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رسم

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root 'r-s-m' primarily relates to traces, marks, and imprints left behind. It extends to concepts of observing these traces, drawing or writing them, and following or obeying them. It also encompasses the idea of a lasting impression or a standard.

Derived headwords

الرَّسْمnoun
  1. 1.
    the trace/markboth

    the trace/mark

رَسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    what remained of its traces adhering to the groundboth

    what remained of its traces adhering to the ground

  2. 2.
    he sealed itboth

    he sealed it

  3. 3.
    he followed it/imitated itboth

    he followed it/imitated it

  4. 4.
    he wroteboth

    he wrote

تَرَسَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to observe tracesboth

    To look closely at the traces or remains of something, often to understand or recall it.

  2. 2.
    to discern, to perceiveboth

    To make out or understand something by careful observation.

  3. 3.
    to imitate, to followboth

    To try to follow or copy someone's actions or way of life.

الرَّاسِمnoun
  1. 1.
    flowing waterclassical

    Water that is moving or running.

نَاقَةٌ رَسُومadjective
  1. 1.
    leaving deep tracksclassical

    A female camel that leaves deep imprints in the ground due to its heavy steps.

رَسِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    a gait of camelsclassical

    A specific pace of camels, faster than a walk but slower than a trot.

ارْتَسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    he said 'Allahu Akbar' and prayedboth

    he said 'Allahu Akbar' and prayed

مُرَسَّمadjective
  1. 1.
    striped, linedboth

    A garment or object that has lines or patterns drawn on it.

الرُّوسُمnoun
  1. 1.
    a piece of wood with writing on it, with which food is sealedboth

    a piece of wood with writing on it, with which food is sealed

الرَّوَاسِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    ancient writingsclassical

    Texts or writings from the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah).

رَسِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    a day's journeyclassical

    The distance covered or the duration of travel for one day and night.

Parallel reading

الرَّسْم: الأثر.
The trace: the mark.
ورسم الدار: ما كان من آثارها لاصقا بالأرض.
And the trace of a dwelling: what was among its marks adhering to the ground.
وترسمت الدار: تأملت رسمها.
And he observed the dwelling: he contemplated its traces.
أأن ترسمت من خرقاء منزلة ماء الصبابة من عينيك مسجوم
Do you observe from the ruins of Khirqa' a dwelling, tears of longing flowing from your eyes?
وكذلك إذا نظرت وتفرست أين تحفر أو تبنى.
And likewise when you look and discern where to dig or build.
والروسم: الرسم.
And the rusum: the mark/seal.
ويقال: الروسم شئ تجلى به الدنانير.
And it is said: the rusum is something by which dinars are stamped.
دنَانِيرُ شِيفَتْ مِنْ هِرَقْلَ بِرُوسُمٍ
Dinars minted from Heraclius with a stamp.
والروسم: خشبة فيها كتابة يختم بها الطعام، وهو بالشين معجمة أيضا.
And the rusum: a piece of wood with writing on it, by which food is sealed, and it is also with the letter 'sh'.
والرواسيم: كتب كانت في الجاهلية.
And the rawasim: writings that were in the pre-Islamic era.
كأنها بالهدملات الرواسيم
As if they were, among the ruins, ancient writings.
والراسم: الماء الجاري.
And the rasim: the flowing water.
وناقة رسوم: تؤثر في الأرض من شدة الوطئ.
And a 'rasum' camel: it leaves an imprint on the ground from the intensity of its tread.
وقد رسمت ترسم رسيما.
And it left a trace, it leaves a trace, a tracing.
ورسمت له كذا فارتسمه، إذا امتثله.
And you drew something for him, so he followed it, meaning he complied with it.
وارتسم الرجل. كبر ودعا.
And the man grew old. He became old and prayed.
وقابلها الريح في دنها وصلى على دنها وارتسم
And the wind met it in its skin-bottle, and prayed over its skin-bottle and became venerable.
والثوب المرسم، بالتشديد: المخطط.
And the musammam garment, with emphasis: the striped one.
ورسم علي كذا وكذا، أي كتب.
And he wrote such and such, meaning he inscribed.
والرسيم: ضرب من سير الإبل، وهو فوق الذميل.
And the rasim: a type of camel gait, which is faster than the dhameel.
وقد رسم يرسم بالكسر رسيما.
And he traveled at the rasim gait, traveling at the rasim gait, a rasim.
وماربها الضبعان مورا وكلفت بعيرى غلامي الرسيم فأرسما
And its prey were the hyenas, moving about, and my two camels were made to follow the rasim gait of my two youths, so they set off.
والرسوم: الذى يبقى على السير يوما وليلة.
And the rusum: that which remains from a journey for a day and a night.