رصاص

Arabic

Alternative forms

رَصْرَاص‎ (raṣrāṣ)

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /ra.sˤaːsˤ/
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Noun

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

Declension of noun رَصَاص (raṣāṣ)

Collective	basic collective triptote
Collective	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)
Singulative	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
Paucal (3-10)	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

→ 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
- → Digo: risasi
- → Jita: ri-saási
- → Kikuyu: rĩthathi
- → Luganda: `ssasì
- → Nyakyusa: ilísasí
- → Nyankole: iːsási, amasási, kisási
→ Zande: lisasi

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