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م-س-ك

The Arabic root م-س-ك (m-s-k)

Form I verb مَسَكَ: to grab

10 words in the dictionary are built from م-س-ك, including verbs in Forms I, II, IV, V, VI, X. Each verb is listed with the nouns that come from it: its verbal noun (masdar), its participles, and words derived from it.

Most common

Verb · Form IV
to seize
Verb · Form I
to grab
Verb · Form VI
to hold together
Noun
إِمْسَاك
constipation
Verb · Form V
تَمَسَّكَ
to hold on
Adjective
مُسُك
grasping

Verbs and the nouns that come from them

مَسَكَ · present يَمْسُكُ
Form I · The plain action

to grab, to grasp, to clutch, to clasp, to seize, to take hold of; to hold; to stick, to cling, to adhere, to hang on

مَسْك
Verbal noun
seizure
مَاسِك
Active participle
مَمْسُوك
Passive participle
مَسَّكَ · present يُمَسِّكُ
Form II · Causative or intensive

to have someone seize or hold something

تَمْسِيك
Verbal noun
مُمَسِّك
Active participle
مُمَسَّك
Passive participle
أَمْسَكَ · present يُمْسِكُ
Form IV · Causative

to seize, to grasp, to clutch, to grip, to hold; to catch; to hold fast, to grab

إِمْسَاك
Verbal noun
constipation
مُمْسِك
Active participle
مُمْسَك
Passive participle
تَمَسَّكَ · present يَتَمَسَّكُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II

to hold on, to hold fast, to clutch (بِ (bi)); to stick, to cling, to cleave (بِ (bi) to); to hang on (بِ (bi) to), to persist (بِ (bi) in)

تَمَسُّك
Verbal noun
مُتَمَسِّك
Active participle
مُتَمَسَّك
Passive participle
تَمَاسَكَ · present يَتَمَاسَكُ
Form VI · Mutual action

to hold together, to be firmly connected, to be interlocked, to be cohesive; to compose oneself, to pull oneself together; to remain undaunted, to remain calm, to be composed

تَمَاسُك
Verbal noun
مُتَمَاسِك
Active participle
مُتَمَاسَك
Passive participle
اِسْتَمْسَكَ · present يَسْتَمْسِكُ
Form X · Seeking or considering

to cling, to adhere, to stick; to grab, to catch, to seize; to abstain

اِسْتِمْسَاك
Verbal noun
مُسْتَمْسِك
Active participle
مُسْتَمْسَك
Passive participle

Other nouns and adjectives

مُسُك
Adjective
grasping
إِمْسَاكِيَّة
Noun
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