incest in Arabic
زِنَا مَحَارِم zinā maḥārim
/ˈɪn.sɛst/
incest in Arabic: زِنَا مَحَارِم (zinā maḥārim), سِفَاح الْقُرْبَى (sifāḥ al-qurbā). In English, incest means sexual relations between close relatives, especially immediate family members and sometimes first cousins, usually considered taboo.
Arabic words for incest
- sexual relations between close relatives
- زِنَا مَحَارِم zinā maḥārim, سِفَاح الْقُرْبَى sifāḥ al-qurbā
English meaning of incest
- noun Sexual relations between close relatives, especially immediate family members and sometimes first cousins, usually considered taboo.
- noun Romantic relationships between close relatives, also widely taboo.
- verb To engage in incestuous sexual activities.
incest in a sentence
- Genetic problems caused by incest are thought to have plagued many royal families in the Middle Ages.
Synonyms of incest
incest in other languages
Questions about incest in Arabic
- What is the meaning of incest in Arabic?
- Incest in Arabic is زِنَا مَحَارِم (zinā maḥārim), سِفَاح الْقُرْبَى (sifāḥ al-qurbā).
- ما معنى كلمة incest؟
- Incest: زِنَا مَحَارِم (zinā maḥārim), سِفَاح الْقُرْبَى (sifāḥ al-qurbā).
- What does incest mean in English?
- Incest means sexual relations between close relatives, especially immediate family members and sometimes first cousins, usually considered taboo.
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