Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ل و ط (l-w-ṭ)

The sense of "anal sex" derives directly from لُوط (lūṭ, Lot), with the meaning of "to do as Lot's people did", and was subsequently leveled to the root by analogy. For formation, compare English sodomize.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

لَاطَ (lāṭa) I, non-past يَلُوطُ‎ (yalūṭu)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) to stick to or in [+ بِ (object)] (something)
    Synonym: لَصَقَ (laṣaqa)
    1. (transitive, obsolete) to stick (something) into [+ بِ (object)] (something)

Conjugation edit

Verb edit

لَاطَ (lāṭa) I, non-past يَلُوطُ‎ (yalūṭu)

  1. (intransitive, Islam, derogatory, dated) to have anal sex with [+ بِ (object)] (a man), to sodomize
    Hypernyms: (largely euphemistic, archaic) بَاشَر (bāšar), (vulgar) نَاكَ (nāka)

Usage notes edit

  • Because the verb derives from the name of the Islamic figure himself (unlike English sodomize, which derives from the biblical name of the city), some have come to scruple about or even vehemently denounce the use of words thus derived to refer to homosexual intercourse, instead favoring euphemistic terms and expressions.
  • All the other uses of the verb are completely obsolete, as the form has come to be associated solely with sodomy.

Conjugation edit