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البظر

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the female genitalia, specifically the clitoris. It also extends to terms for things resembling the clitoris, such as a ring's hoop, and can denote something small or insignificant, like sparse pubic hair. Figuratively, it can refer to wasted effort or a term of abuse.

Derived headwords

البَظْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Clitorisboth

    The part between the labia of a woman.

  2. 2.
    Ring hoopclassical

    The hoop of a ring without its setting.

  3. 3.
    Upper lip nubclassical

    The small nub in the middle of the upper lip.

بُظُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Clitorisesboth

    Plural of بَظْر (clitoris).

البَيْظَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Clitorisclassical

    Another form for the clitoris.

البُنْظُرnoun
  1. 1.
    Clitorisclassical

    Another form for the clitoris, similar to قُنْفُذ.

البَظَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Clitorisclassical

    Another term for the clitoris.

  2. 2.
    Upper lip nubclassical

    The small nub in the middle of the upper lip.

بَظْرَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Tall (female slave)classical

    Describing a female slave who is tall.

البَظَرnoun
  1. 1.
    The uncircumcisedclassical

    Referring to someone who is uncircumcised.

البَظْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Sparse pubic hairclassical

    A small amount of hair in the armpit.

  2. 2.
    Ring hoopclassical

    The hoop of a ring without its setting.

  3. 3.
    Upper lip nubclassical

    The small nub in the middle of the upper lip.

البَظِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Loudmouthclassical

    A very noisy or boisterous person.

بَظَرًاadverb
  1. 1.
    In vainclassical

    Meaning that blood was shed in vain or for no purpose.

يا بَيْظَرinterjection
  1. 1.
    O slave girl!classical

    A form of address or insult directed at a female slave.

بَظَارَة الشَّاةnoun
  1. 1.
    Sheep's clitorisclassical

    A specific part located at the extremity of a sheep's vulva.

المِبْظَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Female circumciserclassical

    A woman who performs female circumcision.

بَظَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    To circumcise (female)classical

    To perform female circumcision.

يَبْظُرُverb
  1. 1.
    To say 'lick her clitoris'classical

    To utter the phrase 'lick her clitoris' as an insult.

Parallel reading

البظر: ما بين أسكتي المرأة
The clitoris: what is between the labia of a woman.
ج: بظور، كالبيظر والبنظر، بالنون، كقنفذ، والبظارة، ويفتح.
Plural: buẓūr, like al-bayẓar and al-bunẓur, with nun, like qunfudh, and al-baẓārah, and it is opened (fatha).
وأمة بظراء: طويلته
And a tall female slave: she is tall.
والاسم: البظر، محركة، والخاتم.
And the noun: al-baẓar, with harakah, and the ring.
والأبظر: الأقلف.
And al-abẓar: the uncircumcised.
والبظرة: القليلة من الشعر في الإبط، وحلقة الخاتم بلا كرسي، وبالضم: الهنة وسط الشفة العليا، كالبظارة.
And al-baẓarah: the sparse hair in the armpit, and the hoop of the ring without a setting, and with dammah: the nub in the middle of the upper lip, like al-baẓārah.
والبظرير: الصخابة.
And al-baẓīr: the loudmouth.
وذهب دمه بظرا، بالكسر، أي: هدرا.
And his blood went to waste, baẓaran, with kasr, meaning: in vain.
ويا بيظر: شتم للأمة.
And O bayẓar: an insult to the female slave.
وبظارة الشاة: هنة في طرف حيائها.
And the baẓārah of the sheep: a nub at the edge of its vulva.
والمبظرة: الخافضة.
And al-mabẓarah: the female circumciser.
وبظرتها تبظيرا: خفضتها.
And she circumcised her, tabẓīran: she cut her.
وهو يمصه ويبظره، أي: قال له: امصص بظر فلانة.
And he sucks it and says to him: 'Suck so-and-so's clitoris'.