مسك
m-s-k
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root مسك across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root مسك (msk) primarily means to hold, retain, or withhold. It can refer to grasping something firmly, restraining someone, or abstaining from an action.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
m-s-k
Listen:
مِسْكٌ
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Root letters:
م — س — ك
Word Family Tree (22 forms)
All word forms derived from the root مسك as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 22×
Noun 5×
Concordance — 27 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root مسك appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (20) · Noun (5)
Verb (20 verses — showing first 5)
The Bee 16:59
Verb
یَتَوَ ٰرَىٰ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ مِن سُوۤءِ مَا بُشِّرَ بِهِۦۤۚ أَیُمۡسِكُهُۥ عَلَىٰ هُونٍ أَمۡ یَدُسُّهُۥ فِی ٱلتُّرَابِۗ أَلَا سَاۤءَ مَا یَحۡكُمُونَ ٥٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
He hides himself from the people because of the ill of which he has been informed. Should he keep it in humiliation or bury it in the ground? Unquestionably, evil is what they decide
The Bee 16:79
Verb
أَلَمۡ یَرَوۡا۟ إِلَى ٱلطَّیۡرِ مُسَخَّرَ ٰتࣲ فِی جَوِّ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ مَا یُمۡسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰلِكَ لَءَایَـٰتࣲ لِّقَوۡمࣲ یُؤۡمِنُونَ ٧٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Do they not see the birds controlled in the atmosphere of the sky? None holds them up except Allah . Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe
قُل لَّوۡ أَنتُمۡ تَمۡلِكُونَ خَزَاۤىِٕنَ رَحۡمَةِ رَبِّیۤ إِذࣰا لَّأَمۡسَكۡتُمۡ خَشۡیَةَ ٱلۡإِنفَاقِۚ وَكَانَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ قَتُورࣰا ١٠٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Say [to them], "If you possessed the depositories of the mercy of my Lord, then you would withhold out of fear of spending." And ever has man been stingy
The Pilgrimage 22:65
Verb
أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱلۡفُلۡكَ تَجۡرِی فِی ٱلۡبَحۡرِ بِأَمۡرِهِۦ وَیُمۡسِكُ ٱلسَّمَاۤءَ أَن تَقَعَ عَلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِهِۦۤۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِٱلنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفࣱ رَّحِیمࣱ ٦٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Do you not see that Allah has subjected to you whatever is on the earth and the ships which run through the sea by His command? And He restrains the sky from falling upon the earth, unless by His permission. Indeed Allah , to the people, is Kind and Merciful
The Cow 2:231
Verb
وَإِذَا طَلَّقۡتُمُ ٱلنِّسَاۤءَ فَبَلَغۡنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَأَمۡسِكُوهُنَّ بِمَعۡرُوفٍ أَوۡ سَرِّحُوهُنَّ بِمَعۡرُوفࣲۚ وَلَا تُمۡسِكُوهُنَّ ضِرَارࣰا لِّتَعۡتَدُوا۟ۚ وَمَن یَفۡعَلۡ ذَ ٰلِكَ فَقَدۡ ظَلَمَ نَفۡسَهُۥۚ وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوۤا۟ ءَایَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ هُزُوࣰاۚ وَٱذۡكُرُوا۟ نِعۡمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَیۡكُمۡ وَمَاۤ أَنزَلَ عَلَیۡكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةِ یَعِظُكُم بِهِۦۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعۡلَمُوۤا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَیۡءٍ عَلِیمࣱ ٢٣١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And when you divorce women and they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them according to acceptable terms or release them according to acceptable terms, and do not keep them, intending harm, to transgress [against them]. And whoever does that has certainly wronged himself. And do not take the verses of Allah in jest. And remember the favor of Allah upon you and what has been revealed to you of the Book and wisdom by which He instructs you. And fear Allah and know that Allah is Knowing of all things
Derived Forms (22)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ | faʾaamsikuwhuna | Verb | 3× | |
| يُمْسِكُهُنَّ | yumsikuhuna | Verb | 2× | |
| أَمْسِكْ | ʾaamsik | Verb | 2× | |
| ٱسْتَمْسَكَ | stamsaka | Verb | 2× | |
| مِسْكٌ | miskun | Noun | 1× | |
| أَمْسَكَ | ʾaamsaka | Verb | 1× | |
| تُمْسِكُوا۟ | tumsikuwā | Verb | 1× | |
| فَٱسْتَمْسِكْ | fastamsik | Verb | 1× | |
| مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ | mustamsikuwna | Noun | 1× | |
| فَيُمْسِكُ | fayumsiku | Verb | 1× |