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

Declension of noun **لِوَاط** (liwāṭ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	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

→ Malay: liwat
→ Persian: لواط (lavât)
→ Swahili: -lawiti

See also

لُوطِيّ (lūṭiyy)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لِوَاط (liwāṭ); ultimately from لُوط (lūṭ).

Noun

لواط • (lavât)

(Islam) male homosexual intercourse, sodomy