The triliteral root rā sīn wāw (ر س و) occurs 14 times in the Quran, in three derived forms:

• once as the form I verb arsā (أَرْسَىٰ)
• 10 times as the active participle rawāsī (رَوَٰسِى)
• three times as the form IV passive participle mur’sā (مُرْسَىٰ)

The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click ona word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.

Verb (form I) -to make

(79:32:2) arsāhā

He made them firm

وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَاهَا

Active participle

(13:3:7) rawāsiya	firm mountains	وَهُوَ الَّذِي مَدَّ الْأَرْضَ وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ وَأَنْهَارًا
(15:19:5) rawāsiya	firm mountains	وَالْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَاهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ
(16:15:4) rawāsiya	firm mountains	وَأَلْقَىٰ فِي الْأَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ أَنْ تَمِيدَ بِكُمْ وَأَنْهَارًا
(21:31:4) rawāsiya	firmly set mountains	وَجَعَلْنَا فِي الْأَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ أَنْ تَمِيدَ بِهِمْ
(27:61:10) rawāsiya	firm mountains	أَمَّنْ جَعَلَ الْأَرْضَ قَرَارًا وَجَعَلَ خِلَالَهَا أَنْهَارًا وَجَعَلَ لَهَا رَوَاسِيَ
(31:10:9) rawāsiya	firm mountains	وَأَلْقَىٰ فِي الْأَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ أَنْ تَمِيدَ بِكُمْ وَبَثَّ فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ دَابَّةٍ
(34:13:11) rāsiyātin	fixed	وَجِفَانٍ كَالْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَاسِيَاتٍ
(41:10:3) rawāsiya	firmly-set mountains	وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ مِنْ فَوْقِهَا وَبَارَكَ فِيهَا
(50:7:5) rawāsiya	firmly set mountains	وَالْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَاهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ
(77:27:3) rawāsiya	firmly set mountains	وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ شَامِخَاتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَاكُمْ مَاءً فُرَاتًا

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(78:7:2) awtādan

(as) pegs

وَالْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا

(16:81:10) l-jibāli

the mountains

وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِمَّا خَلَقَ ظِلَالًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ أَكْنَانًا

(88:19:2) l-jibāli

the mountains

وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ

(22:18:16) wal-jibālu

and the mountains

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَسْجُدُ لَهُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَالشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ وَالنُّجُومُ وَالْجِبَالُ

(27:88:2) l-jibāla

the mountains

وَتَرَى الْجِبَالَ تَحْسَبُهَا جَامِدَةً وَهِيَ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ السَّحَابِ

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