Arabic vocabulary
مَسّpossession in Arabic
مَسّ is how you say “possession” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
أخيال يعتري المبتدع أو جنون أو مس،
Is it an illusion that afflicts the innovator, or madness or possession?
مَسٌّ — possession. This noun is the third option in the question, 'a touch of possession', joined by 'or'. Its -un ending marks it as indefinite, parallel to the earlier choices, rounding off the list of guesses.
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