t-m-th

Description

The Arabic root طمث (ṭ-m-th) carries the core meaning of physical touch or contact, particularly in the context of intimate relations or defloration. In the Quranic usage, it appears in Surah Ar-Rahman (55:56, 74) describing the houris of Paradise as those whom no man or jinn has touched before, emphasizing their purity and virginity. This root's significance lies in its delicate reference to chastity and the untouched state of the celestial maidens promised to the righteous believers in Paradise.