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عزط

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be a rare or possibly inverted form related to sexual intercourse. Its primary meaning is directly linked to the act of copulation.

Derived headwords

العَزْطnoun
  1. 1.
    copulationclassical

    The act of sexual intercourse, presented as a potential inversion of another term.

طَعَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to copulateclassical

    To engage in sexual intercourse. This is presented as the more standard form from which 'عزط' might be derived.

الطَّعْزnoun
  1. 1.
    copulationclassical

    The act of sexual intercourse, considered the primary term.

Parallel reading

العزط: كأنه مقلوب عن الطعز، وهو النكاح.
Al-'azt: as if it were an inversion of al-ta'z, which is intercourse.