مسود

Etymology

From the root س و د‎ (s-w-d).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Arabic) IPA^(key): /mus.wadd/
• (Gulf) IPA^(key): /mɪs.wɐd̚/

Adjective

مُسْوَدّ • (muswadd) (feminine مُسْوَدَّة‎ (muswadda))

1. darkened, looking dark
2. blackened, looking black
3. (construct with وجه) sad, sorrowful, gloomy
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 16:58:

     ‏وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِالْأُنثَىٰ ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ‎

     Whenever one of them is given the good news of a baby girl, his face grows gloomy, as he suppresses his rage.

   أَتَانَا مُسْوَدَّ اَلْوَجْهِ بَعْدَ اَلْمُكَالَمَةِ فَظَنَنَّا أَنَّ عَمَلِيَّةَ صَدِيقِهِ الجِّرَاحَيَّةَ بَاءَتْ بِالْفَشَلِ

   He came to us [with] his face blackend after the call so we assumed that his friend's medical procedure has failed.

4. (construct with وجه) ashamed