مسود

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س و د (s-w-d).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Arabic) IPA(key): /mus.wadd/
  • (Gulf) IPA(key): /mɪs.wɐd̚/

Adjective

مُسْوَدّ (muswadd) (feminine مُسْوَدَّة (muswadda))

  1. darkened, looking dark
  2. blackened, looking black
  3. (construct with وجه) sad, sorrowful, gloomy
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 16:58:
      وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِالْأُنثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ
      Whenever one of them is given the good news of a baby girl, his face grows gloomy, as he suppresses his rage.
    أَتَانَا مُسْوَدَّ اَلْوَجْهِ بَعْدَ اَلْمُكَالَمَةِ فَظَنَنَّا أَنَّ عَمَلِيَّةَ صَدِيقِهِ الجِّرَاحَيَّةَ بَاءَتْ بِالْفَشَلِ
    He came to us [with] his face blackend after the call so we assumed that his friend's medical procedure has failed.
  4. (construct with وجه) ashamed

Declension

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