنُ taḵtinu	تَخْتِنَانِ taḵtināni	تَخْتِنَانِ taḵtināni	نَخْتِنُ naḵtinu	تَخْتِنَّ taḵtinna	يَخْتِنَّ yaḵtinna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَخْتِنَ ʔaḵtina	تَخْتِنَ taḵtina	يَخْتِنَ yaḵtina	تَخْتِنَا taḵtinā	يَخْتِنَا yaḵtinā	نَخْتِنَ naḵtina	تَخْتِنُوا taḵtinū	يَخْتِنُوا yaḵtinū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَخْتِنَ ʔaḵtina	تَخْتِنِي taḵtinī	تَخْتِنَ taḵtina	تَخْتِنَا taḵtinā	تَخْتِنَا taḵtinā	نَخْتِنَ naḵtina	تَخْتِنَّ taḵtinna	يَخْتِنَّ yaḵtinna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَخْتِنْ ʔaḵtin	تَخْتِنْ taḵtin	يَخْتِنْ yaḵtin	تَخْتِنَا taḵtinā	يَخْتِنَا yaḵtinā	نَخْتِنْ naḵtin	تَخْتِنُوا taḵtinū	يَخْتِنُوا yaḵtinū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَخْتِنْ ʔaḵtin	تَخْتِنِي taḵtinī	تَخْتِنْ taḵtin	تَخْتِنَا taḵtinā	تَخْتِنَا taḵtinā	نَخْتِنْ naḵtin	تَخْتِنَّ taḵtinna	يَخْتِنَّ yaḵtinna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِخْتِنْ iḵtin		اِخْتِنَا iḵtinā			اِخْتِنُوا iḵtinū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اِخْتِنِي iḵtinī		اِخْتِنَا iḵtinā			اِخْتِنَّ iḵtinna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خُتِنْتُ ḵutintu	خُتِنْتَ ḵutinta	خُتِنَ ḵutina	خُتِنْتُمَا ḵutintumā	خُتِنَا ḵutinā	خُتِنَّا ḵutinnā	خُتِنْتُمْ ḵutintum	خُتِنُوا ḵutinū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	خُتِنْتُ ḵutintu	خُتِنْتِ ḵutinti	خُتِنَتْ ḵutinat	خُتِنْتُمَا ḵutintumā	خُتِنَتَا ḵutinatā	خُتِنَّا ḵutinnā	خُتِنْتُنَّ ḵutintunna	خُتِنَّ ḵutinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُخْتَنُ ʔuḵtanu	تُخْتَنُ tuḵtanu	يُخْتَنُ yuḵtanu	تُخْتَنَانِ tuḵtanāni	يُخْتَنَانِ yuḵtanāni	نُخْتَنُ nuḵtanu	تُخْتَنُونَ tuḵtanūna	يُخْتَنُونَ yuḵtanūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُخْتَنُ ʔuḵtanu	تُخْتَنِينَ tuḵtanīna	تُخْتَنُ tuḵtanu	تُخْتَنَانِ tuḵtanāni	تُخْتَنَانِ tuḵtanāni	نُخْتَنُ nuḵtanu	تُخْتَنَّ tuḵtanna	يُخْتَنَّ yuḵtanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُخْتَنَ ʔuḵtana	تُخْتَنَ tuḵtana	يُخْتَنَ yuḵtana	تُخْتَنَا tuḵtanā	يُخْتَنَا yuḵtanā	نُخْتَنَ nuḵtana	تُخْتَنُوا tuḵtanū	يُخْتَنُوا yuḵtanū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُخْتَنَ ʔuḵtana	تُخْتَنِي tuḵtanī	تُخْتَنَ tuḵtana	تُخْتَنَا tuḵtanā	تُخْتَنَا tuḵtanā	نُخْتَنَ nuḵtana	تُخْتَنَّ tuḵtanna	يُخْتَنَّ yuḵtanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُخْتَنْ ʔuḵtan	تُخْتَنْ tuḵtan	يُخْتَنْ yuḵtan	تُخْتَنَا tuḵtanā	يُخْتَنَا yuḵtanā	نُخْتَنْ nuḵtan	تُخْتَنُوا tuḵtanū	يُخْتَنُوا yuḵtanū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُخْتَنْ ʔuḵtan	تُخْتَنِي tuḵtanī	تُخْتَنْ tuḵtan	تُخْتَنَا tuḵtanā	تُخْتَنَا tuḵtanā	نُخْتَنْ nuḵtan	تُخْتَنَّ tuḵtanna	يُخْتَنَّ yuḵtanna

Noun

خَتْن • (ḵatn) m

verbal noun of خَتَنَ (ḵatana) (form I)
circumcision

Declension

Declension of noun **خَتْن** (ḵatn)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خَتْن ḵatn	الْخَتْن al-ḵatn	خَتْن ḵatn
nominative	خَتْنٌ ḵatnun	الْخَتْنُ al-ḵatnu	خَتْنُ ḵatnu
accusative	خَتْنًا ḵatnan	الْخَتْنَ al-ḵatna	خَتْنَ ḵatna
genitive	خَتْنٍ ḵatnin	الْخَتْنِ al-ḵatni	خَتْنِ ḵatni

Noun

خَتَن • (ḵatan) m (plural أَخْتَان (ʔaḵtān), feminine خَتَنَة (ḵatana) or خَتْنَة (ḵatna))

(archaic) a man being related through marriage (son-in-law or brother-in-law or father-in-law or bridegroom)

Declension

Declension of noun **خَتَن** (ḵatan)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خَتَن ḵatan	الْخَتَن al-ḵatan	خَتَن ḵatan
nominative	خَتَنٌ ḵatanun	الْخَتَنُ al-ḵatanu	خَتَنُ ḵatanu
accusative	خَتَنًا ḵatanan	الْخَتَنَ al-ḵatana	خَتَنَ ḵatana
genitive	خَتَنٍ ḵatanin	الْخَتَنِ al-ḵatani	خَتَنِ ḵatani
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خَتَنَيْن ḵatanayn	الْخَتَنَيْن al-ḵatanayn	خَتَنَيْ ḵatanay
nominative	خَتَنَانِ ḵatanāni	الْخَتَنَانِ al-ḵatanāni	خَتَنَا ḵatanā
accusative	خَتَنَيْنِ ḵatanayni	الْخَتَنَيْنِ al-ḵatanayni	خَتَنَيْ ḵatanay
genitive	خَتَنَيْنِ ḵatanayni	الْخَتَنَيْنِ al-ḵatanayni	خَتَنَيْ ḵatanay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَخْتَان ʔaḵtān	الْأَخْتَان al-ʔaḵtān	أَخْتَان ʔaḵtān
nominative	أَخْتَانٌ ʔaḵtānun	الْأَخْتَانُ al-ʔaḵtānu	أَخْتَانُ ʔaḵtānu
accusative	أَخْتَانًا ʔaḵtānan	الْأَخْتَانَ al-ʔaḵtāna	أَخْتَانَ ʔaḵtāna
genitive	أَخْتَانٍ ʔaḵtānin	الْأَخْتَانِ al-ʔaḵtāni	أَخْتَانِ ʔaḵtāni