مسد

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of twisting, braiding, or tightly forming something, especially ropes or cords. It extends to describe well-formed, compact, or strong physical structures and, metaphorically, persistent or steady effort.

Derived headwords

المَسَدnoun

1.
rope made of fiberboth
A rope made from fibers such as palm leaves, hair, wool, or camel skin, characterized by its strong twist.
2.
chainclassical
Specifically, a chain, often described as being made of tightly twisted metal, used metaphorically for punishment.
3.
core of a pulleyclassical
The central part of a pulley around which the rope winds.
4.
fiberboth
The raw material, such as palm fiber, used to make ropes.

المسد، بالتحريك: الليف — The masad, with harakah: fiber

في جيدها حبل من مسد — In her neck is a rope of masad

مسدverb

1.
to twist tightlyboth
To twist a rope or cord firmly and well, making it strong and compact.
2.
to travel persistentlyclassical
To travel continuously and steadily, especially at night.

مسد الحبل يمسده مسدا: فتله — He twisted the rope, twisting it a twisting: he braided it

مسد يمسد مسدا: أدأب السير في الليل — He traveled persistently, persistently, persistently: he kept up the journey at night

مَسَدnoun

1.
tight twistingboth
The act of twisting something, especially a rope, in a strong and well-executed manner.
2.
persistent travelclassical
The act of continuous and steady travel, particularly at night.

مسد الحبل يمسده مسدا، بالسكون، إذا أجاد فتله — He twisted the rope, twisting it a masdan, with sukun, if he perfected its twisting

والمسد: إدآب السير في الليل — And masad: persistent travel at night

ممسودadjective

1.
tightly twistedboth
Describing something, like a rope or a body, that has been tightly and well-formed or twisted.
2.
compactly formedboth
Describing a person whose body is well-proportioned, compact, and shapely.

حبل من مسد أي مسد أي فتل فلوي أي أنها تسلك في النار أي في سلسلة ممسود — A rope of masad, meaning twisted and braided, meaning she is made to pass through fire, i.e., in a mamsud chain

وجارية ممسودة: مطوية ممشوقة — And a mamsuda girl: folded and slender

ممسودةadjective

1.
compactly formedboth
Describing a woman whose form is well-integrated, shapely, and without awkwardness.
2.
well-formedboth
Describing a woman with a good structure and proportion.

وجارية ممسودة الخلق إذا كانت ملتفة الخلق ليس في خلقها اضطراب — And a girl of mamsuda creation if she is of compact creation, with no awkwardness in her creation

وجارية حسنة المسد والعصب والجدل والأرم، وهي ممسودة ومعصوبة ومجدولة ومأرومة — And a girl of good masad, 'asb, jadal, and arm, and she is mamsuda, ma'suba, majdula, and ma'ruma

ممسودadjective

1.
well-formed (man)both
Describing a man who is well-built and compactly formed.

ورجل ممسود إذا كان مجدول الخلق — And a mamsud man if he is of braided creation

ممسودadjective

1.
soft and even (belly)classical
Describing a belly that is soft, smooth, and well-formed, without any ugliness.

وبطن ممسود: لين لطيف مستو لا قبح فيه — And a mamsud belly: soft, gentle, even, without ugliness in it

مسداءadjective

1.
even and good (leg)classical
Describing a leg that is straight, well-formed, and shapely.

وساق مسداء: مستوية حسنة — And a masdaa leg: straight and good

المسدnoun

1.
spindleclassical
A spindle, particularly one made of iron, used in machinery.

المسد: المحور إذا كان من حديد — The masad: the spindle if it is made of iron

المسدnoun

1.
pulley's guideclassical
The part of a pulley around which it rotates, acting as a guide.

وقيل: المسد مرود البكرة الذي تدور عليه — And it was said: the masad is the guide of the pulley around which it turns

المسادnoun

1.
skin bag for fatclassical
A skin bag used for storing fat or honey.
2.
black waterskinclassical
A black waterskin.

