رَفَثَ

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رَفَثَI فِى كَلَامِهِ or فِى مَنْطِقِهِ Present.T ـُ or ـِ or both, the latter mentioned by 'Iyád in the “ Meshárik; ” and رَفِثَ, Present.T ـَ; and رَفُثَ, Present.T ـُ; Verbal.Noun رَفْثٌ, which is of رَفَثَ, and رَفَثٌ, which is of رَفِثَ, or of رَفَثَ, or, accord. to some, this is a simple subst., and رُفُوثٌ; and ; and ترفّث ; He uttered foul, unseemly, immodest, lewd, or obscene, speech, in relation to women: and talked to a woman, in, or respecting, coition; and spoke plainly of what should be indicated allusively, relating to coition. And رَفَثَ بِٱمْرَأَتِهِ, and مَعَهَا, He compressed his wife: and he kissed her; and held amatory and enticing talk, or conversation, with her; and did any other similar act, of such acts as occur in the case of coition. And رَفَثَ إِلَى ٱمْرَأَتِهِ He went in to his wife; i. e. he compressed her; or was with her alone in private, whether he compressed her or not; syn. أَفْضَى إِلَيْهَا. [See also رَفَثٌ below.]

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