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مُسَدَّس
pistol /muˈsad.das/
nounA2#734 most common
Also: revolver, handgun, hexagon
Example sentences
هٰذَا مُسَدَّسٌ صَغِيرٌ.
This is a small pistol.
الشُّرْطِيُّ يَحْمِلُ مُسَدَّسًا.
The policeman carries a pistol.
وَضَعَ المُسَدَّسَ عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ بِسُرْعَةٍ.
He put the pistol on the table, then left quickly.
صَوَّبَ المُحَقِّقُ مُسَدَّسَهُ نَحْوَ البَابِ وَهُوَ يَنْتَظِرُ الإِشَارَةَ.
The detective aimed his pistol at the door while he waited for the signal.
عُثِرَ عَلَى المُسَدَّسِ المُسْتَخْدَمِ فِي الجَرِيمَةِ مَدْفُونًا قُرْبَ ضِفَّةِ النَّهْرِ.
The pistol used in the crime was found buried near the river bank.
تُشِيرُ البَصَمَاتُ عَلَى مَقْبَضِ المُسَدَّسِ إِلَى أَنَّ القَاتِلَ كَانَ يَعْرِفُ الضَّحِيَّةَ مَعْرِفَةً وَثِيقَةً.
The fingerprints on the pistol's grip indicate that the killer knew the victim well.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُسَدَّسٌ | مُسَدَّساتٌ |
| Genitive | مُسَدَّسٍ | مُسَدَّساتٍ |
| Accusative | مُسَدَّسًا | مُسَدَّساتٍ |
| Vocative | يا مُسَدَّسُ | يا مُسَدَّساتُ |
Word family
Etymology
مُسَدَّس comes from the Semitic root س-د-س, which means six. The form literally describes something made six-fold or six-sided, hence its second meaning of hexagon. The handgun took this name because the revolver's cylinder holds six rounds, the same logic behind the English six-shooter.
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