مسد

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root م س د (m-s-d).

Pronunciation

Verb

مَسَدَ (masada) I, non-past يَمْسُدُ‎ (yamsudu)

  1. to twist, to plait
  2. (intransitive) to accelerate
  3. (transitive) to disguise, to cover up
Conjugation

Pronunciation

Verb

مَسَّدَ (massada) II, non-past يُمَسِّدُ‎ (yumassidu)

  1. to rub gently with one's hand, to massage, to caress
    • 2013, Sinan Antoon, منشورات الجمل , وحدها شجرة المزان , page 8:
      بَدَأْتُ أُمَسِّدُ شَعْرَهَا. سَأُغَسِّلُهَا بِالمَطَر! اِبْتَسَمَتْ كَأَنَّهَا سَمَعَتْ مَا فَكَرْتُ بِه.
      badaʔtu ʔumassidu šaʕrahā. saʔuḡassiluhā bi-l-maṭar! ibtasamat kaʔannahā samaʕat mā fakartu bih.
      I began to caress her hair. I’ll clean her with rainwater! She smiled as if she heard what I was thinking about.
Conjugation

Noun

مَسَد (masadm (plural أَمْسَاد (ʔamsād) or مِسَاد (misād)) (collective)

  1. fibres from the frond of the palm tree
  2. ropes processed thereof

Declension