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قِضَّةٌ

Root: قض

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قِضَّةٌ , or قَضَّةٌ , [Devirgination]; a subst. from إِقْتَضّ in the former of the two senses assigned to it above. You say, كَانَ ذٰلِكَ عِنْدَ لَيْلَةَ عُرْسِهَا [That was on the occasion of her devirgination, on the night of her being conducted to her husband].

def.2 Also the former, or ↓ latter, or both, The virginity, or maidenhead, of a girl, or of a woman, or of both. You say, أَخَذَ قِضَّتَهَا, and ذَهَبَ , He took her virginity.

def.3 See also قَضَضٌ.

def.4 And see قَضُّ.
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