مَسَّ (masaa)to touch
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb مَسَّ (masaa) — “to touch”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: مَسَّ يَمَسُّ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| مَسَّ masaa | يَمَسُّ yamasuu | مَسَّ masaa | مَسٌّ masunn |
Meanings & examples
1. to touch
- مَسَّتِ الشَّمْسُ وَجْهَهُ.The sun touched his face.
- مَسَّتِ الرِّيحُ البَارِدَةُ يَدَيْهِ.The cold wind touched his hands.
- هَلْ مَسَّتِ الكَارِثَةُ مَدِينَتَكُمْ؟Did the disaster touch your city?
2. to affect
- لَا تَدَعِ الْأَزَمَاتُ الِاقْتِصَادِيَّةُ تَمَسُّ حَيَاتَكَ الْيَوْمِيَّةَ.Do not let economic crises affect your daily life.
- هَذِهِ الْقَرَارَاتُ مَسَّتْ مَصَالِحَ الْكَثِيرِينَ مِنَ الْمُوَظَّفِينَ.These decisions affected the interests of many employees.
- لَمْ يَمَسَّ الْخَبَرُ مَشَاعِرَهُ بِأَيِّ سُوءٍ.The news did not affect his feelings in any bad way.
3. to afflict
- مَسَّهُ الضُّرُّ فَصَبَرَ.Affliction befell him, so he was patient.
- مَسَّتْهُ حُمَّى شَدِيدَةٌ.A severe fever afflicted him.
4. to be necessary
- مَسَّتِ الحَاجَةُ إِلَى إِصْلَاحِ النِّظَامِ.The need to reform the system became necessary.
- مَسَّ أَنْ نَعْمَلَ مَعًا لِتَحْقِيقِ الهَدَفِ.It is necessary that we work together to achieve the goal.
- مَسَّ عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نُغَادِرَ قَبْلَ الغُرُوبِ.It became necessary for us to leave before sunset.
5. to harm
- لَا تَمَسَّ سُمْعَتَهُ بِالْأَكَاذِيبِ.Do not harm his reputation with lies.
- هَلْ يُمْكِنُ لِهَذَا الْقَرَارِ أَنْ يَمَسَّ مَصَالِحَنَا؟Can this decision harm our interests?
- حَاوَلَ الْعَدُوُّ أَنْ يَمَسَّ وَحْدَةَ الصَّفِّ.The enemy tried to harm the unity of the ranks.
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