إمساك

العربية

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إمساك

/ʔim.saːk/

Rhymes with -aːk

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Verbal noun of أَمْسَكَ (ʔamsaka, “to hold back”).

noun إِمْسَاك · ʔimsāk · الْإِمْسَاك · إِمْسَاكٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of أَمْسَكَ (ʔamsaka) (form IV) holding (something)
constipation
The start of fasting
The start of fasting (e.g. in Ramadan) at or around the dawn prayer very early in the morning
Fasting until the afternoon (as opposed to sunset in regular fasting), which is permissible or recommended in some events
stinginess

In English

abstention the act of abstaining
constipation state of bowels

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MLA

"إمساك." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%83. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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إمساك. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%83

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"إمساك." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%83.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {إمساك},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}