ميسر

See also: میسر

Arabic

Root
ي س ر (y s r)
11 terms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maj.sir/

Noun

مَيْسِر • (maysir) m

1. (archaic because outlawed by Islam) a game of chance of drawing lots from arrows with typically seven participants for the shares in an allotted prize (usually a camel’s meat)
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:219:

     يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْخَمْرِ وَٱلْمَيْسِرِ ۖ قُلْ فِيهِمَا إِثْمٌ كَبِيرٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِثْمُهُمَا أَكْبَرُ مِن نَفْعِهِمَا ۗ

     yasʔalūnaka ʕani l-ḵamri wal-maysiri qul fīhimā ʔiṯmun kabīrun wamanāfiʕu li-n-nāsi waʔiṯmuhumā ʔakbaru min nafʕihimā

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   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:90-91:

     يَا أَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّمَا ٱلْخَمْرُ وَٱلْمَيْسِرُ وَٱلْأَنْصَابُ وَٱلْأَزْلَامُ رِجْسٌ مِنْ عَمَلِ ٱلشَّيْطَانِ فَٱجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ۝ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ ٱلشَّيْطَانُ أَن يُوقِعَ بَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْعَدَاوَةَ وَٱلْبَغْضَاءَ فِي ٱلْخَمْرِ وَٱلْمَيْسِرِ وَيَصُدَّكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ وَعَنِ ٱلصَّلَاةِ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنْتُم مُنْتَهُونَ

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2. (Islamic law and finance) gambling (because of generalizing the Qurʾān occurrences)

Declension

Declension of noun مَيْسِر (maysir)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَيْسِر maysir	الْمَيْسِر al-maysir	مَيْسِر maysir
Nominative	مَيْسِرٌ maysirun	الْمَيْسِرُ al-maysiru	مَيْسِرُ maysiru
Accusative	مَيْسِرًا maysiran	الْمَيْسِرَ al-maysira	مَيْسِرَ maysira
Genitive	مَيْسِرٍ maysirin	الْمَيْسِرِ al-maysiri	مَيْسِرِ maysiri

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: میسر (meysir)
  • Turkish: meysir

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of يَسَّرَ (yassara, “to make easy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.jas.sar/

Adjective

مُيَسَّر • (muyassar) (feminine مُيَسَّرَة (muyassara), masculine plural مُيَسَّرُونَ (muyassarūna), feminine plural مُيَسَّرَات (muyassarāt))

1. passive participle of يَسَّرَ (yassara).
2. possible; feasible; procurable, available

Declension

Declension of adjective مُيَسَّر (muyassar)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُيَسَّر muyassar	الْمُيَسَّر al-muyassar	مُيَسَّرَة muyassara	الْمُيَسَّرَة al-muyassara
Nominative	مُيَسَّرٌ muyassarun	الْمُيَسَّرُ al-muyassaru	مُيَسَّرَةٌ muyassaratun	الْمُيَسَّرَةُ al-muyassaratu
Accusative	مُيَسَّرًا muyassaran	الْمُيَسَّرَ al-muyassara	مُيَسَّرَةً muyassaratan	الْمُيَسَّرَةَ al-muyassarata
Genitive	مُيَسَّرٍ muyassarin	الْمُيَسَّرِ al-muyassari	مُيَسَّرَةٍ muyassaratin	الْمُيَسَّرَةِ al-muyassarati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُيَسَّرَيْن muyassarayn	الْمُيَسَّرَيْن al-muyassarayn	مُيَسَّرَتَيْن muyassaratayn	الْمُيَسَّرَتَيْن al-muyassaratayn
Nominative	مُيَسَّرَانِ muyassarāni	الْمُيَسَّرَانِ al-muyassarāni	مُيَسَّرَتَانِ muyassaratāni	الْمُيَسَّرَتَانِ al-muyassaratāni
Accusative	مُيَسَّرَيْنِ muyassarayni	الْمُيَسَّرَيْنِ al-muyassarayni	مُيَسَّرَتَيْنِ muyassaratayni	الْمُيَسَّرَتَيْنِ al-muyassaratayni
Genitive	مُيَسَّرَيْنِ muyassarayni	الْمُيَسَّرَيْنِ al-muyassarayni	مُيَسَّرَتَيْنِ muyassaratayni	الْمُيَسَّرَتَيْنِ al-muyassaratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُيَسَّرِين muyassarīn	الْمُيَسَّرِين al-muyassarīn	مُيَسَّرَات muyassarāt	الْمُيَسَّرَات al-muyassarāt
Nominative	مُيَسَّرُونَ muyassarūna	الْمُيَسَّرُونَ al-muyassarūna	مُيَسَّرَاتٌ muyassarātun	الْمُيَسَّرَاتُ al-muyassarātu
Accusative	مُيَسَّرِينَ muyassarīna	الْمُيَسَّرِينَ al-muyassarīna	مُيَسَّرَاتٍ muyassarātin	الْمُيَسَّرَاتِ al-muyassarāti
Genitive	مُيَسَّرِينَ muyassarīna	الْمُيَسَّرِينَ al-muyassarīna	مُيَسَّرَاتٍ muyassarātin	الْمُيَسَّرَاتِ al-muyassarāti

Descendants

• → Persian: میسر (moyassar)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: मयस्सर (mayassar), मुयस्सर (muyassar)

    Urdu: میسّر (mayassar, muyassar)