مسمار

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مسمار

/mis.maːr/
/mus.maːr/ Hijazi
[mʊs.maːr] Hijazi

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Compare Akkadian samrūtum (“nail (of copper)”)

Borrowed from Aramaic מַסְמָר (masmār), מַסְמְרָא (masmərā, “pin, nail”).

Cognate with Hebrew מסמר (masmér).

noun مِسْمَار · mismār · مَسَامِير · الْمِسْمَار

nail, pin, peg, wedge, bolt, even a screw
vine pole
forked tentpole
as مِسْمَار اللَّحْم (mismār al-llaḥm) or مِسْمَار القَدَم (mismār al-qadam): callus
Similar: جُسْأَة
obsolete staphyloma الموسرج هو ما نتأ من الطبقة العنبية إذا انحرقت القرنية من كتاب العلل والأعراض الجالينوس، قال الرازي في الكافي: إذا كان صغيرًا فهو موسرج، وإذا كان كبيرًا فهو مسمار.

In English

nail spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {مسمار},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}