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الرسن

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to ropes, reins, and restraints, particularly those used for leading animals. It also extends to concepts of control, the nose as a point of attachment, and geographical features.

Derived headwords

الرَّسَنnoun
  1. 1.
    Rope, reinboth

    A rope, or specifically a rein used as a lead on an animal's nose.

أَرْسَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Reins, ropesboth

    Plural of رسن (risan), referring to ropes or reins.

أَرْسُنnoun
  1. 1.
    Reins, ropesboth

    Another plural form of رسن (risan), referring to ropes or reins.

رَسَنَهاverb
  1. 1.
    To put a rein onboth

    To attach a rein to an animal's nose.

  2. 2.
    To tie with a reinboth

    To secure an animal with a rein.

يَرْسِنُهاverb
  1. 1.
    He puts a rein on itboth

    Present tense verb form indicating the action of putting a rein on an animal.

أَرْسَنَهاverb
  1. 1.
    To put a rein onboth

    To attach a rein to an animal's nose (Form IV verb).

الرَّسَنnoun
  1. 1.
    Noseclassical

    The nose, specifically as the point where a rein is attached.

رَسَن بْن (عَمْرو)name
  1. 1.
    Rasan bin Amrboth

    A proper name, Rasan son of Amr.

رَسَن بْن عَامِرname
  1. 1.
    Rasan bin Amirboth

    A proper name, Rasan son of Amir.

الحارِث بْن أَبي رَسَنname
  1. 1.
    Al-Harith bin Abi Rasanboth

    A proper name, Al-Harith son of Abi Rasan.

الأَرْسَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Rough groundclassical

    Referring to rough, uneven, or stony terrain.

الرَّاسِنnoun
  1. 1.
    Sieve, strainerclassical

    A sieve or strainer, a Persian loanword.

Parallel reading

الرَّسَن، محركة: الحبل، وما كان من زمام على أنف
Al-risan, with harakah: the rope, and what serves as a lead on the nose.
ج: أرسان وأرسن
Plural: arsan and arsun.
ورسَنَها يَرْسِنُها ويَرْسِنُها وأَرْسَنَها: جعل لها رسنا، أو رسَنَها: شدها برسن
And rasana-ha (he put a rein on it), yarsinu-ha and yarsinu-ha, and arsana-ha: he made a rein for it, or rasana-ha: he tied it with a rein.
وكمجلس ومقعد: الأنف
And like majlis and maq'ad: the nose.
ورسن بن (عمرو، وابن) عامر، بالفتح
And Rasan bin (Amr, and bin) Amir, with the fatḥah.
والحارث بن أبي رسن، بالتحريك
And Al-Harith bin Abi Rasan, with the harakah.
والأرسان من الأرض: الحزنة
And al-arsan from the earth: the rough ground.
والراسن، كياسم: القنس، فارسية، وذكرت في ق ن س
And al-rasin, like yāsim: the sieve, Persian, and it was mentioned under q n s.