# Ra-Sin-Vav — رسو (rsw)

> Occurs in 14 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/rsw

- **Meaning:** To anchor, to moor, to be fixed, to be stable, to stand firm, to be steady, to settle, to stop, to dock, to arrive at port
- **Derived forms:** أَرْسَىٰ (1) · رَوَٰسِى (10) · مُرْسَىٰ (3)

## Verses containing this root

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 187

- **Form in this verse:** مُرْسَىٰهَا ۖ — mur'sāhā · "its appointed time"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · passive · masculine · nominative case

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ اَيَّانَ مُرْسٰيهَاۜ قُلْ اِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِنْدَ رَبّ۪يۚ لَا يُجَلّ۪يهَا لِوَقْتِهَٓا اِلَّا هُوَۜ ثَقُلَتْ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِۜ لَا تَأْت۪يكُمْ اِلَّا بَغْتَةًۜ يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ كَاَنَّكَ حَفِيٌّ عَنْهَاۜ قُلْ اِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Yas-aloonaka AAani assaAAatiayyana mursaha qul innama AAilmuhaAAinda rabbee la yujalleeha liwaqtiha illahuwa thaqulat fee assamawati wal-ardila ta/teekum illa baghtatan yas-aloonaka kaannaka hafiyyunAAanha qul innama AAilmuha AAinda Allahiwalakinna akthara annasi layaAAlamoon

They ask thee concerning the Hour: “When is its arrival?” Say thou: “Knowledge thereof is but with my Lord; none reveals its time save He. It weighs heavily in the heavens and the earth; it comes not upon you save unexpectedly.” They ask thee as though thou wert privy thereto; say thou: “Knowledge thereof is but with God”; but most men know not.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-187.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 41

- **Form in this verse:** وَمُرْسَىٰهَآ ۚ — wamur'sāhā · "and its anchorage"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · passive · masculine · genitive case

وَقَالَ ارْكَبُوا ف۪يهَا بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ مَجْرٰۭۙيهَا وَمُرْسٰيهَاۜ اِنَّ رَبّ۪ي لَغَفُورٌ رَح۪يمٌ

Waqala irkaboo feeha bismi Allahimajraha wamursaha inna rabbeelaghafoorun raheem

And he said: “Embark therein! In the name of God be her passage and her anchorage. My Lord is forgiving and merciful.”

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-41.md_

### 13. Surah Ar-Ra'd, Verse 3

- **Form in this verse:** رَوَٰسِىَ — rawāsiya · "firm mountains"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine, plural · accusative case

وَهُوَ الَّذ۪ي مَدَّ الْاَرْضَ وَجَعَلَ ف۪يهَا رَوَاسِيَ وَاَنْهَاراًۜ وَمِنْ كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِ جَعَلَ ف۪يهَا زَوْجَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ يُغْشِي الَّيْلَ النَّهَارَۜ اِنَّ ف۪ي ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

Wahuwa allathee madda al-ardawajaAAala feeha rawasiya waanharan waminkulli aththamarati jaAAala feeha zawjayniithnayni yughshee allayla annahara inna fee thalikalaayatin liqawmin yatafakkaroon

And He it is that spread out the earth, and placed therein firm mountains and rivers; and of every fruit He made therein two kinds; He covers the night with the day; in that are proofs for people who reflect.

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rad/verse-3.md_

### 15. Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 19

- **Form in this verse:** رَوَٰسِىَ — rawāsiya · "firm mountains"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine, plural · accusative case

وَالْاَرْضَ مَدَدْنَاهَا وَاَلْقَيْنَا ف۪يهَا رَوَاسِيَ وَاَنْبَتْنَا ف۪يهَا مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مَوْزُونٍ

Wal-arda madadnahawaalqayna feeha rawasiya waanbatnafeeha min kulli shay-in mawzoon

And the earth, We spread it out and cast therein firm mountains, and caused to grow therein every balanced thing,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hijr/verse-19.md_

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 15

- **Form in this verse:** رَوَٰسِىَ — rawāsiya · "firm mountains"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine, plural · accusative case

وَاَلْقٰى فِي الْاَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ اَنْ تَم۪يدَ بِكُمْ وَاَنْهَاراً وَسُبُلاً لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَۙ

Waalqa fee al-ardi rawasiyaan tameeda bikum waanharan wasubulan laAAallakum tahtadoon

And He cast into the earth firm mountains lest it sway with you; and rivers and ways, that you might be guided;

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-15.md_

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 31

- **Form in this verse:** رَوَٰسِىَ — rawāsiya · "firmly set mountains"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine, plural · accusative case

وَجَعَلْنَا فِي الْاَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ اَنْ تَم۪يدَ بِهِمْ وَجَعَلْنَا ف۪يهَا فِجَاجاً سُبُلاً لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ

WajaAAalna fee al-ardi rawasiyaan tameeda bihim wajaAAalna feeha fijajansubulan laAAallahum yahtadoon

And We made in the earth firm mountains lest it sway with them; and We made therein mountain passes as ways, that they might be guided;

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-31.md_

### 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 61

- **Form in this verse:** رَوَٰسِىَ — rawāsiya · "firm mountains"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine, plural · accusative case

اَمَّنْ جَعَلَ الْاَرْضَ قَرَاراً وَجَعَلَ خِلَالَـهَٓا اَنْهَاراً وَجَعَلَ لَهَا رَوَاسِيَ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ حَاجِزاًۜ ءَاِلٰهٌ مَعَ اللّٰهِۜ بَلْ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَۜ

