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رَسْم

sketch

Noun · masculineRoot ر-س-م

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Also written رسم: رَسَمَ (to draw) · رَسَّمَ (to enter)

Highlights

Plural
رُسُوم
Other plural
رُسُومَات
Verbal noun of
to draw

Most common words from the same root

Adjective
official
Noun
official
Verb · Form I
to draw
Verb · Form II
to enter
Noun
مَرْسُوم
decree
Noun
رَسَّام
artist

رَسْم in English

Noun · masculine

Verbal noun of رَسَمَ (to draw): the act or idea of the verb.

  1. sketch, drawing, painting, picture, portrait, outline, chart
  2. pattern, structure, design
  3. rasm (Arabic writing without dots)
  4. trace, spoor
  5. tradition, custom
  6. rate, levy, imposition

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

to draw, to trace, to sketch, to depict, to portray, to outline, to paint; to record, to enter, to mark, to indicate

Verbal noun
sketch
رَاسِم
Active participle
مَرْسُوم
Passive participle
decree
رَسَّام
Derived noun
artist
رَسْمَة
Derived noun
a drawing
مَرْسَم
Derived noun
studio
رَسَّمَ · present يُرَسِّمُ

to enter, to mark, to indicate; to appoint (to public office)

تَرْسِيم
Verbal noun
delineation
مُرَسِّم
Active participle
مُرَسَّم
Passive participle
اِرْتَسَمَ · present يَرْتَسِمُ

to show, become visible, manifest; to be drawn, inscribed, engraved; to be ordained, consecrated

اِرْتِسَام
Verbal noun
مُرْتَسِم
Active participle
مَرْسُوم
Form

drawn, painted; calculated, deliberate, planned, designed

Adjective
official
Noun · m.
official
رَوْسَم
Noun · m.
cliché

رَسْم: plural and other forms

Singularرَسْم
Pluralرُسُوم
Alternative pluralsرُسُومَات

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