مِسْكٌmusk

Example sentences

• 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.

  From: The Meaning of Fasting →

• 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.

  From: The Meaning of Fasting →

• 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.

  From: The Meaning of Fasting →

• 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.

  From: Paradise for Those Who Strive →