شَكْرٌ
Root: شكر
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شَكْرٌ
The vulva, or pudendum, of a woman: or the flesh thereof: as also
شِكْرٌ , in either of these senses: pl. شِكَارٌ: لَحْمُهَا, in the K, as the second explanation, is a mistake for لَحْمُهُ. It is said in a trad., نَهَى عَنْ شَكْرِ البَغِىِ, meaning He forbade the giving hire for prostitution; the word ثَمَنِ being understood as prefixed to شكر.
2 Also i. q. نِكَاحٌ [i. e. The act of compressing, or of contracting marriage with, a woman].
2 Also i. q. نِكَاحٌ [i. e. The act of compressing, or of contracting marriage with, a woman].
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