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تَماسُك
cohesion /taˈmaːsuk/
nounB1#2788 most common
Also: solidarity, composure, coherence
Example sentences
تماسك!
Pull yourself together!
يجب أن تتماسك أمام الجميع.
You must hold yourself together in front of everyone.
تماسك الفريق جعلهم أقوى.
The team's cohesion made them stronger.
تماسك الأسرة مهم لتربية الأطفال.
Family cohesion is important for raising children.
حافظت الحكومة على تماسك المجتمع خلال الأزمة.
The government preserved society's cohesion during the crisis.
يُعد التماسك الاجتماعي عاملاً حاسماً في استقرار الدول متعددة الأعراق.
Social cohesion is considered a decisive factor in the stability of multi-ethnic states.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَمَاسُكٌ | |
| Genitive | تَمَاسُكٍ | |
| Accusative | تَمَاسُكًا | |
| Vocative |
Word family
تَمَاسَكَto hold together, cohere, compose oneself
مُتَمَاسِكcohesive, coherent, composed
مَسَكَto hold, grasp
تَمَسُّكadherence, clinging to (an idea, principle)
إِمْسَاكrestraint, retention
Etymology
تماسك comes from the Semitic root م-س-ك (m-s-k), which carries the core sense of holding or grasping. The word itself is the verbal noun of Form VI تَمَاسَكَ, a pattern that turns a simple action into a mutual or reflexive one. So where مسك means to hold something, تماسك means people holding each other, or a person holding himself together.
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