rasm
/ɹæzəm/
rasm noun: the base shape of an Arabic-script letter, without dots that distinguish it from other letters.
Noun
rasm
- 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
- A style of Arabic writing that omits these dots, often used in the early centuries of Classical Arabic literature (7th–11th centuries).
Origin of rasm
Borrowed from Arabic رَسْم (rasm).
Words that rhyme with rasm
Questions about rasm
- What does rasm mean?
- Rasm means the base shape of an Arabic-script letter, without dots that distinguish it from other letters.
- What part of speech is rasm?
- Rasm is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rasm?
- Rasm is pronounced /ɹæzəm/.
Words near rasm in the dictionary
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