مسود

Arabic

Root
س و د (s-w-d)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mus.wadd/
• (kw) IPA^(key): /mɪs.wɐd̚/

Adjective

مُسْوَدّ • (muswadd) (feminine مُسْوَدَّة (muswadda), masculine plural مُسْوَدُّونَ (muswaddūna), feminine plural مُسْوَدَّات (muswaddāt))

1. darkened, looking dark
2. blackened, looking black
3. (construct with وجه) sad, sorrowful, gloomy

   أَتَانَا مُسْوَدَّ اَلْوَجْهِ بَعْدَ اَلْمُكَالَمَةِ فَظَنَنَّا أَنَّ عَمَلِيَّةَ صَدِيقِهِ الجِّرَاحَيَّةَ بَاءَتْ بِالْفَشَلِ

   ʔatānā muswadda l-wajhi baʕda l-mukālamati faẓanannā ʔanna ʕamaliyyata ṣadīqihi l-jirāḥayyata bāʔat bi-l-fašali

   He came to us [with] his face blackend after the call so we assumed that his friend's medical procedure has failed.

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 16:58:

     وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِالْأُنثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ

     Whenever one of them is given the good news of a baby girl, his face grows gloomy, as he suppresses his rage.

4. (construct with وجه) ashamed

Declension

Declension of adjective مُسْوَدّ (muswadd)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْوَدّ muswadd	الْمُسْوَدّ al-muswadd	مُسْوَدَّة muswadda	الْمُسْوَدَّة al-muswadda
Nominative	مُسْوَدٌّ muswaddun	الْمُسْوَدُّ al-muswaddu	مُسْوَدَّةٌ muswaddatun	الْمُسْوَدَّةُ al-muswaddatu
Accusative	مُسْوَدًّا muswaddan	الْمُسْوَدَّ al-muswadda	مُسْوَدَّةً muswaddatan	الْمُسْوَدَّةَ al-muswaddata
Genitive	مُسْوَدٍّ muswaddin	الْمُسْوَدِّ al-muswaddi	مُسْوَدَّةٍ muswaddatin	الْمُسْوَدَّةِ al-muswaddati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْوَدَّيْن muswaddayn	الْمُسْوَدَّيْن al-muswaddayn	مُسْوَدَّتَيْن muswaddatayn	الْمُسْوَدَّتَيْن al-muswaddatayn
Nominative	مُسْوَدَّانِ muswaddāni	الْمُسْوَدَّانِ al-muswaddāni	مُسْوَدَّتَانِ muswaddatāni	الْمُسْوَدَّتَانِ al-muswaddatāni
Accusative	مُسْوَدَّيْنِ muswaddayni	الْمُسْوَدَّيْنِ al-muswaddayni	مُسْوَدَّتَيْنِ muswaddatayni	الْمُسْوَدَّتَيْنِ al-muswaddatayni
Genitive	مُسْوَدَّيْنِ muswaddayni	الْمُسْوَدَّيْنِ al-muswaddayni	مُسْوَدَّتَيْنِ muswaddatayni	الْمُسْوَدَّتَيْنِ al-muswaddatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْوَدِّين muswaddīn	الْمُسْوَدِّين al-muswaddīn	مُسْوَدَّات muswaddāt	الْمُسْوَدَّات al-muswaddāt
Nominative	مُسْوَدُّونَ muswaddūna	الْمُسْوَدُّونَ al-muswaddūna	مُسْوَدَّاتٌ muswaddātun	الْمُسْوَدَّاتُ al-muswaddātu
Accusative	مُسْوَدِّينَ muswaddīna	الْمُسْوَدِّينَ al-muswaddīna	مُسْوَدَّاتٍ muswaddātin	الْمُسْوَدَّاتِ al-muswaddāti
Genitive	مُسْوَدِّينَ muswaddīna	الْمُسْوَدِّينَ al-muswaddīna	مُسْوَدَّاتٍ muswaddātin	الْمُسْوَدَّاتِ al-muswaddāti

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic مُسْوَدّ (muswadd).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊ.səʋ.ʋəd̪/
• Rhymes: -əd̪

Adjective

مُسَوَّد • (musavvad) (Hindi spelling मुसव्वद)

1. blackened

References

• “مسود”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مسود”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.