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دعز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to the act of pushing or thrusting, with a specific and classical usage denoting sexual intercourse. It is noted as being omitted by some lexicographers but defined by others.

Derived headwords

الدعزnoun
  1. 1.
    pushingboth

    The act of pushing or thrusting something.

  2. 2.
    sexual intercourseclassical

    A euphemism or direct term for sexual intercourse.

دعزverb
  1. 1.
    to pushboth

    To push or thrust something.

  2. 2.
    to have intercourseclassical

    To have sexual intercourse with a woman.

دعزاnoun
  1. 1.
    a pushingboth

    The act of pushing or thrusting, used as a verbal noun.

  2. 2.
    sexual intercourseclassical

    The act of sexual intercourse, used as a verbal noun.

Parallel reading

الدعز، كالمنع، والعين مهملة
Ad-da'zu, like al-man'u, and the 'ayn is omitted.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari omitted it.
وقال ابن دريد: هو الدفع
And Ibn Duraid said: it is the push.
ربما كني به عن الجماع
Perhaps it is used as a euphemism for intercourse.
يقال: دعز الرجل المرأة دعزا: جامعها
It is said: the man da'aza the woman da'zan: he had intercourse with her.