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possession in Arabic

مَسّ mass

/pəˈzɛʃn̩/

possession in Arabic: مَسّ (mass), تَلَبُّس (talabbus), حَوْزَة (ḥawza), مُمْتَلَك (mumtalak). In English, possession means a control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.

Arabic words for possession

the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon
مَسّ mass, تَلَبُّس talabbus
something that is owned
مُمْتَلَك mumtalak
control or occupancy without legal ownership
حَوْزَة ḥawza
ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own
مُلْكِيّة mulkiyya, حَوْزَة ḥawza, عُهْدَة ʕuhda
control of the ball in a disputed sports game
اِسْتِحْوَاذ istiḥwāḏ
closure of section of track for maintence
حِيَازَة ḥiyāza

English meaning of possession

  1. noun A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
  2. noun Something that is owned.
  3. noun An ownership; a taking, a holding, keeping something as one's own.
  4. noun A territory under the rule of another country.

Full definition of possession

possession in a sentence

  • The car quickly became his most prized possession.
  • I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that.
  • The car is in my possession.

Synonyms of possession

All synonyms of possession

possession in other languages

Questions about possession in Arabic

What is the meaning of possession in Arabic?
Possession in Arabic is مَسّ (mass), تَلَبُّس (talabbus), حَوْزَة (ḥawza), مُمْتَلَك (mumtalak).
ما معنى كلمة possession؟
Possession: مَسّ (mass), تَلَبُّس (talabbus), حَوْزَة (ḥawza), مُمْتَلَك (mumtalak).
What does possession mean in English?
Possession means a control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.

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