مَسْك
seizure
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Highlights
Present tense
يُمْسِكُ
Verbal noun
إِمْسَاك
Active participle
مُمْسِك
Passive participle
مُمْسَك
Most common words from the same root
أَمْسَكَ in English
Verb · Form IV
- to seize, to grasp, to clutch, to grip, to hold
- to catch
- to hold fast, to grab
- to hold back, to keep, to detain, to restrain
- to withhold
- to abstain, to refrain, to desist, to cease (عَنْ (ʕan) from)
Words from the root م-س-ك
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
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
مَاسِك
مَمْسُوك
مَسَّكَ
· present يُمَسِّكُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to have someone seize or hold something
تَمْسِيك
مُمَسِّك
مُمَسَّك
to seize, to grasp, to clutch, to grip, to hold; to catch; to hold fast, to grab
إِمْسَاك
constipation
مُمْسِك
مُمْسَك
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
مُتَمَسِّك
مُتَمَسَّك
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
مُتَمَاسِك
مُتَمَاسَك
اِسْتَمْسَكَ
· present يَسْتَمْسِكُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to cling, to adhere, to stick; to grab, to catch, to seize; to abstain
اِسْتِمْسَاك
مُسْتَمْسِك
مُسْتَمْسَك
مُسُك
grasping
إِمْسَاكِيَّة
a type of calendar showing the proper times to start and br…
أَمْسَكَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | أَمْسَكْتُ | أُمْسِكُ | أُمْسِكَ | أُمْسِكْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | أَمْسَكْتَ | تُمْسِكُ | تُمْسِكَ | تُمْسِكْ | أَمْسِكْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | أَمْسَكْتِ | تُمْسِكِينَ | تُمْسِكِي | تُمْسِكِي | أَمْسِكِي |
| هُوَ he | أَمْسَكَ | يُمْسِكُ | يُمْسِكَ | يُمْسِكْ | — |
| هِيَ she | أَمْسَكَتْ | تُمْسِكُ | تُمْسِكَ | تُمْسِكْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | أَمْسَكْتُمَا | تُمْسِكَانِ | تُمْسِكَا | تُمْسِكَا | أَمْسِكَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | أَمْسَكَا | يُمْسِكَانِ | يُمْسِكَا | يُمْسِكَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | أَمْسَكَتَا | تُمْسِكَانِ | تُمْسِكَا | تُمْسِكَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | أَمْسَكْنَا | نُمْسِكُ | نُمْسِكَ | نُمْسِكْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | أَمْسَكْتُمْ | تُمْسِكُونَ | تُمْسِكُوا | تُمْسِكُوا | أَمْسِكُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | أَمْسَكْتُنَّ | تُمْسِكْنَ | تُمْسِكْنَ | تُمْسِكْنَ | أَمْسِكْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | أَمْسَكُوا | يُمْسِكُونَ | يُمْسِكُوا | يُمْسِكُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | أَمْسَكْنَ | يُمْسِكْنَ | يُمْسِكْنَ | يُمْسِكْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | إِمْسَاك |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مُمْسِك |
| Passive participle | مُمْسَك |
أَمْسَكَ in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
فَأَلْقَوْا أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَأَمْسَكُوهُ.And they laid their hands on him, and took him.Mark 14:46, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَأَمْسَكَهُ يَسُوعُ بِيَدِهِ وَأَقَامَهُ، فَقَامَ.But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.Mark 9:27, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَسَكَتُوا. فَأَمْسَكَهُ وَأَبْرَأَهُ وَأَطْلَقَهُ.And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;Luke 14:4, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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