sketch
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Also written رسم: رَسْم (sketch) · رَسَّمَ (to enter)
Highlights
Most common words from the same root
رَسَمَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to draw, to trace, to sketch, to depict, to portray, to outline, to paint
الفَنَّانُ يُرْسِم لَوْحَةً فَنِيَّةً رَائِعَةً.The artist paints a beautiful artistic canvas.
- to record, to enter, to mark, to indicate
Word origin
Compare Hebrew רָשַׁם (rāšám), רֹשֶׁם (rṓšem), Aramaic רְשַׁם / ܪܫܰܡ (ršam), רוּשְׁמָא / ܪܽܘܫܡܳܐ (rušmā).
Words from the root ر-س-م
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
رَسَمَ
· present يَرْسُمُ
Form I · The plain action
to draw, to trace, to sketch, to depict, to portray, to outline, to paint; to record, to enter, to mark, to indicate
رَاسِم
مَرْسُوم
decree
رَسَّام
artist
رَسْمَة
a drawing
مَرْسَم
studio
رَسَّمَ
· present يُرَسِّمُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to enter, to mark, to indicate; to appoint (to public office)
تَرْسِيم
delineation
مُرَسِّم
مُرَسَّم
اِرْتَسَمَ
· present يَرْتَسِمُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to show, become visible, manifest; to be drawn, inscribed, engraved; to be ordained, consecrated
اِرْتِسَام
مُرْتَسِم
مَرْسُوم
Form
drawn, painted; calculated, deliberate, planned, designed
رَسَمَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | رَسَمْتُ | أَرْسُمُ | أَرْسُمَ | أَرْسُمْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | رَسَمْتَ | تَرْسُمُ | تَرْسُمَ | تَرْسُمْ | اُرْسُمْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | رَسَمْتِ | تَرْسُمِينَ | تَرْسُمِي | تَرْسُمِي | اُرْسُمِي |
| هُوَ he | رَسَمَ | يَرْسُمُ | يَرْسُمَ | يَرْسُمْ | — |
| هِيَ she | رَسَمَتْ | تَرْسُمُ | تَرْسُمَ | تَرْسُمْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | رَسَمْتُمَا | تَرْسُمَانِ | تَرْسُمَا | تَرْسُمَا | اُرْسُمَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | رَسَمَا | يَرْسُمَانِ | يَرْسُمَا | يَرْسُمَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | رَسَمَتَا | تَرْسُمَانِ | تَرْسُمَا | تَرْسُمَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | رَسَمْنَا | نَرْسُمُ | نَرْسُمَ | نَرْسُمْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | رَسَمْتُمْ | تَرْسُمُونَ | تَرْسُمُوا | تَرْسُمُوا | اُرْسُمُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | رَسَمْتُنَّ | تَرْسُمْنَ | تَرْسُمْنَ | تَرْسُمْنَ | اُرْسُمْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | رَسَمُوا | يَرْسُمُونَ | يَرْسُمُوا | يَرْسُمُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | رَسَمْنَ | يَرْسُمْنَ | يَرْسُمْنَ | يَرْسُمْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | رَسْم |
|---|---|
| Active participle | رَاسِم |
| Passive participle | مَرْسُوم |
رَسَمَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to draw
الفَنَّانُ يُرْسِم لَوْحَةً فَنِيَّةً رَائِعَةً.The artist paints a beautiful artistic canvas.
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