Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

سِعْوَةٌ

Root: سعو

Full Definition

سِعْوَةٌ : see سِعْوٌ, in two places.

def.2 Also, [accord. to the K, سِعْوَةٌ, for it is there written with the article ال, but] accord. to IAar without the article ال, [app. سِعْوَةُ, as a proper name,] A woman foul, unseemly, or obscene, in tongue; having little, or no, shame or modesty: الخَالِعَةُ in the K is a mistranscription for الجَالِعَةُ, with جِيم.


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