Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
خ و ن (ḵ-w-n)

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

Adjective edit

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

  1. disloyal, faithless, false, unreliable, untrue, unfaithful
  2. traitorous, treacherous, perfidious, treasonous

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Noun edit

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

  1. traitor, judas, betrayer
  2. cheat, deceiver
  3. changeling

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Descendants edit

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

Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic خَائِن (ḵāʔin).

Pronunciation edit

 

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

Noun edit

خائن (xâ'en) (plural خائنان (xâ'enân) or خائن‌ها (xâ'en-hâ))

  1. traitor

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