rasm

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/ɹæzəm/

noun

The base shape of an Arabic-script letter, without dots that distinguish it from other letters.

OriginArabic رَسْم →
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Meanings

noun
  1. The base shape of an Arabic-script letter, without dots that distinguish it from other letters.

    Higher layers flesh out rasm; they provide body, specificity, and personality. Milo labels these shapes “archigraphemes,” the foundational structures on which graphemes are built. Although the Arabic abjad consists of twenty-eight letters, […]

    2017, J. R. Osborn, Letters of Light
  2. A style of Arabic writing that omits these dots, often used in the early centuries of Classical Arabic literature (7th–11th centuries).

Origin

  1. Arabicرَسْم
  2. Englishrasm

Borrowed from Arabic رَسْم (rasm).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with rasm

orgasmchasmspasmplasmeargasm-gasmphasmpsychoplasmsissygasm
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Anagrams

armsmarsramsSRAMASMRMasr
Cite this entry
APA

rasm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rasm

MLA

“rasm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rasm. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rasm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rasm.

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