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خجم

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a woman's vulva or pudendum, often used as an insult. It also extends to describe a woman's sexual arousal or readiness.

Derived headwords

الخجامnoun
  1. 1.
    wide vulvaclassical

    A woman with a wide vulva. This term is considered an insult among Arabs.

الخجارمnoun
  1. 1.
    wide vulvaclassical

    An alternative term for a woman with a wide vulva, similar to الخجام.

الخجامname
  1. 1.
    insultclassical

    Used as an insult, such as the phrase 'O son of Al-Khajam'.

خجامverb
  1. 1.
    to be sexually arousedclassical

    To be sexually aroused or eager, referring to a woman.

الخجامnoun
  1. 1.
    sexual arousalclassical

    The state of sexual arousal or readiness in a woman.

النيزجnoun
  1. 1.
    woman's sexual organclassical

    Refers to the female sexual organ, specifically when a woman is sexually aroused or eager.

Parallel reading

الخجام: المرأة الواسعة الهن، وهو سب عند العرب
Al-Khajam: The woman with a wide vulva, and it is an insult among Arabs.
يقولون: يا ابن الخجام
They say: O son of Al-Khajam.
وأنشد ابن السكيت في باب صفة النساء من الجماع: بذاك أشفي النيزج الخجاما
And Ibn Al-Sikkit recited in the chapter on describing women in intercourse: With that, I satisfy the aroused female organ.
ويقال لها الخجارم أيضا
And she is also called Al-Khajarm.
الأزهري: النيزج جهاز المرأة إذا نزا بظره
Al-Azhari: Al-Nayzaj is the woman's sexual organ when she is sexually aroused.