English → Arabic
touch in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- lamasa
- Arabizi
lamasa- Type
- verb
- Root
- ل م س
How to use it
"Touch" as a verb is "لَمَسَ". It is a regular verb of the third form (فَعَل). Use it for any physical contact.
Example sentences
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لَمَسَ الطِّفْلُ القَلَمَ
lamasa al-ṭiflu al-qalama
The child touched the pen
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لَمَسَتِ يَدِيّْ البَرْدَ
lamasat yadi al-barda
She touched the cold
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لَمَسَتْ الأَصَابِعُ السَّطْحَ
lamasat al-aṣābīʿu al-ṣaṭḥa
The fingers touched the surface
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
'One touch'
لمسة واحدة:
Don't touch me!
لا تلمسني.
Don't touch it!
لا تلمسه.
Don't touch these.
لا تلمس هذه الأشياء.
Don't touch the grass.
لا تلمس العشب.
Don't touch the wound.
لا تلمس الجرح.
Don't touch the goods.
لا تلمس البضاعة.
Don't touch my camera.
لا تلمس آلة تصويري.
Don't touch the candy.
لا تلمس الحلوى
Don't touch my sandwich!
إيّاك ولمس شطيرتي!
Don't touch the flowers.
لا تلمس الزهور.
Tom didn't touch anything.
توم لم يلمس أي شيء.
Questions and answers
Is "لَمَسَ" used for emotional touch?
Usually it refers to physical contact; for emotional sense use "أَثَرَ" or "مَسَّ".
What is the noun form?
The noun is "مَلْمَس" (touch, contact).
Related words and expressions
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