عهر

1 عَهَرَ المَرْأَةَ ذ , (K,) or عَهَرَ اـِلَيْهَا, (M, Mgh, O,) aor. عَهَرَ , (M, Mgh, O, K,) inf. n. عَهْرٌ and عَهَرٌ (Mgh, O, K) and عِهْرٌ, (K,) or this last is a simple subst., (S,) or a quasi-inf. n., (TA,) and عُهُورٌ (O, K) and عَهَرَانٌ (O) and عَهَارَةٌ and عُهُورَةٌ; (K;) and ↓ عَاهَرَهَا, inf. n. عِهَارٌ; (K;) He came to the woman by night for the purpose of adultery or fornication: (Mgh, O, * TA:) and hence the committing adultery or fornication, absolutely, has become the predominant signification: (TA:) or he came to her by night for that purpose, or by day: (K:) or he committed adultery or fornication (فُجُور) with her at any time, in the night or in the day, i. e., with a free woman or a slave: (TA:) or عَهَرَ بِهَا, inf. n. عَهْرٌ, he committed adultery or fornication with her (فَجَرَ بِهَا) by night: (IKtt, TA:) and عَهَرَ, (S, Msb, K,) aor. عَهَرَ , (K, MS,) or عَهُرَ , (Msb,) [but this I think a mistake,] inf. n. عَهْرٌ and عَهَرٌ, (S,) or عُهُورٌ, (Msb,) or all the forms mentioned above, (accord. to the K,) he committed adultery or fornication; syn. زَنَى, (S, K, TA,) or فَجَرَ; (Msb;) as also عَهِرَ, aor. عَهَرَ , inf. n. عَهَرٌ; (Msb;) and ↓ عاهر; and ↓ تَعَيْهَرَ: (TA:) you say بِهَا ↓ عاهر he committed adultery or fornication with her, i. e., with a free woman or a slave: (TA, from a trad.:) or عَهَرَ signifies he stole: (K:) and he followed evil, (K, TA,) whether by committing adultery or fornication, or by transgressing [ in any other manner ], or quitting the way of truth or justice, or forsaking the command of God: (TA:) and ↓ تَعَيْهَرَ he was, or became, an adulterer or a fornicator, following evil: (S:) and ↓ عَيْهَرَتْ and ↓ تَعَيْهَرَتْ she (a woman) committed adultery or fornication: (TA:) or she was, or became, light, or active, and volatile, (Kr, K,) not remaining fixed in her place, (Kr,) without continence. (K, not added by Kr.)