مس

See also: مش

Arabic

Root
م س س (m s s)
4 terms

Verb

مَسَّ • (massa) I (first-person singular past مَسِسْتُ (masistu), non-past يَمَسُّ (yamassu), verbal noun مَسّ (mass) or مَسِيس (masīs))

1. (transitive) to feel, to touch
2. (transitive) to handle, to palpate
3. (transitive) to violate (something sacred)
4. (transitive) to infringe upon
5. (transitive, euphemistic) to cohabit with
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 19:20:

     أَنَّى يَكُونُ لِي غُلَامٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِي بَشَرٌ وَلَمْ أَكُ بَغِيًّا

     ʔannā yakūnu lī ḡulāmun walam yamsasnī bašarun walam ʔaku baḡiyyan

     How can I have a boy while no man has touched me and I have not been unchaste?

6. (transitive) to befall, to hit

Conjugation

    Conjugation of مَسَّ (I, geminate, i ~ a, full passive, verbal nouns مَسّ, مَسِيس)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						مَسّ, مَسِيس mass, masīs
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مَاسّ māss
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَمْسُوس mamsūs
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مَسِسْتُ masistu	مَسِسْتَ masista	مَسَّ massa		مَسِسْتُمَا masistumā	مَسَّا massā		مَسِسْنَا masisnā	مَسِسْتُمْ masistum	مَسُّوا massū
	f		مَسِسْتِ masisti	مَسَّتْ massat			مَسَّتَا massatā			مَسِسْتُنَّ masistunna	مَسِسْنَ masisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَمَسُّ ʔamassu	تَمَسُّ tamassu	يَمَسُّ yamassu		تَمَسَّانِ tamassāni	يَمَسَّانِ yamassāni		نَمَسُّ namassu	تَمَسُّونَ tamassūna	يَمَسُّونَ yamassūna
	f		تَمَسِّينَ tamassīna	تَمَسُّ tamassu			تَمَسَّانِ tamassāni			تَمْسَسْنَ tamsasna	يَمْسَسْنَ yamsasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَمَسَّ ʔamassa	تَمَسَّ tamassa	يَمَسَّ yamassa		تَمَسَّا tamassā	يَمَسَّا yamassā		نَمَسَّ namassa	تَمَسُّوا tamassū	يَمَسُّوا yamassū
	f		تَمَسِّي tamassī	تَمَسَّ tamassa			تَمَسَّا tamassā			تَمْسَسْنَ tamsasna	يَمْسَسْنَ yamsasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَمَسَّ, أَمَسِّ, أَمْسَسْ ʔamassa, ʔamassi, ʔamsas	تَمَسَّ, تَمَسِّ, تَمْسَسْ tamassa, tamassi, tamsas	يَمَسَّ, يَمَسِّ, يَمْسَسْ yamassa, yamassi, yamsas		تَمَسَّا tamassā	يَمَسَّا yamassā		نَمَسَّ, نَمَسِّ, نَمْسَسْ namassa, namassi, namsas	تَمَسُّوا tamassū	يَمَسُّوا yamassū
	f		تَمَسِّي tamassī	تَمَسَّ, تَمَسِّ, تَمْسَسْ tamassa, tamassi, tamsas			تَمَسَّا tamassā			تَمْسَسْنَ tamsasna	يَمْسَسْنَ yamsasna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		مَسَّ, مَسِّ, اِمْسَسْ massa, massi, imsas			مَسَّا massā				مَسُّوا massū
	f		مَسِّي massī							اِمْسَسْنَ imsasna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مُسِسْتُ musistu	مُسِسْتَ musista	مُسَّ mussa		مُسِسْتُمَا musistumā	مُسَّا mussā		مُسِسْنَا musisnā	مُسِسْتُمْ musistum	مُسُّوا mussū
	f		مُسِسْتِ musisti	مُسَّتْ mussat			مُسَّتَا mussatā			مُسِسْتُنَّ musistunna	مُسِسْنَ musisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمَسُّ ʔumassu	تُمَسُّ tumassu	يُمَسُّ yumassu		تُمَسَّانِ tumassāni	يُمَسَّانِ yumassāni		نُمَسُّ numassu	تُمَسُّونَ tumassūna	يُمَسُّونَ yumassūna
	f		تُمَسِّينَ tumassīna	تُمَسُّ tumassu			تُمَسَّانِ tumassāni			تُمْسَسْنَ tumsasna	يُمْسَسْنَ yumsasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَسَّ ʔumassa	تُمَسَّ tumassa	يُمَسَّ yumassa		تُمَسَّا tumassā	يُمَسَّا yumassā		نُمَسَّ numassa	تُمَسُّوا tumassū	يُمَسُّوا yumassū
	f		تُمَسِّي tumassī	تُمَسَّ tumassa			تُمَسَّا tumassā			تُمْسَسْنَ tumsasna	يُمْسَسْنَ yumsasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَسَّ, أُمَسِّ, أُمْسَسْ ʔumassa, ʔumassi, ʔumsas	تُمَسَّ, تُمَسِّ, تُمْسَسْ tumassa, tumassi, tumsas	يُمَسَّ, يُمَسِّ, يُمْسَسْ yumassa, yumassi, yumsas		تُمَسَّا tumassā	يُمَسَّا yumassā		نُمَسَّ, نُمَسِّ, نُمْسَسْ numassa, numassi, numsas	تُمَسُّوا tumassū	يُمَسُّوا yumassū
	f		تُمَسِّي tumassī	تُمَسَّ, تُمَسِّ, تُمْسَسْ tumassa, tumassi, tumsas			تُمَسَّا tumassā			تُمْسَسْنَ tumsasna	يُمْسَسْنَ yumsasna

