مساحة

Arabic

Etymology 1

Morphologically from the root م س ح (m-s-ḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mas.saː.ħa/

Noun

مَسَّاحَة • (massāḥa) f (plural مَسَّاحَات (massāḥāt))

1. eraser
2. windshield wiper

Declension

Declension of noun مَسَّاحَة (massāḥa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسَّاحَة massāḥa	الْمَسَّاحَة al-massāḥa	مَسَّاحَة massāḥat
Nominative	مَسَّاحَةٌ massāḥatun	الْمَسَّاحَةُ al-massāḥatu	مَسَّاحَةُ massāḥatu
Accusative	مَسَّاحَةً massāḥatan	الْمَسَّاحَةَ al-massāḥata	مَسَّاحَةَ massāḥata
Genitive	مَسَّاحَةٍ massāḥatin	الْمَسَّاحَةِ al-massāḥati	مَسَّاحَةِ massāḥati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسَّاحَتَيْن massāḥatayn	الْمَسَّاحَتَيْن al-massāḥatayn	مَسَّاحَتَيْ massāḥatay
Nominative	مَسَّاحَتَانِ massāḥatāni	الْمَسَّاحَتَانِ al-massāḥatāni	مَسَّاحَتَا massāḥatā
Accusative	مَسَّاحَتَيْنِ massāḥatayni	الْمَسَّاحَتَيْنِ al-massāḥatayni	مَسَّاحَتَيْ massāḥatay
Genitive	مَسَّاحَتَيْنِ massāḥatayni	الْمَسَّاحَتَيْنِ al-massāḥatayni	مَسَّاحَتَيْ massāḥatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسَّاحَات massāḥāt	الْمَسَّاحَات al-massāḥāt	مَسَّاحَات massāḥāt
Nominative	مَسَّاحَاتٌ massāḥātun	الْمَسَّاحَاتُ al-massāḥātu	مَسَّاحَاتُ massāḥātu
Accusative	مَسَّاحَاتٍ massāḥātin	الْمَسَّاحَاتِ al-massāḥāti	مَسَّاحَاتِ massāḥāti
Genitive	مَسَّاحَاتٍ massāḥātin	الْمَسَّاحَاتِ al-massāḥāti	مَسَّاحَاتِ massāḥāti

Etymology 2

Morphologically from the root م س ح (m-s-ḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.saː.ħa/

Noun

مِسَاحَة • (misāḥa) f (plural مِسَاحَات (misāḥāt))

1. plane; surface; area; space; extent

Declension

Declension of noun مِسَاحَة (misāḥa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِسَاحَة misāḥa	الْمِسَاحَة al-misāḥa	مِسَاحَة misāḥat
Nominative	مِسَاحَةٌ misāḥatun	الْمِسَاحَةُ al-misāḥatu	مِسَاحَةُ misāḥatu
Accusative	مِسَاحَةً misāḥatan	الْمِسَاحَةَ al-misāḥata	مِسَاحَةَ misāḥata
Genitive	مِسَاحَةٍ misāḥatin	الْمِسَاحَةِ al-misāḥati	مِسَاحَةِ misāḥati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِسَاحَتَيْن misāḥatayn	الْمِسَاحَتَيْن al-misāḥatayn	مِسَاحَتَيْ misāḥatay
Nominative	مِسَاحَتَانِ misāḥatāni	الْمِسَاحَتَانِ al-misāḥatāni	مِسَاحَتَا misāḥatā
Accusative	مِسَاحَتَيْنِ misāḥatayni	الْمِسَاحَتَيْنِ al-misāḥatayni	مِسَاحَتَيْ misāḥatay
Genitive	مِسَاحَتَيْنِ misāḥatayni	الْمِسَاحَتَيْنِ al-misāḥatayni	مِسَاحَتَيْ misāḥatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِسَاحَات misāḥāt	الْمِسَاحَات al-misāḥāt	مِسَاحَات misāḥāt
Nominative	مِسَاحَاتٌ misāḥātun	الْمِسَاحَاتُ al-misāḥātu	مِسَاحَاتُ misāḥātu
Accusative	مِسَاحَاتٍ misāḥātin	الْمِسَاحَاتِ al-misāḥāti	مِسَاحَاتِ misāḥāti
Genitive	مِسَاحَاتٍ misāḥātin	الْمِسَاحَاتِ al-misāḥāti	مِسَاحَاتِ misāḥāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “مسح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic مِسَاحَة (misāḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /masaːħa/

Noun

مَسَاحة • (masāḥa) f (plural مَسَاحات ‎(masāḥāt))

1. space, size
2. extent

Etymology 2

مَسَّاحة

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic مَسَّاحَة (massāḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /masːaːħa/

Noun

مَسَّاحَة • (massāḥa) f (plural مَسَّاحات ‎(massāḥāt))

1. eraser, rubber

Synonyms

• مَحَّايَة (maḥḥāya)

See also

• مُزِيل (muzīl, “correction fluid”)