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

1. verbal noun of لَاطَ (lāṭa) (form I)
2. (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
	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: kulawiti

See also

• لُوطِيّ (lūṭiyy)

Persian

Etymology

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

Noun

لواط • (lavât)

1. (Islam) male homosexual intercourse, sodomy