رسغ

Arabic

Root
ر س غ (r s ḡ)
1 term

Etymology

A voiced form of رَسَخَ (rasaḵa, “to be fixed, to sink in”) from the root ر س خ (r s ḵ) or similar, with the rest of the formations within the root ر س غ (r s ḡ) being secondary to the present anatomical term.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rusɣ/

Noun

رُسْغ • (rusḡ) m (plural أَرْسَاغ (ʔarsāḡ))

(anatomy) carpus (amongst humans: wrist, amongst horses: knee or fetlock or whole pastern)

Declension

Declension of noun **رُسْغ** (rusḡ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رُسْغ rusḡ	الرُّسْغ ar-rusḡ	رُسْغ rusḡ
nominative	رُسْغٌ rusḡun	الرُّسْغُ ar-rusḡu	رُسْغُ rusḡu
accusative	رُسْغًا rusḡan	الرُّسْغَ ar-rusḡa	رُسْغَ rusḡa
genitive	رُسْغٍ rusḡin	الرُّسْغِ ar-rusḡi	رُسْغِ rusḡi

Derived terms

أَرْسَغَ (ʔarsaḡa, “same as form II”)
اِرْتَسَغَ (irtasaḡa, “to expand amply upon one’s household”)
رَاسَغَ (rāsaḡa, “to take hold of the ankle, to wrestle with”)
رَسَغ (rasaḡ, “a laxness in the legs of camels”)
رَسَّغَ (rassaḡa)
رَسِيغ (rasīḡ, “ample, abundant”)
رِسَاغ (risāḡ, “a rope tied around the pastern”)
مِرْسَغَة (mirsaḡa, “a kind of bracelets worn by women around their arms”)

Descendants

→ Medieval Latin: rasceta, rasca, rascha, rasga
- → English: rasceta

Verb

رَسَّغَ • (rassaḡa) II (non-past يُرَسِّغُ (yurassiḡu), verbal noun تَرْسِيغ (tarsīḡ)) (obsolete)

(said of rain) to rain amply such that the water reaches the wrists of one digs for it
(figurative) to make easy-going, to coordinate well, to make pass comfortly

Conjugation

Conjugation of **رَسَّغَ** (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun *تَرْسِيغ*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَرْسِيغ tarsīḡ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُرَسِّغ murassiḡ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُرَسَّغ murassaḡ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		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	رَسَّغْتُ rassaḡtu	رَسَّغْتَ rassaḡta	رَسَّغَ rassaḡa	رَسَّغْتُمَا rassaḡtumā	رَسَّغَا rassaḡā	رَسَّغْنَا rassaḡnā	رَسَّغْتُمْ rassaḡtum	رَسَّغُوا rassaḡū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	رَسَّغْتُ rassaḡtu	رَسَّغْتِ rassaḡti	رَسَّغَتْ rassaḡat	رَسَّغْتُمَا rassaḡtumā	رَسَّغَتَا rassaḡatā	رَسَّغْنَا rassaḡnā	رَسَّغْتُنَّ rassaḡtunna	رَسَّغْنَ rassaḡna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرَسِّغُ ʔurassiḡu	تُرَسِّغُ turassiḡu	يُرَسِّغُ yurassiḡu	تُرَسِّغَانِ turassiḡāni	يُرَسِّغَانِ yurassiḡāni	نُرَسِّغُ nurassiḡu	تُرَسِّغُونَ turassiḡūna	يُرَسِّغُونَ yurassiḡūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُرَسِّغُ ʔurassiḡu	تُرَسِّغِينَ turassiḡīna	تُرَسِّغُ turassiḡu	تُرَسِّغَانِ turassiḡāni	تُرَسِّغَانِ turassiḡāni	نُرَسِّغُ nurassiḡu	تُرَسِّغْنَ turassiḡna	يُرَسِّغْنَ yurassiḡna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرَسِّغَ ʔurassiḡa	تُرَسِّغَ turassiḡa	يُرَسِّغَ yurassiḡa	تُرَسِّغَا turassiḡā	يُرَسِّغَا yurassiḡā	نُرَسِّغَ nurassiḡa	تُرَسِّغُوا turassiḡū	يُرَسِّغُوا yurassiḡū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُرَسِّغَ ʔurassiḡa	تُرَسِّغِي turassiḡī	تُرَسِّغَ turassiḡa	تُرَسِّغَا turassiḡā	تُرَسِّغَا turassiḡā	نُرَسِّغَ nurassiḡa	تُرَسِّغْنَ turassiḡna	يُرَسِّغْنَ yurassiḡna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرَسِّغْ ʔurassiḡ	تُرَسِّغْ turassiḡ	يُرَسِّغْ yurassiḡ	تُرَسِّغَا turassiḡā	يُرَسِّغَا yurassiḡā	نُرَسِّغْ nurassiḡ	تُرَسِّغُوا turassiḡū	يُرَسِّغُوا yurassiḡū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُرَسِّغْ ʔurassiḡ	تُرَسِّغِي turassiḡī	تُرَسِّغْ turassiḡ	تُرَسِّغَا turassiḡā	تُرَسِّغَا turassiḡā	نُرَسِّغْ nurassiḡ	تُرَسِّغْنَ turassiḡna	يُرَسِّغْنَ yurassiḡna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		رَسِّغْ rassiḡ		رَسِّغَا rassiḡā			رَسِّغُوا rassiḡū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		رَسِّغِي rassiḡī		رَسِّغَا rassiḡā			رَسِّغْنَ rassiḡna

