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رسن

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns ropes, reins, and the act of tying or restraining, particularly with horses. It extends to the concept of control and the specific parts of a horse's bridle.

Derived headwords

الرَّسَنnoun
  1. 1.
    The rope.both

    The rope.

أَرْسَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of rasan (rope).both

    Plural of rasan (rope).

رَسَنَverb
  1. 1.
    He tied the horse with the halter.both

    He tied the horse with the halter.

  2. 2.
    Its verb form is like نَصَرَ.both

    Its verb form is like نَصَرَ.

مَرْسُونadjective
  1. 1.
    tied, tetheredclassical

    Describing an animal that has been tied or tethered with a rein.

أَرْسَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to tie, to tetherclassical

    To tie or tether an animal, similar to رسن, often implying a stronger or more secure fastening.

المِرْسَنnoun
  1. 1.
    noseband of a bridleboth

    The part of a horse's bridle that encircles the nose.

  2. 2.
    place of restraintclassical

    Figuratively, the point or place of restraint or control, extended from its use on a horse's nose.

مِرْسَنnoun
  1. 1.
    noseband of a bridleboth

    The part of a horse's bridle that encircles the nose.

  2. 2.
    place of restraintclassical

    Figuratively, the point or place of restraint or control, extended from its use on a horse's nose.

مَرْسَنnoun
  1. 1.
    noseband of a bridleboth

    The part of a horse's bridle that encircles the nose.

  2. 2.
    place of restraintclassical

    Figuratively, the point or place of restraint or control, extended from its use on a horse's nose.

Parallel reading

الرسن: الحبل
Al-risn: the rope.
والجمع أرسان
And the plural is arsan.
رسنت الفرس فهو مرسون
I tied the horse, and it is tied.
وأرسنته أيضا، إذا شددته بالرسن
And I also tied it (form IV), if you tied it with the rein.
هريت قصير عذار اللجام أسيل طويل عذار الرسن
A swift one with short bridle reins, a long-necked one with long reins.
والمرسن، بكسر السين: موضع الرسن من أنف الفرس
And al-mirsan, with kasra on the sin: the place of the rein on the horse's nose.
ثم كثر حتى قيل مرسن الإنسان
Then it became common until it was said 'the mirsan of a human'.
يقال: فعلت ذاك على رغم مرسنه
It is said: 'I did that against its restraint'.
وجبهة وحاجبا مزججا وفاحما ومرسنا مسرجا
And a forehead, and finely drawn eyebrows, and a black (forehead), and a bridled noseband.