لواط
Arabic
Etymology
From لَاطَ (lāṭa, “to sodomize”), a sense derived from Lot لُوط (lūṭ); see w:Islamic view of Lot and Sodom and Gomorrah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li.waːtˤ/
Noun
لِوَاط • (liwāṭ) m
- verbal noun of لَاطَ (lāṭa) (form I)
- (Islam, derogatory) male homosexual intercourse, sodomy; pederasty
- Synonym: (modern, derogatory) شُذُوذ (šuḏūḏ, “irregularity; abnormality; deviancy”)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | لِوَاط liwāṭ |
اللِّوَاط al-liwāṭ |
لِوَاط liwāṭ |
| nominative | لِوَاطٌ liwāṭun |
اللِّوَاطُ al-liwāṭu |
لِوَاطُ liwāṭu |
| accusative | لِوَاطًا liwāṭan |
اللِّوَاطَ al-liwāṭa |
لِوَاطَ liwāṭa |
| genitive | لِوَاطٍ liwāṭin |
اللِّوَاطِ al-liwāṭi |
لِوَاطِ liwāṭi |
Derived terms
- لِوَاطِيّ (liwāṭiyy, “sodomitic; a sodomite”)
Descendants
See also
- لُوطِيّ (lūṭiyy)
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic لِوَاط (liwāṭ); ultimately from لُوط (lūṭ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /la.ˈwaːt/, /li.ˈwaːt/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [lä.wɑːt̪], [lɪ.wɑːt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [læ.vɒːt̪ʰ], [le.vɒːt̪ʰ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [lä.vɔt̪], [li.vɔt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | lawāt, liwāt |
| Dari reading? | lawāt, liwāt |
| Iranian reading? | lavât, levât |
| Tajik reading? | lavot, livot |
Noun
لواط • (lawāt, liwāt / lavât, levât) (Tajik spelling лавот, or ливот)
- (Islam, law, offensive, verbal noun) male homosexual intercourse, sodomy
- Synonyms: همجنسگرایی (ham-jins-garāyī / ham-jens-garâyi), کونمرزی (kūn-marzī / kun-marzi)
- Coordinate terms: مساحقه (musāhaqa / mosâhaġe), طبقزنی (tabaq-zanī / tabaġ-zani)