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سطء

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of treading upon, stepping on, or having sexual intercourse with someone, often with a connotation of force or dominance. It is closely related to the concept of subjugation or overpowering.

Derived headwords

سَطَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to tread uponboth

    To step on or tread upon someone or something, often implying force or subjugation.

  2. 2.
    to have sexual intercourseclassical

    To have sexual intercourse with a woman, often with a connotation of force or dominance.

مَطَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to tread uponclassical

    To step on or tread upon someone or something, used synonymously with 'سطأ'.

  2. 2.
    to have sexual intercourseclassical

    To have sexual intercourse with a woman, used synonymously with 'سطأ'.

شَطَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to tread uponclassical

    To step on or tread upon someone or something, used as a variant with 'ش' instead of 'س'.

  2. 2.
    to have sexual intercourseclassical

    To have sexual intercourse with a woman, used as a variant with 'ش' instead of 'س'.

Parallel reading

سطأ الرجل المرأة ومطأها، بالهمز، أي وطئها.
The man 'sata'a' the woman and 'mata'a'ha, with hamza, meaning he had sexual intercourse with her.
وشطأها، بالشين، بهذا المعنى، لغة.
And 'shata'a'ha, with a 'sh', in this meaning, is a dialectal variant.