رسن

Arabic

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (lsn' /⁠rasan⁠/, “rope”), see Persian رسن (rasan). Also found as Hebrew רֶסֶן (resen) and rarely as Jewish Literary Aramaic רִסְנָא (risnā).

Noun

رَسَن • (rasan) m (plural أَرْسُن (ʔarsun) or أَرْسَان (ʔarsān) or أَرْسِنَة (ʔarsina))

1. noseband, the leadingrope over the nose of an animal

Declension

Declension of noun رَسَن (rasan)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَسَن rasan	الرَّسَن ar-rasan	رَسَن rasan
Nominative	رَسَنٌ rasanun	الرَّسَنُ ar-rasanu	رَسَنُ rasanu
Accusative	رَسَنًا rasanan	الرَّسَنَ ar-rasana	رَسَنَ rasana
Genitive	رَسَنٍ rasanin	الرَّسَنِ ar-rasani	رَسَنِ rasani
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَسَنَيْن rasanayn	الرَّسَنَيْن ar-rasanayn	رَسَنَيْ rasanay
Nominative	رَسَنَانِ rasanāni	الرَّسَنَانِ ar-rasanāni	رَسَنَا rasanā
Accusative	رَسَنَيْنِ rasanayni	الرَّسَنَيْنِ ar-rasanayni	رَسَنَيْ rasanay
Genitive	رَسَنَيْنِ rasanayni	الرَّسَنَيْنِ ar-rasanayni	رَسَنَيْ rasanay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَرْسُن‎; أَرْسَان‎; أَرْسِنَة ʔarsun‎; ʔarsān‎; ʔarsina	الْأَرْسُن‎; الْأَرْسَان‎; الْأَرْسِنَة al-ʔarsun‎; al-ʔarsān‎; al-ʔarsina	أَرْسُن‎; أَرْسَان‎; أَرْسِنَة ʔarsun‎; ʔarsān‎; ʔarsinat
Nominative	أَرْسُنٌ‎; أَرْسَانٌ‎; أَرْسِنَةٌ ʔarsunun‎; ʔarsānun‎; ʔarsinatun	الْأَرْسُنُ‎; الْأَرْسَانُ‎; الْأَرْسِنَةُ al-ʔarsunu‎; al-ʔarsānu‎; al-ʔarsinatu	أَرْسُنُ‎; أَرْسَانُ‎; أَرْسِنَةُ ʔarsunu‎; ʔarsānu‎; ʔarsinatu
Accusative	أَرْسُنًا‎; أَرْسَانًا‎; أَرْسِنَةً ʔarsunan‎; ʔarsānan‎; ʔarsinatan	الْأَرْسُنَ‎; الْأَرْسَانَ‎; الْأَرْسِنَةَ al-ʔarsuna‎; al-ʔarsāna‎; al-ʔarsinata	أَرْسُنَ‎; أَرْسَانَ‎; أَرْسِنَةَ ʔarsuna‎; ʔarsāna‎; ʔarsinata
Genitive	أَرْسُنٍ‎; أَرْسَانٍ‎; أَرْسِنَةٍ ʔarsunin‎; ʔarsānin‎; ʔarsinatin	الْأَرْسُنِ‎; الْأَرْسَانِ‎; الْأَرْسِنَةِ al-ʔarsuni‎; al-ʔarsāni‎; al-ʔarsinati	أَرْسُنِ‎; أَرْسَانِ‎; أَرْسِنَةِ ʔarsuni‎; ʔarsāni‎; ʔarsinati

Derived terms

• مَرْسِن (marsin) and مِرْسَن (mirsan, “the part of the nose which is the place of the leadingrope”)
• رَسَنَ (rasana, “to tie with the leadingrope”)
• أَرْسَنَ (ʔarsana, “to tie with the leadingrope; to give the head to be tied by the leadingrope”)

Verb

رَسَنَ • (rasana) I, non-past يَرْسُنُ or يَرْسِنُ‎ (yarsunu or yarsinu)

