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ماسّ
touching, in contact with /ˈmɑːsː/
adjectiveB2#3072 most common
Also: contiguous, live (of a wire)
Example sentences
الكرةُ ماسّةٌ للأرضِ.
The ball is touching the ground.
السلكُ الماسّ خطيرٌ.
The touching (live) wire is dangerous.
حدث ماسّ كهربائيّ في المطبخ.
A short circuit happened in the kitchen.
يجب عزل الأسلاك الماسّة لتفادي نشوب حريق.
The touching wires must be insulated to prevent a fire from breaking out.
الجسمان الماسّان يتبادلان الشحنة عند التلامس المباشر.
The two touching bodies exchange charge upon direct contact.
ظلّت أصابعه الماسّة للوتر تنتظر أن يبدأ اللحن.
His fingers, touching the string, waited for the melody to begin.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ماسٌّ | ماسّون |
| Genitive | ماسٍّ | ماسّين |
| Accusative | ماسًّا | ماسّين |
| Vocative | يا ماسّ | يا ماسّون |
Word family
مسّto touch
مساسtouching, contact (verbal noun)
تماسّcontact, tangency
مماسّtangent (line touching a curve)
ماسّةtouching (feminine form)
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral Semitic root م-س-س (m-s-s), meaning to touch or feel. ماسّ is the active participle, built on the فاعل pattern, so it literally denotes one who or which touches. The doubled root letters merge into a single geminated consonant, marked by the shadda.
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