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عظط

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe a specific type of sexual act or behavior, particularly related to a man's actions with his wife. It seems to denote something explicit or perhaps even offensive in its description.

Derived headwords

عَظْيُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    explicit sexual actclassical

    A term referring to a man who, when he approaches his wife, reveals or performs an explicit sexual act.

Parallel reading

ومنهم من يقول: عظيوط، بالظاء، وهو الذي إذا أتى أهله أبدى.
And among them are those who say: 'ʿaẓyūṭ', with the letter ẓāʾ, and he is the one who, when he comes to his family, reveals.