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الظءم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to speech, noise, and a specific type of marital arrangement involving brothers marrying sisters. It also encompasses the act of sexual intercourse within marriage.

Derived headwords

الظأمnoun
  1. 1.
    Speechboth

    Refers to spoken words or discourse.

  2. 2.
    Noiseboth

    Denotes a loud sound or clamor.

  3. 3.
    Man's predecessorclassical

    Refers to a man's ancestor or forefather.

ظاءمهverb
  1. 1.
    To marry each other's sisterclassical

    Describes the act where two men marry each other's sisters.

ظأمهَاverb
  1. 1.
    To have sexual intercourse with herboth

    Specifically refers to the act of conjugal intercourse.

Parallel reading

الكلام
Speech
والجلبة
and noise
وسلف الرجل
and a man's predecessor
وظاءمه: تزوج كل واحد منهما أختا
and their mutual marriage: each of them married the other's sister
وظأمهَا، كمنع: جامعها
and he had intercourse with her, like 'he prevented'