ر س م

Arabic

Root

ر س م • (r-s-m)

1. related to drawing or writing

Descendants

Verbs

• Form I: رَسَمَ (rasama, “to draw, trace; to paint; to describe”)
  • Verbal noun: رَسْم (rasm)
  • Active participle: رَاسِم (rāsim)
  • Passive participle: مَرْسُوم (marsūm)
• Form II: رَسَّمَ (rassama)
  • Verbal noun: تَرْسِيم (tarsīm)
  • Active participle: مُرَسِّم (murassim)
  • Passive participle: مُرَسَّم (murassam)
• Form V: تَرَسَّمَ (tarassama)
  • Verbal noun: تَرَسُّم (tarassum)
  • Active participle: مُتَرَسِّم (mutarassim)
  • Passive participle: مُتَرَسَّم (mutarassam)
• Form VIII: اِرْتَسَمَ (irtasama)
  • Verbal noun: اِرْتِسَام (irtisām)
  • Active participle: مُرْتَسِم (murtasim)
  • Passive participle: مُرْتَسَم (murtasam)

Adjectives

• رَسْمِيّ (rasmiyy)

Nouns

• رَسَّام (rassām)
• رَسْم (rasm)
• رَسْمَة (rasma)
• مَرْسَم (marsam)
• مَراسِم (marāsim, “ceremonies; etiquette, protocol; customs”)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1960) “ر س م”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz