متنح

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Arabic

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Root
ن ح ي (n ḥ y)
4 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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 المُتَنَحِّيّal-malik al-mutanaḥḥiyythe abdicated king
  4. (genetics) recessive
    Synonym: صَاغِر (ṣāḡir)
    Coordinate term: سَائِد (sāʔid)
    صِفَة مُتَنَحَّيَةṣifa(t) mutanaḥḥayaa recessive trait

Declension

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