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	رُسِّغْتُ russiḡtu	رُسِّغْتَ russiḡta	رُسِّغَ russiḡa	رُسِّغْتُمَا russiḡtumā	رُسِّغَا russiḡā	رُسِّغْنَا russiḡnā	رُسِّغْتُمْ russiḡtum	رُسِّغُوا russiḡū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	رُسِّغْتُ russiḡtu	رُسِّغْتِ russiḡti	رُسِّغَتْ russiḡat	رُسِّغْتُمَا russiḡtumā	رُسِّغَتَا russiḡatā	رُسِّغْنَا russiḡnā	رُسِّغْتُنَّ russiḡtunna	رُسِّغْنَ russiḡna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرَسَّغُ ʔurassaḡu	تُرَسَّغُ turassaḡu	يُرَسَّغُ yurassaḡu	تُرَسَّغَانِ turassaḡāni	يُرَسَّغَانِ yurassaḡāni	نُرَسَّغُ nurassaḡu	تُرَسَّغُونَ turassaḡūna	يُرَسَّغُونَ yurassaḡūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُرَسَّغُ ʔurassaḡu	تُرَسَّغِينَ turassaḡīna	تُرَسَّغُ turassaḡu	تُرَسَّغَانِ turassaḡāni	تُرَسَّغَانِ turassaḡāni	نُرَسَّغُ nurassaḡu	تُرَسَّغْنَ turassaḡna	يُرَسَّغْنَ yurassaḡna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرَسَّغَ ʔurassaḡa	تُرَسَّغَ turassaḡa	يُرَسَّغَ yurassaḡa	تُرَسَّغَا turassaḡā	يُرَسَّغَا yurassaḡā	نُرَسَّغَ nurassaḡa	تُرَسَّغُوا turassaḡū	يُرَسَّغُوا yurassaḡū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُرَسَّغَ ʔurassaḡa	تُرَسَّغِي turassaḡī	تُرَسَّغَ turassaḡa	تُرَسَّغَا turassaḡā	تُرَسَّغَا turassaḡā	نُرَسَّغَ nurassaḡa	تُرَسَّغْنَ turassaḡna	يُرَسَّغْنَ yurassaḡna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرَسَّغْ ʔurassaḡ	تُرَسَّغْ turassaḡ	يُرَسَّغْ yurassaḡ	تُرَسَّغَا turassaḡā	يُرَسَّغَا yurassaḡā	نُرَسَّغْ nurassaḡ	تُرَسَّغُوا turassaḡū	يُرَسَّغُوا yurassaḡū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُرَسَّغْ ʔurassaḡ	تُرَسَّغِي turassaḡī	تُرَسَّغْ turassaḡ	تُرَسَّغَا turassaḡā	تُرَسَّغَا turassaḡā	نُرَسَّغْ nurassaḡ	تُرَسَّغْنَ turassaḡna	يُرَسَّغْنَ yurassaḡna

References

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