المساد: على فعال: لغة في المساب، وهو نحي السمن وسقاء العسل — Al-masad: on fa'al: a variant of al-masab, which is a skin for fat and a bag for honey

مسدverb

1.
to strengthenclassical
To make something strong or firm, metaphorically referring to how milk strengthens the body.

وقوله يمسد أعلى لحمه أي اللبن يشد لحمه ويقويه — And his saying 'yamsadu' the upper part of his flesh means the milk strengthens and fortifies his flesh

مسدnoun

1.
well-formed hairclassical
Referring to the quality or structure of hair.

فلان أحسن مساد شعر من فلان — So-and-so has better masad of hair than so-and-so

Parallel reading

المسد، بالتحريك: الليف.

The masad, with harakah: fiber.

المسد حبل من ليف أو خوص أو شعر أو وبر أو صوف أو جلود الإبل أو جلود أو من أي شيء كان

The masad is a rope made of fiber, palm leaves, hair, fur, wool, camel skins, or any material.

يا مسد الخوص تعوذ مني

O rope of palm leaves, seek refuge from me.

فاعجل بغرب مثل غرب طارق، ... ومسد أمر من أيانق

Hasten with a bucket like Tariq's bucket, ... and a masad twisted from young camels.

يريد ليس جلدها من الصغير ولا الكبير بل هو من جلد ثنية أو رباعية أو سديس أو بازل

He means its hide is not from the young nor the old, but from the hide of a two-year-old, four-year-old, six-year-old, or mature animal.

في جيدها حبل من مسد

In her neck is a rope of masad.

جاء في التفسير أنها سلسلة طولها سبعون ذراعا يسلك بها في النار

It is narrated in the exegesis that it is a chain seventy cubits long, with which one is made to pass through fire.

حبل من مسد؛ أي حبل مسد أي مسد أي فتل فلوي

A rope of masad; meaning a masad rope, meaning twisted and braided.

المسد في اللغة الحبل إذا كان من ليف المقل وقد يقال لغيره.

Al-masad in language is the rope if it is from the fiber of the date palm, and it may be said of other things.

المسد مصدر مسد الحبل يمسده مسدا، بالسكون، إذا أجاد فتله

Al-masad is the masdar of masada the rope, yamsiduhu masdan, with sukun, if he perfected its twisting.

أن السلسلة التي ذكرها الله فتلت من الحديد فتلا محكما، كأنه قيل في جيدها حبل حديد قد لوي ليا شديدا

That the chain which God mentioned was twisted from iron with a strong twisting, as if it were said: in her neck is a rope of iron twisted with a severe twisting.

أي لها ظهر مدمج كالمسد المغار أي الشديد الفتل.

Meaning it has a compact back like a strongly twisted masad.

وجارية ممسودة: مطوية ممشوقة.

And a mamsuda girl: folded and slender.

ورجل ممسود إذا كان مجدول الخلق.

And a mamsud man if he is of braided creation.

وبطن ممسود: لين لطيف مستو لا قبح فيه

And a mamsud belly: soft, gentle, even, without ugliness in it.

وساق مسداء: مستوية حسنة.

And a masdaa leg: straight and good.

حرمت شجر المدينة إلا مسد محالة

The trees of Medina are forbidden except for the masad of a pulley.

المسد: الحبل الممسود أي المفتول من نبات أو لحاء شجرة

Al-masad: the mamsud rope, meaning twisted from plants or tree bark.

يكابد الليل عليها مسدا

He endures the night upon it with persistent travel.

كأنها أسفع ذو جدة، ... يمسده القفر وليل سدي

As if it were a dark-faced one with strength, ... the desert and a night of dew make it travel persistently.

قوله: يمسده يعني الثور أي يطويه ليل.

His saying: yamsiduhu means the bull, i.e., it travels through the night.

غدا في خافة معه مساد ... فأضحى يقتري مسدا بشيق

He went out in a bag with him containing masad ... and he became a buyer of masad with a strap.