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))

1. to circumcise
2. (obsolete) to give a feast or banquet for on account of wedding or circumcision
3. (obsolete) to delude, to outwit, to circumvent (as خَدَعَ (ḵadaʕa) and خَتَلَ (ḵatala))
4. (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
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خَتَنْتُ ḵatantu	خَتَنْتَ ḵatanta	خَتَنَ ḵatana		خَتَنْتُمَا ḵatantumā	خَتَنَا ḵatanā		خَتَنَّا ḵatannā	خَتَنْتُمْ ḵatantum	خَتَنُوا ḵatanū
	f		خَتَنْتِ ḵatanti	خَتَنَتْ ḵatanat			خَتَنَتَا ḵatanatā			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
	f		تَخْتِنِينَ taḵtinīna	تَخْتِنُ taḵtinu			تَخْتِنَانِ taḵtināni			تَخْتِنَّ taḵtinna	يَخْتِنَّ yaḵtinna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَخْتِنَ ʔaḵtina	تَخْتِنَ taḵtina	يَخْتِنَ yaḵtina		تَخْتِنَا taḵtinā	يَخْتِنَا yaḵtinā		نَخْتِنَ naḵtina	تَخْتِنُوا taḵtinū	يَخْتِنُوا yaḵtinū
	f		تَخْتِنِي taḵtinī	تَخْتِنَ taḵtina			تَخْتِنَا taḵtinā			تَخْتِنَّ taḵtinna	يَخْتِنَّ yaḵtinna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَخْتِنْ ʔaḵtin	تَخْتِنْ taḵtin	يَخْتِنْ yaḵtin		تَخْتِنَا taḵtinā	يَخْتِنَا yaḵtinā		نَخْتِنْ naḵtin	تَخْتِنُوا taḵtinū	يَخْتِنُوا yaḵtinū
	f		تَخْتِنِي taḵtinī	تَخْتِنْ taḵtin			تَخْتِنَا taḵtinā			تَخْتِنَّ taḵtinna	يَخْتِنَّ yaḵtinna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِخْتِنْ iḵtin			اِخْتِنَا iḵtinā				اِخْتِنُوا iḵtinū
	f		اِخْتِنِي iḵtinī							اِخْتِنَّ iḵtinna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خُتِنْتُ ḵutintu	خُتِنْتَ ḵutinta	خُتِنَ ḵutina		خُتِنْتُمَا ḵutintumā	خُتِنَا ḵutinā		خُتِنَّا ḵutinnā	خُتِنْتُمْ ḵutintum	خُتِنُوا ḵutinū
	f		خُتِنْتِ ḵutinti	خُتِنَتْ ḵutinat			خُتِنَتَا ḵutinatā			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
	f		تُخْتَنِينَ tuḵtanīna	تُخْتَنُ tuḵtanu			تُخْتَنَانِ tuḵtanāni			تُخْتَنَّ tuḵtanna	يُخْتَنَّ yuḵtanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُخْتَنَ ʔuḵtana	تُخْتَنَ tuḵtana	يُخْتَنَ yuḵtana		تُخْتَنَا tuḵtanā	يُخْتَنَا yuḵtanā		نُخْتَنَ nuḵtana	تُخْتَنُوا tuḵtanū	يُخْتَنُوا yuḵtanū
	f		تُخْتَنِي tuḵtanī	تُخْتَنَ tuḵtana			تُخْتَنَا tuḵtanā			تُخْتَنَّ tuḵtanna	يُخْتَنَّ yuḵtanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُخْتَنْ ʔuḵtan	تُخْتَنْ tuḵtan	يُخْتَنْ yuḵtan		تُخْتَنَا tuḵtanā	يُخْتَنَا yuḵtanā		نُخْتَنْ nuḵtan	تُخْتَنُوا tuḵtanū	يُخْتَنُوا yuḵtanū
	f		تُخْتَنِي tuḵtanī	تُخْتَنْ tuḵtan			تُخْتَنَا tuḵtanā			تُخْتَنَّ tuḵtanna	يُخْتَنَّ yuḵtanna

Noun

خَتْن • (ḵatn) m

1. verbal noun of خَتَنَ (ḵatana) (form I)
2. circumcision

Declension

Declension of noun خَتْن (ḵatn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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))

1. (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
	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
	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