رسم

العربية

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رسم

  • /ra.sa.ma/

Where it comes from

Compare Hebrew רָשַׁם (rāšám), רֹשֶׁם (rṓšem), Aramaic רְשַׁם / ܪܫܰܡ (ršam), רוּשְׁמָא / ܪܽܘܫܡܳܐ (rušmā).

verb رَسَمَ · rasama · يَرْسُمُ · رَسْم · رَاسِم

  1. to draw, to trace, to sketch, to depict, to portray, to outline, to paint الفَنَّانُ يُرْسِم لَوْحَةً فَنِيَّةً رَائِعَةً.
  2. to record, to enter, to mark, to indicate

verb رَسَّمَ · rassama · يُرَسِّمُ · تَرْسِيم · مُرَسِّم

  1. to enter, to mark, to indicate
  2. to appoint (to public office)

noun رَسْم · rasm · رُسُوم · رُسُومَات · الرَّسْم

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of رَسَمَ (rasama) (form I)
  2. sketch, drawing, painting, picture, portrait, outline, chart
  3. pattern, structure, design
  4. rasm (Arabic writing without dots)
  5. trace, spoor ١ عَفَتِ الدِّيارُ مَحَلُّهَا فَمُقَامُهَا * بمنًى تأبَّدَ غَوْلُها فَرِجَامُهَا ٢ فمَدافعُ الرَّيَّانِ عُرِّيَ رَسْمُهَا * خَلَقًا كما ضَمِنَ الوُحِيَّ سِلاَمُها ٣ دِمَنٌ تَجَرَّمَ بَعدَ عَهْدِ أنِيسِهَا * حِجَجٌ خَلَوْنَ حَلالُهَا وحَرَامُهَا ٤ رُزِقَتْ مَرابيعَ النُّجُومِ وَصَابَهَا * وَدْقُ الرَ
  6. tradition, custom فخرجت إلى الساحل أربد بكلة وهذا أول الهند ومنتهى مسير المراكب لا يتهيّأ لها أن يتجاوزها وألا غرقت قال فلما وصلت إلى كلة رأيته وهي عظيمة عالية السور كثيرة البساتين غزيرة الماء ووجدت بها معدن الرصاص القلعي لا يكون إلا في قلعتها في سائر الدنيا، وفي هذه القلعة تضرب السيوف القلعية، وهي الهندية العتيقة …
  7. rate, levy, imposition

In English

  • picture representation of visible reality produced by drawing, etc
  • draw to produce a picture
  • drawing picture, likeness, diagram or representation
  • duty tax; tariff
  • fee monetary payment charged for professional services
  • toll fee for using roads and bridges

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {رسم},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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