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14 times in the Quran · 3 word forms · rank 480
The Quran root ر س و r-s-w
Words built from the root ر س و ([r-s-w]) appear 14 times in the Quran. The most common is رَواسِي, “firm mountains”, which comes 10 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| رَواسِي | rawaasii | firm mountains · firmly set mountains | 10 | |
| مُرْسَى | mursaa | appointed time · anchorage | 3 | |
| أَرْسَى | arsaa | He made them firm | 1 |
Examples from the Quran
وَهُوَ الَّذِي مَدَّ الْأَرْضَ وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ وَأَنْهَارًا وَمِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِ جَعَلَ فِيهَا زَوْجَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ يُغْشِي اللَّيْلَ النَّهَارَ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ٣
رَوَاسِيَ rawāsiya · firm mountains
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. (Surah Ar-Ra'd, 13:3)
وَالْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَاهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ وَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مَّوْزُونٍ ١٩
رَوَاسِيَ rawāsiya · firm mountains
And the earth - We have spread it and cast therein firmly set mountains and caused to grow therein [something] of every well-balanced thing. (Surah Al-Hijr, 15:19)
يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّي لَا يُجَلِّيهَا لِوَقْتِهَا إِلَّا هُوَ ثَقُلَتْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ لَا تَأْتِيكُمْ إِلَّا بَغْتَةً يَسْأَلُونَكَ كَأَنَّكَ حَفِيٌّ عَنْهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ اللَّهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ١٨٧
مُرْسَاهَا mur'sāhā · its appointed time
They ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, "Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays heavily upon the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except unexpectedly." They ask you as if you are familiar with it. Say, "Its knowledge is only with Allāh, but most of the people do not know." (Surah Al-A'raf, 7:187)
وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَاهَا ٣٢
أَرْسَاهَا arsāhā · He made them firm
And the mountains He set firmly (Surah An-Nazi'at, 79:32)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah An-Nazi'at · 2×
- Surah Ar-Ra'd · 1×
- Surah Al-Hijr · 1×
- Surah An-Nahl · 1×
- Surah Al-Anbya · 1×
- Surah An-Naml · 1×
Each meaning is taken from the word-by-word translation of the verses, so a word can show two meanings from different contexts. Root and base-word data come from the Quranic Arabic Corpus.