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وَسَم
to mark /waˈsama/
verbB2#3333 most common
Also: to brand, to stamp, to characterize
Example sentences
هُوَ يَسِمُ الْخَروفَ.
He marks the sheep.
وَسَمَ الْمُزارِعُ الْبَقَرَةَ بِعَلامَةٍ.
The farmer branded the cow with a mark.
وَسَمَتِ الْأُمُّ مَلابِسَ ابْنِها بِاسْمِهِ.
The mother marked her son's clothes with his name.
وَسَمَ الْكاتِبُ مَقالَهُ بِنَبْرَةٍ ساخِرَةٍ.
The writer marked his article with a sarcastic tone.
يَسِمُ التّاريخُ هذِهِ الْحِقْبَةَ بِالِاضْطِرابِ السِّياسِيِّ.
History marks this era with political turmoil.
وُسِمَتِ الْعَلاقاتُ بَيْنَ الْبَلَدَيْنِ بِالتَّوَتُّرِ مُنْذُ عُقُودٍ.
Relations between the two countries have been marked by tension for decades.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَسِمُ | وَسَمْتُ | سَأَسِمُ |
| 2sg | تَسِمُ | وَسَمْتَ | سَتَسِمُ |
| 3sg | يَسِمُ | وَسَمَ | سَيَسِمُ |
| 1pl | نَسِمُ | وَسَمْنا | سَنَسِمُ |
| 2pl | تَسِمُونَ | وَسَمْتُمْ | سَتَسِمُونَ |
| 3pl | يَسِمُونَ | وَسَمُوا | سَيَسِمُونَ |
Word family
سِمَةmark, trait, characteristic
وِسامmedal, decorationمَوْسِمseasonمِيسَمbranding iron
اِتَّسَمَto be characterized by
Etymology
The verb وَسَم comes from the triliteral Semitic root و-س-م, whose core sense is to put a physical mark on something. Early use covered branding livestock and pressing a seal into an object, and the same root later gave rise to words for a season and a medal. There is no established Indo-European link, so no PIE root applies here.
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