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رَسَم
to draw /ra.ˈsa.ma/
verbB1#2179 most common
Also: to sketch, to depict, to trace
Example sentences
رَسَمَ وَلَدٌ.
A boy drew.
رَسَمَ الطِّفْلُ شَمْسًا.
The child drew a sun.
رَسَمَ أَحْمَدُ بَيْتًا كَبِيرًا.
Ahmad drew a big house.
رَسَمَ الفَنَّانُ لَوْحَةً جَمِيلَةً بِالأَلْوَانِ.
The artist drew a beautiful painting with colors.
رَسَمَ المُهَنْدِسُ خَرِيطَةً دَقِيقَةً لِلمَدِينَةِ القَدِيمَةِ.
The engineer drew a precise map of the old city.
رَسَمَ الكَاتِبُ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ صُورَةً قَاتِمَةً لِمُجْتَمَعٍ فَقَدَ أَمَلَهُ.
In his novel, the writer painted a bleak picture of a society that had lost its hope.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَرْسُمُ | رَسَمْتُ | سَأَرْسُمُ |
| 2sg | تَرْسُمُ | رَسَمْتَ | سَتَرْسُمُ |
| 3sg | يَرْسُمُ | رَسَمَ | سَيَرْسُمُ |
| 1pl | نَرْسُمُ | رَسَمْنَا | سَنَرْسُمُ |
| 2pl | تَرْسُمُونَ | رَسَمْتُمْ | سَتَرْسُمُونَ |
| 3pl | يَرْسُمُونَ | رَسَمُوا | سَيَرْسُمُونَ |
Word family
رَسْمa drawing, sketch
رَسَّامa painter, illustrator
رَسْمِيّofficial, formalمَرْسُومa decree
رَاسِمone who draws; plotter
Etymology
The verb comes from the triliteral Semitic root r-s-m, which carries the sense of marking, tracing, and leaving an impression. The same root gives the noun رَسْم, meaning a drawing or an official prescription. In older usage it also referred to the faint traces a departed camp left in the sand.
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