متنح

Arabic

Root
ن ح ي (n-ḥ-y)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of تَنَحَّى (tanaḥḥā, “to step aside”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ta.naħ.ħin/

Adjective

مُتَنَحٍّ • (mutanaḥḥin) (informal مُتَنَحِّي (mutanaḥḥī), feminine مُتَنَحِّيَة (mutanaḥḥiya), masculine plural مُتَنَحُّون (mutanaḥḥūn), feminine plural مُتَنَحِّيَات (mutanaḥḥiyāt))

1. active participle of تَنَحًّى (tanaḥḥan)
2. one who steps aside
3. one who abdicated (of a ruler)

   المَلِك المُتَنَحِّيّ ― al-malik al-mutanaḥḥiyy ― the abdicated king

4. (genetics) recessive

   Synonym: صَاغِر (ṣāḡir)

   Coordinate term: سَائِد (sāʔid)

   صِفَة مُتَنَحَّيَة ― ṣifa(t) mutanaḥḥaya ― a recessive trait

Declension

Declension of adjective مُتَنَحٍّ (mutanaḥḥin)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	singular triptote in ـٍ (-in)		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَنَحِّي mutanaḥḥī	الْمُتَنَحِّي al-mutanaḥḥī	مُتَنَحِّيَة mutanaḥḥiya	الْمُتَنَحِّيَة al-mutanaḥḥiya
Nominative	مُتَنَحٍّ mutanaḥḥin	الْمُتَنَحِّي al-mutanaḥḥī	مُتَنَحِّيَةٌ mutanaḥḥiyatun	الْمُتَنَحِّيَةُ al-mutanaḥḥiyatu
Accusative	مُتَنَحِّيًا mutanaḥḥiyan	الْمُتَنَحِّيَ al-mutanaḥḥiya	مُتَنَحِّيَةً mutanaḥḥiyatan	الْمُتَنَحِّيَةَ al-mutanaḥḥiyata
Genitive	مُتَنَحٍّ mutanaḥḥin	الْمُتَنَحِّي al-mutanaḥḥī	مُتَنَحِّيَةٍ mutanaḥḥiyatin	الْمُتَنَحِّيَةِ al-mutanaḥḥiyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَنَحِّيَيْن mutanaḥḥiyayn	الْمُتَنَحِّيَيْن al-mutanaḥḥiyayn	مُتَنَحِّيَتَيْن mutanaḥḥiyatayn	الْمُتَنَحِّيَتَيْن al-mutanaḥḥiyatayn
Nominative	مُتَنَحِّيَانِ mutanaḥḥiyāni	الْمُتَنَحِّيَانِ al-mutanaḥḥiyāni	مُتَنَحِّيَتَانِ mutanaḥḥiyatāni	الْمُتَنَحِّيَتَانِ al-mutanaḥḥiyatāni
Accusative	مُتَنَحِّيَيْنِ mutanaḥḥiyayni	الْمُتَنَحِّيَيْنِ al-mutanaḥḥiyayni	مُتَنَحِّيَتَيْنِ mutanaḥḥiyatayni	الْمُتَنَحِّيَتَيْنِ al-mutanaḥḥiyatayni
Genitive	مُتَنَحِّيَيْنِ mutanaḥḥiyayni	الْمُتَنَحِّيَيْنِ al-mutanaḥḥiyayni	مُتَنَحِّيَتَيْنِ mutanaḥḥiyatayni	الْمُتَنَحِّيَتَيْنِ al-mutanaḥḥiyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَنَحِّين mutanaḥḥīn	الْمُتَنَحِّين al-mutanaḥḥīn	مُتَنَحِّيَات mutanaḥḥiyāt	الْمُتَنَحِّيَات al-mutanaḥḥiyāt
Nominative	مُتَنَحُّونَ mutanaḥḥūna	الْمُتَنَحُّونَ al-mutanaḥḥūna	مُتَنَحِّيَاتٌ mutanaḥḥiyātun	الْمُتَنَحِّيَاتُ al-mutanaḥḥiyātu
Accusative	مُتَنَحِّينَ mutanaḥḥīna	الْمُتَنَحِّينَ al-mutanaḥḥīna	مُتَنَحِّيَاتٍ mutanaḥḥiyātin	الْمُتَنَحِّيَاتِ al-mutanaḥḥiyāti
Genitive	مُتَنَحِّينَ mutanaḥḥīna	الْمُتَنَحِّينَ al-mutanaḥḥīna	مُتَنَحِّيَاتٍ mutanaḥḥiyātin	الْمُتَنَحِّيَاتِ al-mutanaḥḥiyāti