مثانة

See also: مثانه

Arabic

Etymology

From ث ن ي (ṯ n y) meaning to be doubled, to bend or curve into two equal parts, to be folded over.^[1] Alternatively from ث ن ن (ṯ n n), meaning to be lowest or closest to the ground, the lowest part of a human abdomen, the space between the bellybutton and the beginning of the pubic region.^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.θaː.na/

Noun

مَثَانَة • (maṯāna) f (plural مَثَانَات (maṯānāt) or مَثَائِن (maṯāʔin))

Declension

Declension of noun **مَثَانَة** (maṯāna)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَثَانَة maṯāna	الْمَثَانَة al-maṯāna	مَثَانَة maṯānat
nominative	مَثَانَةٌ maṯānatun	الْمَثَانَةُ al-maṯānatu	مَثَانَةُ maṯānatu
accusative	مَثَانَةً maṯānatan	الْمَثَانَةَ al-maṯānata	مَثَانَةَ maṯānata
genitive	مَثَانَةٍ maṯānatin	الْمَثَانَةِ al-maṯānati	مَثَانَةِ maṯānati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَثَانَتَيْن maṯānatayn	الْمَثَانَتَيْن al-maṯānatayn	مَثَانَتَيْ maṯānatay
nominative	مَثَانَتَانِ maṯānatāni	الْمَثَانَتَانِ al-maṯānatāni	مَثَانَتَا maṯānatā
accusative	مَثَانَتَيْنِ maṯānatayni	الْمَثَانَتَيْنِ al-maṯānatayni	مَثَانَتَيْ maṯānatay
genitive	مَثَانَتَيْنِ maṯānatayni	الْمَثَانَتَيْنِ al-maṯānatayni	مَثَانَتَيْ maṯānatay
plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَثَانَات‎; مَثَائِن maṯānāt‎; maṯāʔin	الْمَثَانَات‎; الْمَثَائِن al-maṯānāt‎; al-maṯāʔin	مَثَانَات‎; مَثَائِن maṯānāt‎; maṯāʔin
nominative	مَثَانَاتٌ‎; مَثَائِنُ maṯānātun‎; maṯāʔinu	الْمَثَانَاتُ‎; الْمَثَائِنُ al-maṯānātu‎; al-maṯāʔinu	مَثَانَاتُ‎; مَثَائِنُ maṯānātu‎; maṯāʔinu
accusative	مَثَانَاتٍ‎; مَثَائِنَ maṯānātin‎; maṯāʔina	الْمَثَانَاتِ‎; الْمَثَائِنَ al-maṯānāti‎; al-maṯāʔina	مَثَانَاتِ‎; مَثَائِنَ maṯānāti‎; maṯāʔina
genitive	مَثَانَاتٍ‎; مَثَائِنَ maṯānātin‎; maṯāʔina	الْمَثَانَاتِ‎; الْمَثَائِنِ al-maṯānāti‎; al-maṯāʔini	مَثَانَاتِ‎; مَثَائِنِ maṯānāti‎; maṯāʔini

References

^ “ثنى” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 356-361, meaning of two, double, folded in half, hence pocket and bladder.
^ “ثنن” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 356, meaning fetlock of a horse, the lowest part of a human abdomen, heaped up tangled herbage likened to the hair of a fetlock or the beginning of human pubic hair, to be old and decrepit, all linked to the root concept of being lowered.

[1] “ثنى” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 356-361, meaning of two, double, folded in half, hence pocket and bladder.

[2] “ثنن” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 356, meaning fetlock of a horse, the lowest part of a human abdomen, heaped up tangled herbage likened to the hair of a fetlock or the beginning of human pubic hair, to be old and decrepit, all linked to the root concept of being lowered.

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