Amman jaAAala al-arda qararanwajaAAala khilalaha anharan wajaAAala laharawasiya wajaAAala bayna albahrayni hajizana-ilahun maAAa Allahi bal aktharuhum layaAAlamoon

If: He who made the earth a fixed lodging, and made rivers in its midst, and made firm mountains therein, and made a barrier between the two seas: is there any god with God? The truth is, most of them know not.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-61.md_

### 31. Surah Luqman, Verse 10

- **Form in this verse:** رَوَٰسِىَ — rawāsiya · "firm mountains"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine, plural · accusative case

خَلَقَ السَّمٰوَاتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَهَا وَاَلْقٰى فِي الْاَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ اَنْ تَم۪يدَ بِكُمْ وَبَثَّ ف۪يهَا مِنْ كُلِّ دَٓابَّةٍۜ وَاَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ مَٓاءً فَاَنْبَتْنَا ف۪يهَا مِنْ كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَر۪يمٍ

Khalaqa assamawatibighayri AAamadin tarawnaha waalqa fee al-ardirawasiya an tameeda bikum wabaththa feeha min kullidabbatin waanzalna mina assama-i maanfaanbatna feeha min kulli zawjin kareem

He created the heavens without pillars you can see, and He cast into the earth firm mountains lest it sway with you, and He spread therein every creature. And We sent down water from the sky, and caused to grow therein every noble kind.

_https://quran.so/surah-luqman/verse-10.md_

### 34. Surah Saba, Verse 13

- **Form in this verse:** رَّاسِيَـٰتٍ ۚ — rāsiyātin · "fixed"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine, singular · genitive case · indefinite

يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُ مَا يَشَٓاءُ مِنْ مَحَار۪يبَ وَتَمَاث۪يلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَالْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَاسِيَاتٍۜ اِعْمَلُٓوا اٰلَ دَاوُ۫دَ شُكْراًۜ وَقَل۪يلٌ مِنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُورُ

YaAAmaloona lahu ma yashao minmahareeba watamatheela wajifanin kaljawabiwaqudoorin rasiyatin iAAmaloo ala dawoodashukran waqaleelun min AAibadiya ashshakoor

They made for him what he willed of sanctuaries, and statues, and basins like pools, and vessels firmly fixed. “Work, house of David, in gratitude!” And few are the grateful among My servants.

_https://quran.so/surah-saba/verse-13.md_

### 41. Surah Fussilat, Verse 10

- **Form in this verse:** رَوَٰسِىَ — rawāsiya · "firmly-set mountains"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine, plural · accusative case

وَجَعَلَ ف۪يهَا رَوَاسِيَ مِنْ فَوْقِهَا وَبَارَكَ ف۪يهَا وَقَدَّرَ ف۪يهَٓا اَقْوَاتَهَا ف۪ٓي اَرْبَعَةِ اَيَّامٍۜ سَوَٓاءً لِلسَّٓائِل۪ينَ

WajaAAala feeha rawasiya minfawqiha wabaraka feeha waqaddara feehaaqwataha fee arbaAAati ayyamin sawaanlissa-ileen

And He made therein firm mountains above it, and blessed it, and decreed therein its diverse nourishment in four days, equal to the askers.

_https://quran.so/surah-fussilat/verse-10.md_

### 50. Surah Qaf, Verse 7

- **Form in this verse:** رَوَٰسِىَ — rawāsiya · "firmly set mountains"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine, plural · accusative case

وَالْاَرْضَ مَدَدْنَاهَا وَاَلْقَيْنَا ف۪يهَا رَوَاسِيَ وَاَنْبَتْنَا ف۪يهَا مِنْ كُلِّ زَوْجٍ بَه۪يجٍۙ

Wal-arda madadnahawaalqayna feeha rawasiya waanbatnafeeha min kulli zawjin baheej

And the earth: — We spread it out, and cast therein firm mountains; and We caused to grow therein every delightsome kind

_https://quran.so/surah-qaf/verse-7.md_

### 77. Surah Al-Mursalat, Verse 27

- **Form in this verse:** رَوَٰسِىَ — rawāsiya · "firmly set mountains"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine, plural · accusative case

وَجَعَلْنَا ف۪يهَا رَوَاسِيَ شَامِخَاتٍ وَاَسْقَيْنَاكُمْ مَٓاءً فُرَاتاًۜ

WajaAAalna feeha rawasiyashamikhatin waasqaynakum maan furata

And We made therein high, firm mountains, and gave you to drink sweet water.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-mursalat/verse-27.md_

### 79. Surah An-Nazi'at, Verse 32

- **Form in this verse:** أَرْسَىٰهَا — arsāhā · "He made them firm"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 1st person, singular · present tense

وَالْجِبَالَ اَرْسٰيهَاۙ

Waljibala arsaha

And the mountains He set firmly

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naziat/verse-32.md_

### 79. Surah An-Nazi'at, Verse 42

- **Form in this verse:** مُرْسَىٰهَا — mur'sāhā · "(is) its arrival"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of if'al · passive · masculine · nominative case

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ اَيَّانَ مُرْسٰيهَاۜ

Yas-aloonaka AAani assaAAatiayyana mursaha

They ask thee about the Hour: “When is its arrival?”

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naziat/verse-42.md_

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