Arabic word sheet
رَاسٍ
Fixed, firm, stable
- Type
- adjective
- Root
- ر س و
Meaning and usage
Fixed, firm, stable
Said of what stays firmly in its place and does not move: a heavy, well-planted thing that cannot be shifted.
هَذَا الْعَمُودُ رَاسٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ
This post is firmly fixed in the ground.
Firm mountains
Said of mountains, and used on its own to name them: the mountains themselves, seen as masses that nothing can shake.
ظَهَرَتِ الرَّوَاسِي الْعَالِيَةُ خَلْفَ الْغُيُومِ
The high mountains appeared behind the clouds.
At anchor, moored
Said of a ship that has stopped and is held in place in a harbour or near a shore.
السَّفِينَةُ رَاسِيَةٌ فِي الْمِينَاءِ مُنْذُ الصَّبَاحِ
The ship has been at anchor in the harbour since morning.
Plural
رَوَاسٍ
Word family
What the root means ر س و
The root carries the idea of being firmly fixed in place and no longer moving. From it come the words for settling or casting anchor, for fixing a thing, for the anchor and for stability.
to be firm; to cast anchor
رَسَا
to fix firmly; to anchor
أَرْسَى
anchor
مِرْسَاةٌ
firmness; the anchoring of a ship
رُسُوٌّ
Synonyms
fixed, stable
ثَابِتٌ
This is the general word for anything that does not move or change; the headword adds the image of a heavy mass anchored at its base.
Opposites
moving, mobile
مُتَحَرِّكٌ