مسك

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root مسك (m-s-k) primarily relates to holding, retaining, and containing, often in the context of liquids or physical substances. It extends to concepts of firmness, endurance, and even a place that holds or contains something.

Derived headwords

مسكnoun

1.
tract of landclassical
A distinct section or tract of land, often characterized by its composition or properties.
2.
firmnessclassical
The quality of being firm or solid, particularly in relation to the ground's ability to hold water.

مسكةnoun

1.
tract of landclassical
A specific type or section of land, described by its texture or composition (e.g., clayey, stony, soft).

طرائقnoun

1.
tractsclassical
Plural of 'ṭarīqa', referring to different tracts or sections of land.

مساكnoun

1.
receptacle for rainwaterclassical
A structure or natural formation that holds or retains rainwater.
2.
place that holdsclassical
A place or thing that retains or holds something.

مساكةnoun

1.
receptacle for rainwaterclassical
A container or place that is designed to hold or retain water, especially rainwater.
2.
firmnessclassical
The quality of being firm or retentive, especially of water.

مساكاتnoun

1.
receptacles for rainwaterclassical
Plural of 'misākāt', referring to multiple places or structures that hold rainwater.

مسيكadjective

1.
water-retainingclassical
Describing a waterskin or container that holds water well and does not leak.
2.
water-resistantclassical
Describing land that does not absorb water due to its hardness or solidity.

مسكverb

1.
to holdclassical
To retain or hold something, particularly water.

مساكةnoun

1.
retentivenessclassical
The quality of being retentive, especially of water.

مسيكةadjective

1.
water-resistantclassical
Describing land that does not absorb water due to its hardness.

مساكadjective

1.
water-resistantclassical
Describing land that does not absorb water due to its hardness.

مسكةnoun

1.
retentionclassical
The act or quality of holding back or retaining something.

ماسِكname

1.
Masikclassical
A place name in Iraq, known for a battle where Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr was killed.
2.
Masikclassical
A location in Ahwaz where a battle between al-Hajjaj and Ibn al-Ash'ath took place.

Parallel reading

الأرض مسك وطرائق: فمسكة كذانة ومسكة مشاشة ومسكة حجارة ومسكة لينة، وإنما الأرض طرائق فكل طريقة مسكة

The land is tracts and ways: so a tract is clayey, and a tract is stony, and a tract is of stones, and a tract is soft; and the land is only tracts, so every way is a tract.

والعرب تقول للتناهي التي تمسك ماء السماء مساك ومساكة ومساكات، كل ذلك مسموع منهم

And the Arabs say of the limits that hold the sky's water: misāk, misāka, and misākāt; all of that is heard from them.

وسقاء مسيك: كثير الأخذ للماء

And a waterskin is musīk: much taking of water (i.e., holding water well).

وقد مسك، بفتح السين، مساكة، رواه أبو حنيفة

And he held, with fath al-sīn, masāka (retentiveness), as narrated by Abu Hanifa.

المسيك من الأساقي التي تحبس الماء فلا ينضح

Al-musīk is from the waterskins that hold back water so it does not ooze.

وأرض مسيكة: لا تنشف الماء لصلابتها

And a musīka land: does not absorb water due to its hardness.

وأرض مساك أيضا

And a misāk land also.

ويقال للرجل يكون مع القوم يخوضون في الباطل: إن فيه لمسكة عما هم فيه

And it is said of a man who is with people engaging in falsehood: 'Indeed, in him is a retention from what they are in' (meaning he holds back from their falsehood).

وفي الحديث ذكر مسك «1» هو بفتح الميم وكسر الكاف صقع بالعراق قتل فيه مصعب بن الزبير

And in the hadith, mention is made of Masik (with fath al-mīm and kasr al-kāf), a region in Iraq where Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr was killed.

وموضع بدجيل الأهواز حيث كانت وقعة الحجاج وابن الأشعث

And a place in Badjajil of Ahwaz where the battle of al-Hajjaj and Ibn al-Ash'ath took place.