1. to tie with the leadingrope

Conjugation

Conjugation of

رَسَنَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun رَسْن)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						رَسْن rasn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						رَاسِن rāsin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَرْسُون marsūn
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رَسَنْتُ rasantu	رَسَنْتَ rasanta	رَسَنَ rasana		رَسَنْتُمَا rasantumā	رَسَنَا rasanā		رَسَنَّا rasannā	رَسَنْتُمْ rasantum	رَسَنُوا rasanū
	f		رَسَنْتِ rasanti	رَسَنَتْ rasanat			رَسَنَتَا rasanatā			رَسَنْتُنَّ rasantunna	رَسَنَّ rasanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَرْسُنُ or أَرْسِنُ ʔarsunu or ʔarsinu	تَرْسُنُ or تَرْسِنُ tarsunu or tarsinu	يَرْسُنُ or يَرْسِنُ yarsunu or yarsinu		تَرْسُنَانِ or تَرْسِنَانِ tarsunāni or tarsināni	يَرْسُنَانِ or يَرْسِنَانِ yarsunāni or yarsināni		نَرْسُنُ or نَرْسِنُ narsunu or narsinu	تَرْسُنُونَ or تَرْسِنُونَ tarsunūna or tarsinūna	يَرْسُنُونَ or يَرْسِنُونَ yarsunūna or yarsinūna
	f		تَرْسُنِينَ or تَرْسِنِينَ tarsunīna or tarsinīna	تَرْسُنُ or تَرْسِنُ tarsunu or tarsinu			تَرْسُنَانِ or تَرْسِنَانِ tarsunāni or tarsināni			تَرْسُنَّ or تَرْسِنَّ tarsunna or tarsinna	يَرْسُنَّ or يَرْسِنَّ yarsunna or yarsinna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَرْسُنَ or أَرْسِنَ ʔarsuna or ʔarsina	تَرْسُنَ or تَرْسِنَ tarsuna or tarsina	يَرْسُنَ or يَرْسِنَ yarsuna or yarsina		تَرْسُنَا or تَرْسِنَا tarsunā or tarsinā	يَرْسُنَا or يَرْسِنَا yarsunā or yarsinā		نَرْسُنَ or نَرْسِنَ narsuna or narsina	تَرْسُنُوا or تَرْسِنُوا tarsunū or tarsinū	يَرْسُنُوا or يَرْسِنُوا yarsunū or yarsinū
	f		تَرْسُنِي or تَرْسِنِي tarsunī or tarsinī	تَرْسُنَ or تَرْسِنَ tarsuna or tarsina			تَرْسُنَا or تَرْسِنَا tarsunā or tarsinā			تَرْسُنَّ or تَرْسِنَّ tarsunna or tarsinna	يَرْسُنَّ or يَرْسِنَّ yarsunna or yarsinna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَرْسُنْ or أَرْسِنْ ʔarsun or ʔarsin	تَرْسُنْ or تَرْسِنْ tarsun or tarsin	يَرْسُنْ or يَرْسِنْ yarsun or yarsin		تَرْسُنَا or تَرْسِنَا tarsunā or tarsinā	يَرْسُنَا or يَرْسِنَا yarsunā or yarsinā		نَرْسُنْ or نَرْسِنْ narsun or narsin	تَرْسُنُوا or تَرْسِنُوا tarsunū or tarsinū	يَرْسُنُوا or يَرْسِنُوا yarsunū or yarsinū
	f		تَرْسُنِي or تَرْسِنِي tarsunī or tarsinī	تَرْسُنْ or تَرْسِنْ tarsun or tarsin			تَرْسُنَا or تَرْسِنَا tarsunā or tarsinā			تَرْسُنَّ or تَرْسِنَّ tarsunna or tarsinna	يَرْسُنَّ or يَرْسِنَّ yarsunna or yarsinna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُرْسُنْ or اِرْسِنْ ursun or irsin			اُرْسُنَا or اِرْسِنَا ursunā or irsinā				اُرْسُنُوا or اِرْسِنُوا ursunū or irsinū
	f		اُرْسُنِي or اِرْسِنِي ursunī or irsinī							اُرْسُنَّ or اِرْسِنَّ ursunna or irsinna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رُسِنْتُ rusintu	رُسِنْتَ rusinta	رُسِنَ rusina		رُسِنْتُمَا rusintumā	رُسِنَا rusinā		رُسِنَّا rusinnā	رُسِنْتُمْ rusintum	رُسِنُوا rusinū
	f		رُسِنْتِ rusinti	رُسِنَتْ rusinat			رُسِنَتَا rusinatā			رُسِنْتُنَّ rusintunna	رُسِنَّ rusinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرْسَنُ ʔursanu	تُرْسَنُ tursanu	يُرْسَنُ yursanu		تُرْسَنَانِ tursanāni	يُرْسَنَانِ yursanāni		نُرْسَنُ nursanu	تُرْسَنُونَ tursanūna	يُرْسَنُونَ yursanūna
	f		تُرْسَنِينَ tursanīna	تُرْسَنُ tursanu			تُرْسَنَانِ tursanāni			تُرْسَنَّ tursanna	يُرْسَنَّ yursanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرْسَنَ ʔursana	تُرْسَنَ tursana	يُرْسَنَ yursana		تُرْسَنَا tursanā	يُرْسَنَا yursanā		نُرْسَنَ nursana	تُرْسَنُوا tursanū	يُرْسَنُوا yursanū
	f		تُرْسَنِي tursanī	تُرْسَنَ tursana			تُرْسَنَا tursanā			تُرْسَنَّ tursanna	يُرْسَنَّ yursanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرْسَنْ ʔursan	تُرْسَنْ tursan	يُرْسَنْ yursan		تُرْسَنَا tursanā	يُرْسَنَا yursanā		نُرْسَنْ nursan	تُرْسَنُوا tursanū	يُرْسَنُوا yursanū
	f		تُرْسَنِي tursanī	تُرْسَنْ tursan			تُرْسَنَا tursanā			تُرْسَنَّ tursanna	يُرْسَنَّ yursanna

