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ومح

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to traces, marks, or openings, particularly in the context of sexual intercourse. It describes the trace left by the sun and the opening of a female's private parts.

Derived headwords

وَمْحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    trace, markclassical

    A trace or mark left behind, specifically the trace left by the sun.

مَاحَverb
  1. 1.
    to open, to splitclassical

    To open or split, referring to the female's private parts.

مَاحَهَاverb
  1. 1.
    he split its openingclassical

    He split its opening, referring to the female's private parts.

انْفَرَىverb
  1. 1.
    to open, to splitclassical

    To open or split, specifically referring to the opening of the female's private parts for sexual intercourse.

انْفَتَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to open, to become openclassical

    To open or become open, used in the context of the female's private parts.

انْفَتَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to split, to burst openclassical

    To split or burst open, used in the context of the female's private parts.

إِيلَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    insertionclassical

    The act of inserting, specifically referring to the insertion of the male organ.

ذَكَرnoun
  1. 1.
    penis

    The male sexual organ.

خَزَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to pierce, to perforateclassical

    To pierce or perforate, used in the context of the female's private parts.

Parallel reading

الومحة الأثر من الشمس
The wamḥah is the trace from the sun.
لما تمشيت بعيد العتمه
When I walked far in the darkness,
سمعت من فوق البيوت كدمه
I heard from above the houses a sound like a beating.
إذا الخريع العنقفير الحذمه
If the young ostrich, the swift one,
يؤزها فحل شديد الضمضمه
Is stirred by a male of strong grip,
أزا بعيار إذا ما قدمه
Stirring it with a strong male when it approaches it,
فيها انفرى وماحها وخزمه
In it, it opened and he split its opening and pierced it.
وماحها صدع فرجها
And 'māḥahā' means he split its vulva.
انفرى: انفتح وانفتق لإيلاجه الذكر فيه
'Infara' means it opened and split for the insertion of the male organ into it.
لم أسمع هذا الحرف إلا في هذه الأرجوزة
I have not heard this word except in this poem.
وأحسبها في نوادره
And I think it is among its rare occurrences.