What does Al-mrahq mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-mrahq (مراهق) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-mrahq

Al-mrahq according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

The boy near puberty, whose desires have stirred and who feels desire.

Al-mrahq according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

It is the one nearing puberty who has not yet had a seminal emission (ihtilam), whether male or female; for the female one says 'al-murahqa'.

Al-mrahq according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

The boy near puberty, whose desires have stirred and who feels desire.