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مَساء
evening /maˈsaːʔ/
nounA1#646 most common
Also: late afternoon, nightfall
Example sentences
مَساء الخير.
Good evening.
في المَساء أشرب الشاي.
In the evening I drink tea.
نلتقي في المَساء أمام المقهى.
We will meet in the evening in front of the café.
كان المَساء هادئًا والسماء صافية.
The evening was calm and the sky was clear.
مع حلول المَساء، بدأت الأضواء تُضيء شوارع المدينة.
As evening fell, the lights began to light up the city streets.
في ذلك المَساء الخريفي، استعاد ذكرياتٍ ظنّ أنه نسيها منذ زمن.
On that autumn evening, he recalled memories he thought he had long forgotten.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَساءٌ | أَمْسِيَةٌ |
| Genitive | مَساءٍ | أَمْسِيَةٍ |
| Accusative | مَساءً | أَمْسِيَةً |
| Vocative | يا مَساءُ | يا أَمْسِيَةُ |
Word family
أَمْسىto become evening; to come to be
أُمْسِيَةevening gathering, soirée
مَسائِيّevening, nocturnal
مَساء الخيرgood evening (greeting)
Etymology
مَساء means evening. It comes from the Semitic root م-س-و, linked to the verb أَمْسى, to enter upon the evening. The word stands opposite صَباح, morning, and the two pair in everyday greetings.
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