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Where does “مخنث” come from?

مخنث (Arabic) comes from Arabic خَنَّثَ — to bend, to make effeminate.

مخنث (Arabic): a trans woman or male-to-female crossdresser;...

Definitions

  1. a trans woman or male-to-female crossdresser;...

Ancestry of “مخنث”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَنَّثَto bend, to make effeminate
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