مسح
العربية
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مسح¹
Where it comes from
Compare Ugaritic 𐎎𐎌𐎈 (mšḥ) and Hebrew מָשַׁח (mašáḥ, “to anoint”).
verb مَسَحَ · masaḥa · يَمْسَحُ · مَسْح · مَاسِح
- to stroke with the hand or similar, to wipe off, to sweep
- to anoint
- to smooth, to polish
- to wipe off, to wipe out, to cross off, to erase, to scrub, to flush
- to wear, to fatigate, to emaciate
verb مَسَحَ · masaḥa · يَمْسَحُ · مَسْح · مِسَاحَة
- to survey, to scan for proportions by going over, to clear through, to peragrate
verb مَسَّحَ · massaḥa · يُمَسِّحُ · تَمْسِيح · مُمَسِّح
- to wipe off, to anoint
- to Christianize
noun مَسْح · masḥ · مُسُوح · الْمَسْح
- verbal noun of مَسَحَ (masaḥa)
- a survey
noun مِسْح · misḥ · مُسُوح · مَسْح · الْمَسْح
- main route
مسح²
Where it comes from
This could be taken as from the root م س ح (m s ḥ) above as for a wiping rag, however the cloths denoted by this word do not seem to have been adapted for such an employment, and their property of coarseness makes the term adverse to that root’s meanings for smoothness. Therefore a connection to Coptic ⲙⲟϫϩ (mojh, “girdle of a soldier or monk”) or a related word is suggested.
noun مِسْح · misḥ · مُسُوح · مَسْح · الْمَسْح
- a coarse cloth, sackcloth, gunny, haircloth وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا إِذَا قَدِمَ فَاطِمَةَ فَقَدِمَ مِنْ غَزَاةٍ لَهُ وَقَدْ عَلَّقَتْ مِسْحًا أَوْ سِتْرًا عَلَى بَابِهَا وَحَلَّتِ الْحَسَنَ وَالْحُسَيْنَ قُلْبَيْنِ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ فَقَدِمَ فَلَمْ يَدْخُلْ فَظَنَّتْ أَنَّ مَا مَنَعَهُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ مَا رَأَى فَهَتَكَتِ السِّتْرَ وَفَكَ
- cilice, haircloth
In English
Talk about this word "مسح." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AD. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. مسح. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AD "مسح." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AD.Cite this
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title = {مسح},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AD},
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