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 (lawāt / lavât)
• → Swahili: -lawiti

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]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [lä.wɑːt̪], [lɪ.wɑːt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [lä.wɑːt̪], [lɪ.wɑːt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [lä.wɔːt̪], [li.wɔːt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [læ.vɒːt̪ʰ], [le.vɒːt̪ʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [lä.vɔt̪], [li.vɔt̪]

• Rhymes: -aːt

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)

1. (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)