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تَمَسَّك
to hold fast to, cling to /tamasˈsaka/
verbB2#4064 most common
Also: to adhere to, to insist on, to grasp firmly
Example sentences
هو تمسك بيدها.
He held onto her hand.
يجب أن تتمسك بأحلامك.
You must hold on to your dreams.
تمسكت الفتاة بالحبل بقوة.
The girl held tightly onto the rope.
يتمسك الرئيس بموقفه رغم الانتقادات الشديدة.
The president clings to his position despite the harsh criticism.
تمسكنا بتقاليدنا القديمة رغم موجة التغريب التي اجتاحت المجتمع.
We held fast to our old traditions despite the wave of westernization that swept society.
على الرغم من الضغوط المتزايدة، ظل يتمسك بمبادئه دون أن يتزعزع إيمانه بها قيد أنملة.
Despite mounting pressure, he kept clinging to his principles, his faith in them never wavering in the slightest.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَتَمَسَّك | تَمَسَّكْت | سَأَتَمَسَّك |
| 2sg | تَتَمَسَّك | تَمَسَّكْت | سَتَتَمَسَّك |
| 3sg | يَتَمَسَّك | تَمَسَّك | سَيَتَمَسَّك |
| 1pl | نَتَمَسَّك | تَمَسَّكْنا | سَنَتَمَسَّك |
| 2pl | تَتَمَسَّكون | تَمَسَّكْتم | سَتَتَمَسَّكون |
| 3pl | يَتَمَسَّكون | تَمَسَّكوا | سَيَتَمَسَّكون |
Word family
تَمَسُّكadherence, holding fast
مُتَمَسِّكone who clings to, steadfast adherent
مَسَكَto hold, grasp
تَمَاسُكcohesion, solidarity
اِسْتَمْسَكَto hold on tightly, grasp firmly
Etymology
تَمَسَّك is the Form V (تَفَعَّل) derivation of the triliteral root م-س-ك, whose base Form I verb مَسَكَ means "to hold, grasp, seize." The ت- prefix and the doubled middle radical mark a reflexive, intensive sense, so the verb literally means "to make oneself grip something firmly." This sense extended from physical grasping to holding fast to an idea, belief, or habit. The root is native Semitic, not a loan, so no Proto-Indo-European root applies.
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