Noun

رَسْن • (rasn) m

1. verbal noun of رَسَنَ (rasana) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun رَسْن (rasn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَسْن rasn	الرَّسْن ar-rasn	رَسْن rasn
Nominative	رَسْنٌ rasnun	الرَّسْنُ ar-rasnu	رَسْنُ rasnu
Accusative	رَسْنًا rasnan	الرَّسْنَ ar-rasna	رَسْنَ rasna
Genitive	رَسْنٍ rasnin	الرَّسْنِ ar-rasni	رَسْنِ rasni

References

• Corriente, Federico, Pereira, Christophe, Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017), Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 533
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1880) De vocabulis in antiquis Arabum carminibus et in Corano peregrinis‎^[1] (in Latin), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 9
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 100–101
• Freytag, Georg (1833) “رسن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 150b
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “رسن”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[3] (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 863
• Lagarde, Paul de (1866) Gesammelte Abhandlungen (in German), Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, pages 17 l. 18–20
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “رسن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[4], London: Williams & Norgate, page 1086
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “رسن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 393
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “رسن”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[5] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 471

Mazanderani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ræsən/

Noun

رسن (rasen)

1. rope

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (lsn' /⁠rasan⁠/, “rope”), from Parthian [script needed] (rasan, “rope”), from Proto-Iranian *racanáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *raćanáH, from the root *rać-. Cognate with Sanskrit रशना (raśanā́) and Old Armenian առասան (aṙasan), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾa.ˈsan]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rä.sǽn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rä.sǽn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rä.sǽn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rä.sǽn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹæ.sǽn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾä.sǽn]

Readings
Classical reading?	rasan
Dari reading?	rasan
Iranian reading?	rasan
Tajik reading?	rasan

Noun

رسن • (rasan)

1. (archaic) rope, string, cord, thread
   • 11th century, Bayhaqi, Tarikh-e Beyhaqi

     ... و جلادش استوار ببست و رسن‌ها فرود آورد، و آواز دادند که سنگ دهید، هیچکس دست به سنگ نمی‌کرد و همه زارزار می‌گریستند خاصه نیشابوریان، پس مُشتی رند را سیم دادند تا سنگ زنند و مَرد خود مُرده بود که جلادش رسن در گلو افگنده بود و خبه کرده.

     ... va jallâd-aš ostovâr bebast o rasan-hâ forud âvard, va âvâz dadand ke sang dahid, hičkas dast be sang nemikard o hame zâr-zâr mi-geristand xâsse neyšâburiyân, pas mošti rend râ sim dâdand tâ sang zanand, va mard xod morde bud, ke jallâd-aš rasan dar galu afgande bud o xabe karde.

     ... and the hangman tied him (Hasanak the Vizier) tightly and pulled down the ropes, and [they] shouted that "throw stones!", [but] nobody was picking up stones and all were crying loudly, especially the Nishapuris, so they paid silver [coins] to a bunch of thugs to throw stones, and [but] the man was already dead, as the hangman had put the rope on his neck and [had him] strangled.

Descendants

• → Urdu: رسن (rasan)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “رسن”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Urdu

Etymology

From Classical Persian رسن (rasan, “rope; string”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾə.sən/

Noun

رسن • (rasan) f (Hindi spelling रसन)

1. rope, cord
2. string; thread

Derived terms

• رَسَن بَسْتَہ (rasan-basta, “tied with rope”)
• رَسَن ساز (rasan-sāz, “rope-maker”)
• رَسَن باز (rasan-bāz)
• رَسَن بازی (rasan-bāzī)
• رَسَن و دار (rasan-o-dār, “death by hanging”)
• رَسَنِ آفتاب (rasan-e-āftāb, “rays of the sun”)

References

• “رسن”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “رسن”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
• “رسن”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.