موطن

Arabic

Root
و ط ن (w-ṭ-n)

Etymology

Noun of place from the verb وَطَنَ (waṭana).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maw.tˤin/

Noun

مَوْطِن • (mawṭin) m (plural مَوَاطِن (mawāṭin))

  1. domicile, residence
    Synonym: مَسْكَن (maskan)
  2. habitat
  3. homeland
    Synonym: وَطَن (waṭan)
    • c. 1934, “مَوْطِنِي [mawṭinī, my homeland]”, إِبْرَاهِيم طُوقَان [ʔibrāhīm ṭūqān] (lyrics), مُحَمَّد فْلَيْفِل [muḥammad flayfil] (music):
      مَوْطِنِي، مَوْطِنِي، الْجَلَالُ وَٱلْجَمَالُ وَٱلسَّنَاءُ وَٱلبَهَاءُ فِي رُبَاكْ
      mawṭinī, mawṭinī, al-jalālu wal-jamālu was-sanāʔu wal-bahāʔu fī rubāk
      My homeland, my homeland, glory and beauty and brilliance and splendor in your quarters
  4. locality, region
    Synonym: مِنْطَقَة (minṭaqa)

Declension

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