Descendants

• Maltese: mess
• → French: masser
  • → English: massage
  • → German: massieren
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: massere
  • → Dutch: masseren

Noun

مَسّ • (mass) m

1. verbal noun of مَسَّ (massa) (form I)
2. touching, touch
3. contact
4. misfortune, calamity
5. attack, fit, frenzy
6. insanity, madness

Declension

Declension of noun مَسّ (mass)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسّ mass	الْمَسّ al-mass	مَسّ mass
Nominative	مَسٌّ massun	الْمَسُّ al-massu	مَسُّ massu
Accusative	مَسًّا massan	الْمَسَّ al-massa	مَسَّ massa
Genitive	مَسٍّ massin	الْمَسِّ al-massi	مَسِّ massi

References

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “مس”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 588
• Freytag, Georg (1837) “مس”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 176
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “مس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1063

Khalaj

Noun

مِس (mis) (definite accusative مِسی, plural مِسلَر)

1. Arabic spelling of mis (“copper”)

Declension

Declension of مس

	singular	plural
nominative	مس	مسلَر
genitive	مسۆݧ	مسلَریݧ
dative	مسکه	مسلَرکه
definite accusative	مسۆ	مسلَری
locative	مسچه	مسلَرچه
ablative	مسده	مسلَرده
instrumental	مسله	مسلَرله
equative	مسوارا	مسلَروارا

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mas]
• Rhymes: -mas, -as

Noun

مس (Rumi spelling mas, plural مس-مس or مس۲, informal 1st possessive مسکو, 2nd possessive مسمو, 3rd possessive مسڽ)

1. Alternative form of امس

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
م س س
1 term

From Arabic مَسَّ (massa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mass/

Verb

مس • (mass) I (non-past يمس (ymass))

1. to touch, to feel

   Synonym: قاس (qās)

   ما تمسنيش! ― ma tmassnīš! ― Don't touch me!

2. to violate, to infringe

   مسيتي بكرامتي ملي قلتي داك الشي علي قدام العباد كلها.

   massīti b-karāmti milli qulti dāk eš-šī ʕliyya quddām le-ʕbād kullha.

   You violated my dignity when you said those things about me in front of them all.

Conjugation

Conjugation of مس
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	مسّيت (massīt)	مسّيتي (massīti)	مسّ (mass)		مسّينا (massīna)	مسّيتوا (massītu)	مسّوا (massu)
	f			مسّت (massāt)
non-past	m	نمسّ (nmass)	تمسّ (tmass)	يمسّ (ymass)		نمسّوا (nmassu)	تمسّوا (tmassu)	يمسّوا (ymassu)
	f		تمسّي (tmassi)	تمسّ (tmass)
imperative	m		مسّ (mass)				مسّوا (massu)
	f		مسّي (massi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic مُوسًى (mūsan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miss/

Noun

مس • (miss) m (plural مساس (msās))

1. Alternative form of موس (mūs)

Persian

Etymology 1

Related to Ancient Greek μίσυ (mísu), a copper-containing mineral in medical writers. Also compares to Avar месед (mesed), Akhvakh мишиди (mišidi), Godoberi мисиди, Botlikh мисиди (misidi), Andi мисиди (misidi), Khvarshi маседи (masedi), Karata месед, мисид, Hunzib месед (mesed), Hinukh месед (mesed), Bagvalal месер (meser), Chamalal мисуд (misud), Tindi мисейи, Bezhta месед (mesed), Tsez месед (mesed), Rutul мисед, Lak муси (musi), Dargwa муси (musi) etc. all meaning “gold”, with a fossilized suffix. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈmis]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɪ́s]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɪ́s]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɪ́s]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mís]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [més]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mís]

Readings
Classical reading?	mis
Dari reading?	mis
Iranian reading?	mes
Tajik reading?	mis

Noun

Dari	مس
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мис

مس • (mes)

1. copper

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mis
• → Chagatai: مس (mis)
  • Uyghur: مىس (mis)
  • Uzbek:

    Cyrillic script: мис (mis)

    Latin script: mis

• → Kazakh: мыс (mys)
• → Khalaj: mis
• → Ottoman Turkish: مس (mıs)
• → Turkmen: mis

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈmas]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mǽs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mǽs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mǽs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mǽs]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mǽs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mǽs]

Readings
Classical reading?	mas
Dari reading?	mas
Iranian reading?	mas
Tajik reading?	mas

Noun

مس • (mas)

1. fetter, shackle

References

• Schulze, Wolfgang (2013) “Historische und areale Aspekte der Bodenschatz-Terminologie in den ostkaukasischen Sprachen”, in Iran and the Caucasus‎^[3] (in German), volume 17, number 3, →DOI, pages 306–307
• Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “مس”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum‎^[4] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, pages 1174b–1175a
• Wolff, Fritz (1935) Glossar zu Firdosis Schahname‎^[5] (in German), Berlin: Reichsdruckerei, page 772b
• Zumbroich, Thomas J. (2015) “‘The missī-stained finger-tip of the fair’: A cultural history of teeth and gum blackening in South Asia”, in eJournal of Indian Medicine‎^[6], volume 8, number 1, pages 1–32