عُسَيْلَةٌ

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عُسَيْلَةٌ dim. of عَسَلٌ, q. v.: or of its n. un.
2 [Hence,] i. q. نُطْفَةٌ [i. e. The sperma of a man and of a woman]: or the مَآء [meaning sperma] of a man.
3 And The deliciousness, or sweetness, of جِمَاع; as being likened to عَسَل [i. e. honey]. Thus, or as expl. in the next preceding sentence, in the saying of the Prophet to a woman who desired to be divorced from a husband in order that she might return to a former husband, لَا حَتَّى تَذُوقِى عُسَيْلَتَهُ وَيَذُوقَ عُسَيْلَتَكِ. (Mgh, O, Msb, TA. [See 1 in art. ذوقَ.])
4 And العُسَيْلَتَانِ signifies العُضْوَانِ [meaning The male and female genital organs]; because means of experiencing delight.

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