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مَسّ
to touch /ˈmas.sa/
verbB1#1542 most common
Also: to feel, to affect, to afflict
Example sentences
لَا تَمَسّ هٰذَا.
Do not touch this.
مَسَّ الطِّفْلُ القِطَّةَ.
The child touched the cat.
مَسَّتْ يَدُهُ المَاءَ البَارِدَ.
His hand touched the cold water.
لَا تَمَسَّ الفُرْنَ فَهُوَ سَاخِنٌ جِدًّا.
Do not touch the oven, it is very hot.
مَسَّهُ الفَقْرُ بَعْدَ خَسَارَةِ عَمَلِهِ.
Poverty afflicted him after he lost his job.
إِنَّ هٰذَا القَرَارَ يَمَسُّ مَصَالِحَ النَّاسِ جَمِيعًا.
This decision affects the interests of all people.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَمَسُّ | مَسَسْتُ | سَأَمَسُّ |
| 2sg | تَمَسُّ | مَسَسْتَ | سَتَمَسُّ |
| 3sg | يَمَسُّ | مَسَّ | سَيَمَسُّ |
| 1pl | نَمَسُّ | مَسَسْنَا | سَنَمَسُّ |
| 2pl | تَمَسُّونَ | مَسَسْتُمْ | سَتَمَسُّونَ |
| 3pl | يَمَسُّونَ | مَسُّوا | سَيَمَسُّونَ |
Word family
مَسّtouch; a touch of madness
مَسَاسcontact, touching
تَمَاسّmutual contact, tangency
مَمْسُوسtouched, possessed (by spirits)
مَسِيسpressing, urgent (as in need)
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic triliteral root m-s-s, meaning to touch or feel by hand. It is shared across the Semitic languages with stable form and meaning. The doubled final consonant marks it as a geminate root.
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