مِسْكٌ musk in Arabic
مِسْكٌ is how you say “musk” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
إنما مثَّل ﷺ ذلك بصاحب الصُّرة التي فيها المسك؛
The Prophet (peace be upon him) used the example of the person with a bag containing musk;
الْمِسْكُ the musk
The thing existing in the pouch, nominative as the delayed subject of 'in it [is]'. Definite, the precious scent at the heart of the image.
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لأنها مستورة عن العيون، مخبوءة تحت ثيابه، كعادة حامل المسك،
because it is hidden from the eyes, concealed under their clothes, as is usual for the musk carrier,
الْمِسْكِ the musk
The owner completing 'carrier of the musk', genitive, definite. It closes the double 'of' chain: like the custom of the one who carries the musk.
فهي بمنزلة الرائحة التي يشمها مَنْ جَالَس حامل المسك،
it is like the fragrance that is sensed by those who sit with the musk carrier,
الْمِسْكِ the musk
The owner completing 'carrier of the musk', genitive, definite. The whole names the company-keeper of the musk-bearer, who catches its scent.
وريحه ريح مسك،
and its fragrance is the fragrance of musk.
مِسْكٍ musk
This indefinite noun, 'musk', is the owner in 'fragrance of musk', its possessor ending conveying the 'of'. The indefinite form keeps it general, musk as a kind.