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طعر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sexual intercourse, specifically the act of a man having intercourse with a woman. It also has a distinct, less common meaning related to judicial compulsion.

Derived headwords

طَعَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to have intercourse withboth

    To engage in sexual intercourse with a woman.

طَعْرًاnoun
  1. 1.
    sexual intercourseclassical

    The act of sexual intercourse, as described by the verb طَعَرَ.

الطَّعْرnoun
  1. 1.
    compulsion by a judgeclassical

    The act of a judge forcing a man to render a judgment or decision.

Parallel reading

طعر المرأة طعرا: نكحها
To have intercourse with a woman, intercourse.
وقيل: هو بالزاي والراء تصحيف.
And it was said: it is a misspelling with zayn and ra'.
ابن الأعرابي: الطعر إجبار القاضي الرجل على الحكم.
Ibn al-A'rabi: Al-ta'r is the judge's compulsion of a man to rule.