ختن

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of circumcision, its practitioners, and the associated rituals and terminology. It also extends to encompass kinship terms related to marriage, specifically in-laws, and the concept of affinity.

Derived headwords

خَتَنَverb

1.
to circumciseboth
To perform circumcision on a boy or girl, removing the foreskin.

خَتَنَverb

1.
to marry intoclassical
To become related by marriage, specifically to marry into a family.

خِتَانٌnoun

1.
circumcisionboth
The act or practice of circumcision.
2.
place of circumcisionboth
The specific location on the male or female anatomy where circumcision is performed.

مَخْتُونٌadjective

1.
circumcisedboth
One who has undergone circumcision.

خَاتِنٌnoun

1.
circumciserboth
A person who performs circumcisions.

خِتَانَةٌnoun

1.
craft of circumcisionclassical
The skill or profession of performing circumcisions.

خَتْنٌnoun

1.
circumcisionclassical
The act of cutting, referring to the act performed by the circumciser.

خَتْنٌnoun

1.
in-lawboth
A relative by marriage, specifically a father-in-law or brother-in-law.

خَتَنٌnoun

1.
father-in-lawboth
The father of one's wife or husband.
2.
brother-in-lawboth
The brother of one's wife or husband.
3.
in-law (general)both
Anyone related through marriage from the wife's side.

أَخْتَانٌnoun

1.
in-lawsboth
Plural of 'khatn', referring to relatives by marriage, particularly from the wife's side.

خَتْنَةٌnoun

1.
mother-in-lawboth
The mother of one's wife or husband.

خُتُونَةٌnoun

1.
affinity by marriageclassical
The state of being related by marriage; the act of marrying into a family.
2.
marriageclassical
The act of a man marrying a woman.

خَتُونَnoun

1.
affinity by marriageclassical
Similar to 'khutunah', referring to the relationship established through marriage.

خَاتَنَverb

1.
to marry intoclassical
To enter into a marriage relationship with someone.

مُخَاتَنَةٌnoun

1.
affinity by marriageclassical
The relationship of being in-laws, stemming from the joining of two families through marriage.

خَتَنِيٌّname

1.
Al-Khitniboth
A nisba (attribution) indicating origin from a place or family associated with the root 'khatn', often referring to scholars or individuals known for their marital connections.

خَاتُونnoun

1.
ladyclassical
A title of respect for a noble or high-ranking woman, used by Persians and Turks.

خَوَاتِينnoun

1.
ladiesclassical
Plural of 'khatun', referring to noble or high-ranking women.

اِخْتَتَنَverb

1.
to be circumcisedboth
To undergo the act of circumcision.

مُخْتَتَنٌadjective

1.
circumcisedboth
One who has been circumcised.

خَتَلَverb

1.
to deceiveclassical
To trick or deceive someone.

مُخَاتَلَةٌnoun

1.
deceptionclassical
The act of deceiving or tricking.

خَاتِنَةٌname

1.
Khatinahclassical
A place name in the Levant.

Parallel reading

ختن الولد غلاما أو جارية

He circumcised the boy, whether a male or female child.

فهو ختين، الذكر والأنثى فيه سواء

He is circumcised, male and female are the same in this regard.

مختون: قطع غرلته وهي الجلدة التي يقطعها الخاتن

Circumcised: his foreskin was cut, which is the skin that the circumciser cuts.

والختان، بالكسر: موضعه من الذكر

And al-khitan, with kasra: its place on the male organ.

إذا التقى الختانان فقد وجب الغسل

When the two circumcised parts meet, washing becomes obligatory.

والختن: القطع؛ وهو فعل الخاتن الغلام

And al-khatn: the cutting; it is the action of the circumciser of the boy.

والختن، بالتحريك: الصهر، وهو زوج ابنته

And al-khatn, with haraka: the in-law, who is the husband of one's daughter.

علي ختن رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، أي زوج ابنته؛ أو زوج أخته

Ali is the in-law of the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, meaning the husband of his daughter; or the husband of his sister.

ج أختان

Plural is akhtan.

وهي ختنة بهاء

And she is khatnah with haa'.

أينظر الرجل إلى شعر ختنته؟ أي أم امرأته

Should a man look at the hair of his mother-in-law? Meaning the mother of his wife.

فقال له ختنه: إن لك في غنمي؛ الحديث؛ أراد بالختن أبا المرأة

So his father-in-law said to him: 'Indeed, you have in my sheep'; the hadith; he meant by 'al-khatn' the wife's father.

رأيت ختون العام والعام قبله كحائضة يزنى بها غير ظاهر

I saw the affinity of this year and the year before it like a menstruating woman being fornicated with, not openly.

وما استعهد الأقوام من ذي ختونة من الناس إلا منك أو من محارب

And the people have not sought out anyone of marriageable status except from you or from Muharib.

اختتن إبراهيم، عليه السلام بقدوم

Abraham, peace be upon him, circumcised himself with a knife.

وكنا في ختان فلان وعذاره، وهي الدعوة لذلك

And we were at so-and-so's circumcision and his coming-of-age feast, and it is the invitation for that.

عام مختون: مجدب؛ وهو مجاز كما في الأساس

A circumcised year: a year of drought; this is metaphorical, as in Al-Asas.

ختنه: ختله؛ والمخاتنة: المخاتلة

He deceived him: he tricked him; and al-mukhatanah: al-mukhatalah.