مص
Root: مص
2 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
مص maṣṣa (1st pers. perf. masistu) a and (1st pers. perf. maṣaṣtu) u (maṣṣ) to suck, suck up, soak up, suck in, absorb (هـ s.th.); to sip, lap, lap up, lick up (هـ s.th.); to suck out (هـ s.th.) V to sip gradually, drink in small sips (هـ s.th.) VIII to suck, suck up, suck in (هـ s.th.); to sip, lap, lap up, lick up (هـ s.th.); to soak up, absorb, swallow up (هـ s.th.)
Entry 2
مص maṣṣ sucking, suction, suck, sucking up, soaking up, soak, soakage, absorption │قصب المص qaṣab al-m. sugar cane
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