Arabic for rub, wipe off

masaHa

ﻣَﺴَﺢَ

rub, wipe off – past tense he

yamsaHu

ﻳَﻤﺴَﺢُ

rub, wipe off – present tense he

The Arabic verb for rub, wipe off is written ﻣَﺴَﺢَ and pronunced masaHa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻤﺴَﺢُ and pronounced yamsaHu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻡ ﺱ ﺡ

The root of the word rub, wipe off consists of three Arabic letters: mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m, sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s and Ha that is written ﺡ and pronounced H. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to rub, wipe off

to pick a quarrel, provoke, wipe oneself

All letters in rub, wipe off

ﻣَﺴَﺢَ

ﻣـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺢ

ﻣـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺢ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﺡ

ﺣـ

ـﺤـ

ـﺢ

mim

sin

The Arabic word for rub, wipe off consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺴـ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ـﺢ ) and pronounced H and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣَﺴَﺢَ and pronounced masaHa.

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The pattern for rub, wipe off

fa3ala becomes masaHa

We have seen that the Arabic word for rub, wipe off is written ﻣَﺴَﺢَ and pronounced masaHa. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are m, s and H, the word becomes masaHa.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns