رسن

Arabic

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رسن

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (lsn' /⁠rasan⁠/, “rope”), see Persian (rasan). Also found as Hebrew רֶסֶן (resen) and rarely as Jewish Literary Aramaic רִסְנָא (risnā).

Noun

رَسَن • (rasan) m (plural أَرْسُن (ʔarsun) or أَرْسَان (ʔarsān) or أَرْسِنَة (ʔarsina))

noseband, the leadingrope over the nose of an animal

Declension

Declension of noun رَسَن (rasan)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَسَن rasan	الرَّسَن ar-rasan	رَسَن rasan
Nominative	رَسَنٌ rasanun	الرَّسَنُ ar-rasanu	رَسَنُ rasanu
Accusative	رَسَنًا rasanan	الرَّسَنَ ar-rasana	رَسَنَ rasana
Genitive	رَسَنٍ rasanin	الرَّسَنِ ar-rasani	رَسَنِ rasani
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَسَنَيْن rasanayn	الرَّسَنَيْن ar-rasanayn	رَسَنَيْ rasanay
Nominative	رَسَنَانِ rasanāni	الرَّسَنَانِ ar-rasanāni	رَسَنَا rasanā
Accusative	رَسَنَيْنِ rasanayni	الرَّسَنَيْنِ ar-rasanayni	رَسَنَيْ rasanay
Genitive	رَسَنَيْنِ rasanayni	الرَّسَنَيْنِ ar-rasanayni	رَسَنَيْ rasanay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَرْسُن‎; أَرْسَان‎; أَرْسِنَة ʔarsun‎; ʔarsān‎; ʔarsina	الْأَرْسُن‎; الْأَرْسَان‎; الْأَرْسِنَة al-ʔarsun‎; al-ʔarsān‎; al-ʔarsina	أَرْسُن‎; أَرْسَان‎; أَرْسِنَة ʔarsun‎; ʔarsān‎; ʔarsinat
Nominative	أَرْسُنٌ‎; أَرْسَانٌ‎; أَرْسِنَةٌ ʔarsunun‎; ʔarsānun‎; ʔarsinatun	الْأَرْسُنُ‎; الْأَرْسَانُ‎; الْأَرْسِنَةُ al-ʔarsunu‎; al-ʔarsānu‎; al-ʔarsinatu	أَرْسُنُ‎; أَرْسَانُ‎; أَرْسِنَةُ ʔarsunu‎; ʔarsānu‎; ʔarsinatu
Accusative	أَرْسُنًا‎; أَرْسَانًا‎; أَرْسِنَةً ʔarsunan‎; ʔarsānan‎; ʔarsinatan	الْأَرْسُنَ‎; الْأَرْسَانَ‎; الْأَرْسِنَةَ al-ʔarsuna‎; al-ʔarsāna‎; al-ʔarsinata	أَرْسُنَ‎; أَرْسَانَ‎; أَرْسِنَةَ ʔarsuna‎; ʔarsāna‎; ʔarsinata
Genitive	أَرْسُنٍ‎; أَرْسَانٍ‎; أَرْسِنَةٍ ʔarsunin‎; ʔarsānin‎; ʔarsinatin	الْأَرْسُنِ‎; الْأَرْسَانِ‎; الْأَرْسِنَةِ al-ʔarsuni‎; al-ʔarsāni‎; al-ʔarsinati	أَرْسُنِ‎; أَرْسَانِ‎; أَرْسِنَةِ ʔarsuni‎; ʔarsāni‎; ʔarsinati

Derived terms

مَرْسِن (marsin) and مِرْسَن (mirsan, “the part of the nose which is the place of the leadingrope”)
رَسَنَ (rasana, “to tie with the leadingrope”)
أَرْسَنَ (ʔarsana, “to tie with the leadingrope; to give the head to be tied by the leadingrope”)

Verb

رَسَنَ • (rasana) I (non-past يَرْسُنُ (yarsunu) or يَرْسِنُ (yarsinu), verbal noun رَسْن (rasn))

to tie with the leadingrope

Conjugation

Conjugation of رَسَنَ (I, sound, a ~ u/i, full passive (?), verbal noun رَسْن)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					رَسْن rasn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					رَاسِن rāsin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَرْسُون marsūn
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رَسَنْتُ rasantu	رَسَنْتَ rasanta	رَسَنَ rasana	رَسَنْتُمَا rasantumā	رَسَنَا rasanā	رَسَنَّا rasannā	رَسَنْتُمْ rasantum	رَسَنُوا rasanū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	رَسَنْتُ rasantu	رَسَنْتِ rasanti	رَسَنَتْ rasanat	رَسَنْتُمَا rasantumā	رَسَنَتَا rasanatā	رَسَنَّا rasannā	رَسَنْتُنَّ rasantunna	رَسَنَّ rasanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَرْسُنُ, أَرْسِنُ ʔarsunu, ʔarsinu	تَرْسُنُ, تَرْسِنُ tarsunu, tarsinu	يَرْسُنُ, يَرْسِنُ yarsunu, yarsinu	تَرْسُنَانِ, تَرْسِنَانِ tarsunāni, tarsināni	يَرْسُنَانِ, يَرْسِنَانِ yarsunāni, yarsināni	نَرْسُنُ, نَرْسِنُ narsunu, narsinu	تَرْسُنُونَ, تَرْسِنُونَ tarsunūna, tarsinūna	يَرْسُنُونَ, يَرْسِنُونَ yarsunūna, yarsinūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَرْسُنُ, أَرْسِنُ ʔarsunu, ʔarsinu	تَرْسُنِينَ, تَرْسِنِينَ tarsunīna, tarsinīna	تَرْسُنُ, تَرْسِنُ tarsunu, tarsinu	تَرْسُنَانِ, تَرْسِنَانِ tarsunāni, tarsināni	تَرْسُنَانِ, تَرْسِنَانِ tarsunāni, tarsināni	نَرْسُنُ, نَرْسِنُ narsunu, narsinu	تَرْسُنَّ, تَرْسِنَّ tarsunna, tarsinna	يَرْسُنَّ, يَرْسِنَّ yarsunna, yarsinna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَرْسُنَ, أَرْسِنَ ʔarsuna, ʔarsina	تَرْسُنَ, تَرْسِنَ tarsuna, tarsina	يَرْسُنَ, يَرْسِنَ yarsuna, yarsina	تَرْسُنَا, تَرْسِنَا tarsunā, tarsinā	يَرْسُنَا, يَرْسِنَا yarsunā, yarsinā	نَرْسُنَ, نَرْسِنَ narsuna, narsina	تَرْسُنُوا, تَرْسِنُوا tarsunū, tarsinū	يَرْسُنُوا, يَرْسِنُوا yarsunū, yarsinū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَرْسُنَ, أَرْسِنَ ʔarsuna, ʔarsina	تَرْسُنِي, تَرْسِنِي tarsunī, tarsinī	تَرْسُنَ, تَرْسِنَ tarsuna, tarsina	تَرْسُنَا, تَرْسِنَا tarsunā, tarsinā	تَرْسُنَا, تَرْسِنَا tarsunā, tarsinā	نَرْسُنَ, نَرْسِنَ narsuna, narsina	تَرْسُنَّ, تَرْسِنَّ tarsunna, tarsinna	يَرْسُنَّ, يَرْسِنَّ yarsunna, yarsinna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَرْسُنْ, أَرْسِنْ ʔarsun, ʔarsin	تَرْسُنْ, تَرْسِنْ tarsun, tarsin	يَرْسُنْ, يَرْسِنْ yarsun, yarsin	تَرْسُنَا, تَرْسِنَا tarsunā, tarsinā	يَرْسُنَا, يَرْسِنَا yarsunā, yarsinā	نَرْسُنْ, نَرْسِنْ narsun, narsin	تَرْسُنُوا, تَرْسِنُوا tarsunū, tarsinū	يَرْسُنُوا, يَرْسِنُوا yarsunū, yarsinū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَرْسُنْ, أَرْسِنْ ʔarsun, ʔarsin	تَرْسُنِي, تَرْسِنِي tarsunī, tarsinī	تَرْسُنْ, تَرْسِنْ tarsun, tarsin	تَرْسُنَا, تَرْسِنَا tarsunā, tarsinā	تَرْسُنَا, تَرْسِنَا tarsunā, tarsinā	نَرْسُنْ, نَرْسِنْ narsun, narsin	تَرْسُنَّ, تَرْسِنَّ tarsunna, tarsinna	يَرْسُنَّ, يَرْسِنَّ yarsunna, yarsinna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُرْسُنْ, اِرْسِنْ ursun, irsin		اُرْسُنَا, اِرْسِنَا ursunā, irsinā			اُرْسُنُوا, اِرْسِنُوا ursunū, irsinū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اُرْسُنِي, اِرْسِنِي ursunī, irsinī		اُرْسُنَا, اِرْسِنَا ursunā, irsinā			اُرْسُنَّ, اِرْسِنَّ ursunna, irsinna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رُسِنْتُ rusintu	رُسِنْتَ rusinta	رُسِنَ rusina	رُسِنْتُمَا rusintumā	رُسِنَا rusinā	رُسِنَّا rusinnā	رُسِنْتُمْ rusintum	رُسِنُوا rusinū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	رُسِنْتُ rusintu	رُسِنْتِ rusinti	رُسِنَتْ rusinat	رُسِنْتُمَا rusintumā	رُسِنَتَا rusinatā	رُسِنَّا rusinnā	رُسِنْتُنَّ rusintunna	رُسِنَّ rusinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرْسَنُ ʔursanu	تُرْسَنُ tursanu	يُرْسَنُ yursanu	تُرْسَنَانِ tursanāni	يُرْسَنَانِ yursanāni	نُرْسَنُ nursanu	تُرْسَنُونَ tursanūna	يُرْسَنُونَ yursanūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُرْسَنُ ʔursanu	تُرْسَنِينَ tursanīna	تُرْسَنُ tursanu	تُرْسَنَانِ tursanāni	تُرْسَنَانِ tursanāni	نُرْسَنُ nursanu	تُرْسَنَّ tursanna	يُرْسَنَّ yursanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرْسَنَ ʔursana	تُرْسَنَ tursana	يُرْسَنَ yursana	تُرْسَنَا tursanā	يُرْسَنَا yursanā	نُرْسَنَ nursana	تُرْسَنُوا tursanū	يُرْسَنُوا yursanū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُرْسَنَ ʔursana	تُرْسَنِي tursanī	تُرْسَنَ tursana	تُرْسَنَا tursanā	تُرْسَنَا tursanā	نُرْسَنَ nursana	تُرْسَنَّ tursanna	يُرْسَنَّ yursanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرْسَنْ ʔursan	تُرْسَنْ tursan	يُرْسَنْ yursan	تُرْسَنَا tursanā	يُرْسَنَا yursanā	نُرْسَنْ nursan	تُرْسَنُوا tursanū	يُرْسَنُوا yursanū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُرْسَنْ ʔursan	تُرْسَنِي tursanī	تُرْسَنْ tursan	تُرْسَنَا tursanā	تُرْسَنَا tursanā	نُرْسَنْ nursan	تُرْسَنَّ tursanna	يُرْسَنَّ yursanna

Noun

رَسْن • (rasn) m

verbal noun of رَسَنَ (rasana) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun رَسْن (rasn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَسْن rasn	الرَّسْن ar-rasn	رَسْن rasn
Nominative	رَسْنٌ rasnun	الرَّسْنُ ar-rasnu	رَسْنُ rasnu
Accusative	رَسْنًا rasnan	الرَّسْنَ ar-rasna	رَسْنَ rasna
Genitive	رَسْنٍ rasnin	الرَّسْنِ ar-rasni	رَسْنِ rasni

References

Corriente, Federico, Pereira, Christophe, Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017), Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 533
Fraenkel, Siegmund (1880) De vocabulis in antiquis Arabum carminibus et in Corano peregrinis‎^[1] (in Latin), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 9
Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 100–101
Freytag, Georg (1833) “رسن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 150b
Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “رسن”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[3] (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 863
Lagarde, Paul de (1866) Gesammelte Abhandlungen (in German), Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, pages 17 l. 18–20
Lane, Edward William (1863) “رسن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[4], London: Williams & Norgate, page 1086
Wehr, Hans (1979) “رسن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 393
Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “رسن”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[5] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 471

Mazanderani

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ræsən/

Noun

رسن (rasen)

rope

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (lsn' /⁠rasan⁠/, “rope”), from Parthian [script needed] (rasan, “rope”), from Proto-Iranian *racanáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *raćanáH, from the root *rać-. Cognate with Sanskrit रशना (raśanā́) and Old Armenian առասան (aṙasan), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾa.ˈsan]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rä.sǽn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rä.sǽn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rä.sǽn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹæ.sǽn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾä.sǽn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	rasan
Dari reading^?	rasan
Iranian reading^?	rasan
Tajik reading^?	rasan

Noun

رسن • (rasan)

(archaic) rope, string, cord, thread
- 11th century, Bayhaqi, Tarikh-e Beyhaqi
  ... و جلادش استوار ببست و رسن‌ها فرود آورد، و آواز دادند که سنگ دهید، هیچکس دست به سنگ نمی‌کرد و همه زارزار می‌گریستند خاصه نیشابوریان، پس مُشتی رند را سیم دادند تا سنگ زنند و مَرد خود مُرده بود که جلادش رسن در گلو افگنده بود و خبه کرده.
  ... va jallâd-aš ostovâr bebast o rasan-hâ forud âvard, va âvâz dadand ke sang dahid, hičkas dast be sang nemikard o hame zâr-zâr mi-geristand xâsse neyšâburiyân, pas mošti rend râ sim dâdand tâ sang zanand, va mard xod morde bud, ke jallâd-aš rasan dar galu afgande bud o xabe karde.
  ... and the hangman tied him (Hasanak the Vizier) tightly and pulled down the ropes, and [they] shouted that "throw stones!", [but] nobody was picking up stones and all were crying loudly, especially the Nishapuris, so they paid silver [coins] to a bunch of thugs to throw stones, and [but] the man was already dead, as the hangman had put the rope on his neck and [had him] strangled.

Descendants

→ Urdu: رسن (rasan)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “رسن”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Urdu

Etymology

From Classical Persian (rasan, “rope; string”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾə.sən/

Noun

رسن • (rasan) f (Hindi spelling रसन)

rope, cord
string; thread

Derived terms

رَسَن بَسْتَہ (rasan-basta, “tied with rope”)
رَسَن ساز (rasan-sāz, “rope-maker”)
رَسَن باز (rasan-bāz)
رَسَن بازی (rasan-bāzī)
رَسَن و دار (rasan-o-dār, “death by hanging”)
رَسَنِ آفتاب (rasan-e-āftāb, “rays of the sun”)

References

“رسن”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “رسن”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
“رسن”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.