مَسَّهُ
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, (A, Mgh,) first pers. مَسِسْتُهُ, (S, M, Msb, K,) for which they sometimes say مِسْتُهُ, rejecting the first س, (Sb, * S, M, * K,) and transferring the kesreh thereof to the م (Sb, * S, M, *) contr. to general rule, (Sb, M,) and some do not transfer the kesreh, but leave the م with its fethah, [saying مَسْتُهُ,] like ظِلْتُمْ and ظَلْتُمْ for ظَلِلْتُمْ, an irregular contraction, (S,) aorist يَمَسُّهُ, (S, Msb, K,) [and يَمْسَسْهُ when mejzoom, according to rule,] verbal noun مَسٌّ (S, M, A, Msb, K) and مَسِيسٌ, (S, * M, A, K,) or the latter is a simple subst., (Msb,) and مِسِّيسَى; (S, * K;) and [مَسَّهُ,] first pers. مَسَسْتُهُ; aorist يَمُسُّهُ, (AO, S, M, Msb, K,) verbal noun مَسٌّ; (Msb;) the former of which two verbs is the more chaste; (S, TA;) He touched it, or felt it, [generally the former,] synonym لَمَسَهُ, (M, A, K,) with his hand: (TA: as from the K [but wanting in a MS copy of the K and in the CK:]) or he put his hand to it without the intervention of anything: (Msb:) or مَسٌّ is like لَمْسٌ; excepting that the latter is [sometimes] used to signify the seeking for [or feeling for] a thing, even though it be not found; whereas the former is [only] said of that [action] with which is perception by the sense of
لمس: (Er-Rághib, TA:) [see also لَمَسَهُ:] and [in like manner you say,] مَاسَّ الشَّىْءُ الشَّىْءَ, verbal noun مُمَاسَّةٌ and مِسَاسٌ, (M, A, *) meaning, the thing met [or touched] the thing with its substance. (M.)
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[Hence,] مَسَّهَا, (M, A, Msb,) first pers. مَسِسْتُهَا, aorist يَمَسُّهَا, (Msb,) verbal noun مَسٌّ and مَسِيسٌ, (Mgh, Msb,) (tropical:) Inivit eam; scil. mulierem; (M, A, Msb;) as also
مَاسَّهَا, (M, A, Msb,) verbal noun مُمَاسَّةٌ (S, Msb) and مِسَاسٌ: (Msb:) the former is used in this sense in several places in the Qur'an, and is said by some to be preferable to the latter: (TA:) and تَمَاسٌّ is also used metonymically for [the coming together, in the sense of] مُبَاضَعَةٌ, as well as مُمَاسَّةٌ. (S.)
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And it is said of anything annoying or hurtful that befals a man. Thus in the Qur'an, 2:74, and iii. 23,] لَنْ تَمَسَّنَا النَّارُ (tropical:) [The fire of hell will not smite us; or here it may be rendered touch us]. And [ii. 210,] مَسَّتْهُمُ البَأْسَاءُ [Distress, or misfortune, smote, or afflicted, or befell, them]. And in other instances; all which are similar to the saying in the same, ذُوقُوا مَسَّ سَقَرَ. (TA.) [See مَسٌّ below.] You say also, مَسَّهُ المَرَضُ (tropical:) [Sickness smote him, or befell him]: and مَسَّهُ
العَذَابُ (tropical:) [Punishment befell him]: and مَسَّهُ الكِبَرُ (tropical:) [Old age came upon him]. (A.) And مَسَّتْهُ
الجِنُّ (tropical:) [lit. The jinn, or genii touched him; meaning, affected him with madness, or insanity]: (TA:) [whence,] مُسَّ, [in the TA, مُسَّ بِهِ, apparently meaning, from what immediately precedes, مُسَّ
بِالجُنُونِ, verbal noun مَسٌّ,] He was, or became, [touched with madness, or insanity: or] mad, or insane: (K:) as though the jinn had touched him. (TA.) And مَسَّهُ بِعَذَابٍ (tropical:) He punished him. (TA, from a tradition)
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[Hence, apparently,] مَسَّتْ إِلَيْهِ الحَاجَةُ, (S, K,) verbal noun [مَسٌّ and] مَسِيسٌ, (TA,) (assumed tropical:) [which seems to signify either The want of him, or it, was difficult of accomplishment, or distressing; or the want was difficult of accomplishment, or distressing, to him]. (S, K,. [In both these lexicons, the meaning is left to be inferred only from the fact that this phrase immediately follows the explanation of حَاجَةٌ مَاسَّةٌ, q. v.])
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[مَسَّ is also said of what is good, as well as of what is evil; as in the following instance:] مَسَّتْهُ مَوَاسُّ
الخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ (tropical:) [The haps of good fortune, and of evil,] happened to him, or betided him. (TA.)
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[As touching implies proximity,] مَسَّتْ بِكَ رَحِمُ
فُلَانٍ signifies (tropical:) The relationship of such a one is near to you. (S, K, * TA.)
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And as مَسَّ originally signifies “ he touched or felt with the hand, ” it is used metaphorically as meaning (tropical:) He took a thing; as, for instance, (in a tradition,) water from a مِيضَأَة. (TA.)
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مَسَّ is made doubly transitive by means of the preposition بِ prefixed to the second objective complement. (Msb.) See 4, in two places.