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مطء

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of sexual intercourse, specifically the physical act of penetration. It is closely related to other roots that convey similar meanings, sometimes with dialectal variations.

Derived headwords

مَطَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to have sexual intercourseclassical

    To engage in sexual intercourse with a woman, meaning to penetrate her.

مَطْءnoun
  1. 1.
    sexual intercourseclassical

    The act of sexual intercourse, specifically the physical act of penetration.

سَطَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to have sexual intercourseclassical

    To engage in sexual intercourse with a woman, meaning to penetrate her. This is presented as a variant or related term.

شَطَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to have sexual intercourseclassical

    To engage in sexual intercourse with a woman, meaning to penetrate her. This is mentioned as a dialectal variant.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن الفرج: سمعت الباهليين يقولون: سطأ الرجل المرأة ومطأها بالهمز إذا جامعها أي وطئها
Al-Jawhari neglected it, and Ibn al-Faraj said: I heard the Bahiliyyin say: 'Sata'a the man the woman and mata'a her with hamza' if he had intercourse with her, meaning he penetrated her.
سطأ الرجل المرأة
The man penetrated the woman.
مطأها بالهمز إذا جامعها
He penetrated her with hamza if he had intercourse with her.
أي وطئها
Meaning he penetrated her.
وشطأها بالشين بهذا المعنى لغة
And shata'a her with sheen is a dialectal variant with this meaning.