مثانة

See also: مثانه

Arabic

Etymology

From ث ن ي (ṯ-n-y) meaning to be doubled, to bend or curve into two equal parts, to be folded over.^[1] Alternatively from ث ن ن (ṯ-n-n), meaning to be lowest or closest to the ground, the lowest part of a human abdomen, the space between the bellybutton and the beginning of the pubic region.^[2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.θaː.na/

Noun

مَثَانَة • (maṯāna) f (plural مَثَانَات (maṯānāt) or مَثَائِن (maṯāʔin))

1. (anatomy) urinary bladder
2. (anatomy) a cyst
3. a sac
4. a pocket or pouch

Declension

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَثَانَة maṯāna	الْمَثَانَة al-maṯāna	مَثَانَة maṯānat
Nominative	مَثَانَةٌ maṯānatun	الْمَثَانَةُ al-maṯānatu	مَثَانَةُ maṯānatu
Accusative	مَثَانَةً maṯānatan	الْمَثَانَةَ al-maṯānata	مَثَانَةَ maṯānata
Genitive	مَثَانَةٍ maṯānatin	الْمَثَانَةِ al-maṯānati	مَثَانَةِ maṯānati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَثَانَتَيْن maṯānatayn	الْمَثَانَتَيْن al-maṯānatayn	مَثَانَتَيْ maṯānatay
Nominative	مَثَانَتَانِ maṯānatāni	الْمَثَانَتَانِ al-maṯānatāni	مَثَانَتَا maṯānatā
Accusative	مَثَانَتَيْنِ maṯānatayni	الْمَثَانَتَيْنِ al-maṯānatayni	مَثَانَتَيْ maṯānatay
Genitive	مَثَانَتَيْنِ maṯānatayni	الْمَثَانَتَيْنِ al-maṯānatayni	مَثَانَتَيْ maṯānatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَثَانَات‎; مَثَائِن maṯānāt‎; maṯāʔin	الْمَثَانَات‎; الْمَثَائِن al-maṯānāt‎; al-maṯāʔin	مَثَانَات‎; مَثَائِن maṯānāt‎; maṯāʔin
Nominative	مَثَانَاتٌ‎; مَثَائِنُ maṯānātun‎; maṯāʔinu	الْمَثَانَاتُ‎; الْمَثَائِنُ al-maṯānātu‎; al-maṯāʔinu	مَثَانَاتُ‎; مَثَائِنُ maṯānātu‎; maṯāʔinu
Accusative	مَثَانَاتٍ‎; مَثَائِنَ maṯānātin‎; maṯāʔina	الْمَثَانَاتِ‎; الْمَثَائِنَ al-maṯānāti‎; al-maṯāʔina	مَثَانَاتِ‎; مَثَائِنَ maṯānāti‎; maṯāʔina
Genitive	مَثَانَاتٍ‎; مَثَائِنَ maṯānātin‎; maṯāʔina	الْمَثَانَاتِ‎; الْمَثَائِنِ al-maṯānāti‎; al-maṯāʔini	مَثَانَاتِ‎; مَثَائِنِ maṯānāti‎; maṯāʔini

Declension of noun مَثَانَة (maṯāna)

References

1. “ثنى” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 356-361, meaning of two, double, folded in half, hence pocket and bladder.
2. “ثنن” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 356, meaning fetlock of a horse, the lowest part of a human abdomen, heaped up tangled herbage likened to the hair of a fetlock or the beginning of human pubic hair, to be old and decrepit, all linked to the root concept of being lowered.