مس

See also: مش

Arabic

Etymology

From the root م س س (m-s-s).

Verb

مَسَّ • (massa) I, non-past يَمَسُّ‎ (yamassu)

1. (transitive) to feel, to touch
2. (transitive) to handle, to palpate
3. (transitive) to violate (something sacred)
4. (transitive) to infringe upon
5. (transitive, euphemistic) to cohabit with
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 19:20:

     أَنَّى يَكُونُ لِي غُلَامٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِي بَشَرٌ وَلَمْ أَكُ بَغِيًّا

     ʔannā yakūnu lī ḡulāmun walam yamsasnī bašarun walam ʔaku baḡiyyan

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

6. (transitive) to befall, to hit

Conjugation

Conjugation of

مَسَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal nouns مَسّ or مَسِيس)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						مَسّ or مَسِيس mass or masīs
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مَاسّ māss
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَمْسُوس mamsūs
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مَسِسْتُ masistu	مَسِسْتَ masista	مَسَّ massa		مَسِسْتُمَا masistumā	مَسَّا massā		مَسِسْنَا masisnā	مَسِسْتُمْ masistum	مَسُّوا massū
	f		مَسِسْتِ masisti	مَسَّتْ massat			مَسَّتَا massatā			مَسِسْتُنَّ masistunna	مَسِسْنَ masisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَمَسُّ ʔamassu	تَمَسُّ tamassu	يَمَسُّ yamassu		تَمَسَّانِ tamassāni	يَمَسَّانِ yamassāni		نَمَسُّ namassu	تَمَسُّونَ tamassūna	يَمَسُّونَ yamassūna
	f		تَمَسِّينَ tamassīna	تَمَسُّ tamassu			تَمَسَّانِ tamassāni			تَمْسَسْنَ tamsasna	يَمْسَسْنَ yamsasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَمَسَّ ʔamassa	تَمَسَّ tamassa	يَمَسَّ yamassa		تَمَسَّا tamassā	يَمَسَّا yamassā		نَمَسَّ namassa	تَمَسُّوا tamassū	يَمَسُّوا yamassū
	f		تَمَسِّي tamassī	تَمَسَّ tamassa			تَمَسَّا tamassā			تَمْسَسْنَ tamsasna	يَمْسَسْنَ yamsasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَمَسَّ or أَمَسِّ or أَمْسَسْ ʔamassa or ʔamassi or ʔamsas	تَمَسَّ or تَمَسِّ or تَمْسَسْ tamassa or tamassi or tamsas	يَمَسَّ or يَمَسِّ or يَمْسَسْ yamassa or yamassi or yamsas		تَمَسَّا tamassā	يَمَسَّا yamassā		نَمَسَّ or نَمَسِّ or نَمْسَسْ namassa or namassi or namsas	تَمَسُّوا tamassū	يَمَسُّوا yamassū
	f		تَمَسِّي tamassī	تَمَسَّ or تَمَسِّ or تَمْسَسْ tamassa or tamassi or tamsas			تَمَسَّا tamassā			تَمْسَسْنَ tamsasna	يَمْسَسْنَ yamsasna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		مَسَّ or مَسِّ or اِمْسَسْ massa or massi or imsas			مَسَّا massā				مَسُّوا massū
	f		مَسِّي massī							اِمْسَسْنَ imsasna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مُسِسْتُ musistu	مُسِسْتَ musista	مُسَّ mussa		مُسِسْتُمَا musistumā	مُسَّا mussā		مُسِسْنَا musisnā	مُسِسْتُمْ musistum	مُسُّوا mussū
	f		مُسِسْتِ musisti	مُسَّتْ mussat			مُسَّتَا mussatā			مُسِسْتُنَّ musistunna	مُسِسْنَ musisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمَسُّ ʔumassu	تُمَسُّ tumassu	يُمَسُّ yumassu		تُمَسَّانِ tumassāni	يُمَسَّانِ yumassāni		نُمَسُّ numassu	تُمَسُّونَ tumassūna	يُمَسُّونَ yumassūna
	f		تُمَسِّينَ tumassīna	تُمَسُّ tumassu			تُمَسَّانِ tumassāni			تُمْسَسْنَ tumsasna	يُمْسَسْنَ yumsasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَسَّ ʔumassa	تُمَسَّ tumassa	يُمَسَّ yumassa		تُمَسَّا tumassā	يُمَسَّا yumassā		نُمَسَّ numassa	تُمَسُّوا tumassū	يُمَسُّوا yumassū
	f		تُمَسِّي tumassī	تُمَسَّ tumassa			تُمَسَّا tumassā			تُمْسَسْنَ tumsasna	يُمْسَسْنَ yumsasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَسَّ or أُمَسِّ or أُمْسَسْ ʔumassa or ʔumassi or ʔumsas	تُمَسَّ or تُمَسِّ or تُمْسَسْ tumassa or tumassi or tumsas	يُمَسَّ or يُمَسِّ or يُمْسَسْ yumassa or yumassi or yumsas		تُمَسَّا tumassā	يُمَسَّا yumassā		نُمَسَّ or نُمَسِّ or نُمْسَسْ numassa or numassi or numsas	تُمَسُّوا tumassū	يُمَسُّوا yumassū
	f		تُمَسِّي tumassī	تُمَسَّ or تُمَسِّ or تُمْسَسْ tumassa or tumassi or tumsas			تُمَسَّا tumassā			تُمْسَسْنَ tumsasna	يُمْسَسْنَ yumsasna

Descendants

• → French: masser
  • → English: massage
  • → German: massieren

Noun

مَسّ • (mass) m

1. verbal noun of مَسَّ (massa) (form I)
2. touching, touch
3. contact
4. misfortune, calamity
5. attack, fit, frenzy
6. insanity, madness

Declension

Declension of noun مَسّ (mass)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسّ mass	الْمَسّ al-mass	مَسّ mass
Nominative	مَسٌّ massun	الْمَسُّ al-massu	مَسُّ massu
Accusative	مَسًّا massan	الْمَسَّ al-massa	مَسَّ massa
Genitive	مَسٍّ massin	الْمَسِّ al-massi	مَسِّ massi

References

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “مس”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 588
• Freytag, Georg (1837) “مس”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 176
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “مس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1063

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Malay

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Alternative forms

• emas
• mas
• امس

Etymology

Shortened form of امس (emas), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mas]
• Rhymes: -mas, -as

Noun

مس (Rumi spelling mas)

1. Alternative form of امس

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Persian

Noun

Dari	مس
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мис

مس • (mes)

1. copper