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فَهَرَ

Root: فهر

Form: 1

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فَهَرَI , Present.T َ, Verbal.Noun فَهْرٌ and فَهَرٌ; and , Verbal.Noun إِفْهَارٌ; He compressed a woman, one of his young women, without consummating the act, i. e. without إِنْزَال, and then removed to another and consummated the act with the latter, who was with him in the house, or chamber; the doing of which is forbidden by the Prophet: and ↓ the latter verb signifies also He was alone with one of his young women, لِقَضَآءِ حَاجَتِهِ, when another of them heard the sound proceeding from him, which [sound] is termed الوَجْسُ, and الرِّكْزُ, and الحَفْحَفَةُ; which [also] is forbidden.
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