رصاص
Arabic edit
Alternative forms edit
- رَصْرَاص (raṣrāṣ)
Etymology edit
From رَصَّ (raṣṣa, “to stick firmly, to join compactly, to make even or level, to file, to pile, to close”). Apparently extended its meaning in a semantic loan from Parthian *arčīč cognate to Middle Armenian արճիճ (arčič, “lead”).
| Root |
|---|
| ر ص ص (r-ṣ-ṣ) |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
رَصَاص • (raṣāṣ) m (collective, singulative رَصَاصَة f (raṣāṣa))
- lead
- Synonyms: رَصَاص أَسْوَد (raṣāṣ ʔaswad), أُسْرُب (ʔusrub), آنُك (ʔānuk), أَبَار (ʔabār)
- (obsolete) tin
- Synonyms: رَصَاص أَبْيَض (raṣāṣ ʔabyaḍ), رَصَاص قَلَعِيّ (raṣāṣ qalaʕiyy), قَصْدِير (qaṣdīr)
- bullets, shots, dots
- (obsolete) stones heaped together to surround a grave or well
Declension edit
Declension of noun رَصَاص (raṣāṣ)
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | رَصَاص raṣāṣ |
الرَّصَاص ar-raṣāṣ |
رَصَاص raṣāṣ |
| Nominative | رَصَاصٌ raṣāṣun |
الرَّصَاصُ ar-raṣāṣu |
رَصَاصُ raṣāṣu |
| Accusative | رَصَاصًا raṣāṣan |
الرَّصَاصَ ar-raṣāṣa |
رَصَاصَ raṣāṣa |
| Genitive | رَصَاصٍ raṣāṣin |
الرَّصَاصِ ar-raṣāṣi |
رَصَاصِ raṣāṣi |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | رَصَاصَة raṣāṣa |
الرَّصَاصَة ar-raṣāṣa |
رَصَاصَة raṣāṣat |
| Nominative | رَصَاصَةٌ raṣāṣatun |
الرَّصَاصَةُ ar-raṣāṣatu |
رَصَاصَةُ raṣāṣatu |
| Accusative | رَصَاصَةً raṣāṣatan |
الرَّصَاصَةَ ar-raṣāṣata |
رَصَاصَةَ raṣāṣata |
| Genitive | رَصَاصَةٍ raṣāṣatin |
الرَّصَاصَةِ ar-raṣāṣati |
رَصَاصَةِ raṣāṣati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | رَصَاصَتَيْن raṣāṣatayn |
الرَّصَاصَتَيْن ar-raṣāṣatayn |
رَصَاصَتَيْ raṣāṣatay |
| Nominative | رَصَاصَتَانِ raṣāṣatāni |
الرَّصَاصَتَانِ ar-raṣāṣatāni |
رَصَاصَتَا raṣāṣatā |
| Accusative | رَصَاصَتَيْنِ raṣāṣatayni |
الرَّصَاصَتَيْنِ ar-raṣāṣatayni |
رَصَاصَتَيْ raṣāṣatay |
| Genitive | رَصَاصَتَيْنِ raṣāṣatayni |
الرَّصَاصَتَيْنِ ar-raṣāṣatayni |
رَصَاصَتَيْ raṣāṣatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | رَصَاصَات raṣāṣāt |
الرَّصَاصَات ar-raṣāṣāt |
رَصَاصَات raṣāṣāt |
| Nominative | رَصَاصَاتٌ raṣāṣātun |
الرَّصَاصَاتُ ar-raṣāṣātu |
رَصَاصَاتُ raṣāṣātu |
| Accusative | رَصَاصَاتٍ raṣāṣātin |
الرَّصَاصَاتِ ar-raṣāṣāti |
رَصَاصَاتِ raṣāṣāti |
| Genitive | رَصَاصَاتٍ raṣāṣātin |
الرَّصَاصَاتِ ar-raṣāṣāti |
رَصَاصَاتِ raṣāṣāti |
Descendants edit
- → Acholi: ràcáàc
- → Alur: risasi
- → Middle Armenian: ռիսաս (ṙisas)
- → Bari: rasas
- → Bende: iisaáse
- → Dinka: rasas
- → Lingala: masási
- → Lotuko: arryas
- → Luba-Katanga: disashi
- → Luo: racac
- → Matengo: lisâsi
- → Rukiga: rusasi
- → Rwanda-Rundi: isâsu
- → Sango: lichasi
- → Swahili: risasi
- → Zande: lisasi
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