لواط

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لواط

/li.waːtˤ/

Where it comes from

From لَاطَ (lāṭa, “to sodomize”), a sense derived from Lot لُوط (lūṭ); see Islamic view of Lot and Sodom and Gomorrah.

noun لِوَاط · liwāṭ · اللِّوَاط · لِوَاطٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of لَاطَ (lāṭa) (form I)
derogatory male homosexual intercourse, sodomy; pederasty
Similar: شُذُوذ

In English

sodomy sex held to be unnatural

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {لواط},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B7},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}