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رسب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

The root رسب primarily denotes the concept of sinking, settling, or descending. It extends to describe things that have gone down in water, eyes that have become sunken, and a sword that cuts deeply. It also appears in tribal names.

Derived headwords

رَسَبَverb
  1. 1.
    The thing sank in the water: it went down.both

    The thing sank in the water: it went down.

رُسُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    sinkingboth

    The act or process of sinking or settling to the bottom.

  2. 2.
    sedimentmodern

    Material that settles to the bottom of a liquid.

رَسُوبadjective
  1. 1.
    sinkingclassical

    Describing something that sinks or is prone to sinking.

رَاسِبadjective
  1. 1.
    sunkenclassical

    Describing eyes that have become sunken or deep-set.

  2. 2.
    cutting deeplyclassical

    Used to describe a sword that cuts effectively and deeply into its target.

رَاسِبname
  1. 1.
    Banu Rasibclassical

    A tribe or lineage of Arabs named Rasib.

Parallel reading

رَسَبَ الشئ في الماء رسوباً
The thing sank in the water, settling to the bottom.
رَسَبَتْ عيناه
His eyes had become sunken.
سيفٌ رَسُوب
A sword that cuts deeply.
بَنُو رَاسِب
The tribe of Rasib.