ر س و Root r-s-w in the Qur’an 14 occurrences in 14 verses

Words from this root

Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

رَواسِي 10 times

• 13:3 · Ar-Ra'dرَوَٰسِىَ firm mountainsAnd it is He who spread the earth and placed therein firmly set mountains and rivers; and from all of the fruits He made therein two mates; He causes the night to cover the day. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.
• 15:19 · Al-Hijrرَوَٰسِىَ firm mountainsAnd the earth - We have spread it and cast therein firmly set mountains and caused to grow therein [something] of every well-balanced thing.
• 16:15 · An-Nahlرَوَٰسِىَ firm mountainsAnd He has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it shift with you, and [made] rivers and roads, that you may be guided,
• 21:31 · Al-Anbyaرَوَٰسِىَ firmly set mountainsAnd We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided.
• 27:61 · An-Namlرَوَٰسِىَ firm mountainsIs He [not best] who made the earth a stable ground and placed within it rivers and made for it firmly set mountains and placed between the two seas a barrier? Is there a deity with Allah? [No], but most of them do not know.
• 31:10 · Luqmanرَوَٰسِىَ firm mountainsHe created the heavens without pillars that you see and has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with you, and dispersed therein from every creature. And We sent down rain from the sky and made grow therein [plants] of every noble kind.
• 34:13 · Sabaرَّاسِيَـٰتٍ ۚ fixedThey made for him what he willed of elevated chambers, statues, bowls like reservoirs, and stationary kettles. [We said], "Work, O family of David, in gratitude." And few of My servants are grateful.
• 41:10 · Fussilatرَوَٰسِىَ firmly-set mountainsAnd He placed on the earth firmly set mountains over its surface, and He blessed it and determined therein its [creatures'] sustenance in four days without distinction - for [the information] of those who ask.
• 50:7 · Qafرَوَٰسِىَ firmly set mountainsAnd the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein [something] of every beautiful kind,
• 77:27 · Al-Mursalatرَوَٰسِىَ firmly set mountainsAnd We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.

مُرْسَى 3 times

• 7:187 · Al-A'rafمُرْسَىٰهَا ۖ its appointed timeThey ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, "Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays heavily upon the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except unexpectedly." They ask you as if you are familiar with it. Say, "Its knowledge is only with Allah, but most of the people do not know."
• 11:41 · Hudوَمُرْسَىٰهَآ ۚ and its anchorageAnd [Noah] said, "Embark therein; in the name of Allah is its course and its anchorage. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."
• 79:42 · An-Nazi'atمُرْسَىٰهَا (is) its arrivalThey ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival?

أَرْسَى 1 time

• 79:32 · An-Nazi'atأَرْسَىٰهَا He made them firmAnd the mountains He set firmly

How we count

Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.