Khanith (also spelled Khaneeth or Xanith; ar, خنيث, translit=khanīth) denotes a person
assigned male at birth
Sex assignment (sometimes known as gender assignment) is the discernment of an infant's sex at or before birth. A relative, midwife, nurse or physician inspects the external genitalia when the baby is delivered and, in more than 99.95% of birt ...
who uses feminine
gender expression, including
trans women,
men who have sex with men,
cisgender or
Boudi men perceived as feminine. It is generally considered derogatory and misleading, but some individuals have sought to
reclaim it as a mark of
pride.
The term is used in
Oman and parts of the
Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate ...
and is closely related to "
mukhannathun" ar, مخنث, mukhannath, meaning "effeminate".
See also
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Khawal
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LGBT in the Middle East
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List of transgender-related topics
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List of LGBT slang terms
Bibliography
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References
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Gender systems
Third gender
Transgender in the Middle East
Arabic words and phrases
Gender in Oman
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LGBT-related slurs