Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
رسو
Qur'an Occurrences
14 times across 13 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root رسو across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root رَسَا primarily describes something becoming stationary, firm, or fixed, like a mountain or a ship anchoring. It also refers to establishing agreement between people or relating a tradition.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: r-s-w
Listen: مُرْسَىٰهَا 79:42
Root letters: ر — س — و

Word Family Tree (5 forms)

All word forms derived from the root رسو as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun 13× Verb

Concordance — 14 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root رسو appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (13) · Verb (1)

Noun (13 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:41 Noun
۞ وَقَالَ ٱرۡكَبُوا۟ فِیهَا بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ مَجۡر۪ىٰهَا وَمُرۡسَىٰهَاۤۚ إِنَّ رَبِّی لَغَفُورࣱ رَّحِیمࣱ ۝٤١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [Noah] said, "Embark therein; in the name of Allah is its course and its anchorage. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."
The Thunder 13:3 Noun
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِی مَدَّ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَجَعَلَ فِیهَا رَوَ ٰسِیَ وَأَنۡهَـٰرࣰاۖ وَمِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَ ٰتِ جَعَلَ فِیهَا زَوۡجَیۡنِ ٱثۡنَیۡنِۖ یُغۡشِی ٱلَّیۡلَ ٱلنَّهَارَۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰلِكَ لَءَایَـٰتࣲ لِّقَوۡمࣲ یَتَفَكَّرُونَ ۝٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And it is He who spread the earth and placed therein firmly set mountains and rivers; and from all of the fruits He made therein two mates; He causes the night to cover the day. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought
The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:19 Noun
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ مَدَدۡنَـٰهَا وَأَلۡقَیۡنَا فِیهَا رَوَ ٰسِیَ وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِیهَا مِن كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲ مَّوۡزُونࣲ ۝١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And the earth - We have spread it and cast therein firmly set mountains and caused to grow therein [something] of every well-balanced thing
The Bee 16:15 Noun
وَأَلۡقَىٰ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ رَوَ ٰسِیَ أَن تَمِیدَ بِكُمۡ وَأَنۡهَـٰرࣰا وَسُبُلࣰا لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تَهۡتَدُونَ ۝١٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And He has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it shift with you, and [made] rivers and roads, that you may be guided
The Prophets 21:31 Noun
وَجَعَلۡنَا فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ رَوَ ٰسِیَ أَن تَمِیدَ بِهِمۡ وَجَعَلۡنَا فِیهَا فِجَاجࣰا سُبُلࣰا لَّعَلَّهُمۡ یَهۡتَدُونَ ۝٣١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided

Derived Forms (5)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
رَوَٰسِىَ rawasiāa Noun
مُرْسَىٰهَا mursaāhaā Noun
أَرْسَىٰهَا ʾaarsaāhaā Verb
رَّاسِيَٰتٍ raāsiyatin Noun
وَمُرْسَىٰهَآ wamursaāhaā Noun