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ط ع س

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of sexual intercourse, specifically the penetration of a female. It also includes variations and discussions of its usage and potential phonetic shifts.

Derived headwords

طَعَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to penetrate (female)classical

    To have sexual intercourse with a female, specifically referring to the act of penetration.

الطَّعْسُnoun
  1. 1.
    sexual intercourseclassical

    The act of sexual intercourse, particularly the penetration of a female.

الطَّعْزُnoun
  1. 1.
    sexual intercourseclassical

    A variant form referring to the act of sexual intercourse, particularly penetration.

Parallel reading

طعس الجارية، كمنع: جامعها
To penetrate the female, like 'man'a': to have intercourse with her.
أهمله الجوهري، وأورده الصاغاني وابن القطاع
Al-Jawhari neglected it, while Al-Saghani and Ibn Al-Qatta' included it.
كأنه لغة في طحس، بالحاء
As if it were a dialectal variant for 'taḥasa', with the letter Haa'.
وأورده الأزهري أيضا كما نقله عنه الأرموي
Al-Azhari also included it, as narrated from him by Al-Armawi.
وقال ابن دريد: وأحسب الخليل قد ذكره
And Ibn Duraid said: I believe Al-Khalil may have mentioned it.
وتقلب فيقال: الطسع
And it is transmuted, so it is said: 'Al-Ta'su'.
وربما قلبت السين زايا، فيقال: الطعز
And sometimes the 'seen' is transmuted into a 'zay', so it is said: 'Al-Ta'zu'.
قال الصاغاني في العباب: ولم يذكره الخليل في كتابه
Al-Saghani said in Al-'Ubab: Al-Khalil did not mention it in his book.