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homosexuality in Arabic

مِثْلِيَّة miṯliyya

UK/ˌhəʊmə(ʊ)sɛkʃʊˈælɪti//ˌhoʊməˌsɛkʃuˈælɪti/

homosexuality in Arabic: مِثْلِيَّة (miṯliyya), مِثْلِيَّة جِنْسِيَّة (miṯliyya jinsiyya), هُومُوسِكْسُوَالِيَّة (homoseksuwāliyya). In English, homosexuality means the state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex attraction between males.

Arabic words for homosexuality

sexual orientation
مِثْلِيَّة miṯliyya, مِثْلِيَّة جِنْسِيَّة miṯliyya jinsiyya, هُومُوسِكْسُوَالِيَّة homoseksuwāliyya

English meaning of homosexuality

  1. noun The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex attraction between males.
  2. noun Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex sex between males.

Full definition of homosexuality

Synonyms of homosexuality

All synonyms of homosexuality

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Questions about homosexuality in Arabic

What is the meaning of homosexuality in Arabic?
Homosexuality in Arabic is مِثْلِيَّة (miṯliyya), مِثْلِيَّة جِنْسِيَّة (miṯliyya jinsiyya), هُومُوسِكْسُوَالِيَّة (homoseksuwāliyya).
ما معنى كلمة homosexuality؟
Homosexuality: مِثْلِيَّة (miṯliyya), مِثْلِيَّة جِنْسِيَّة (miṯliyya jinsiyya), هُومُوسِكْسُوَالِيَّة (homoseksuwāliyya).
What does homosexuality mean in English?
Homosexuality means the state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex attraction between males.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: homosexuality (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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