اَرۡسٰی

[1] رَسَا , (S, M, Msb, K,) aor. يَرْسُو, (S, Msb,) inf. n. رُسُوٌّ (M, Msb, K) and رَسْوٌ, (K,) It (a thing, S, M, Msb) was, or became, stationary, at rest, fixed, fast, firm, steady, steadfast, or stable; (S, M, Msb, K) as also ↓ ارسى, (M, K,) inf. n. إِرْسَآءٌ; and ↓ ترسّى. (TA.) الرسو and الرسوخ [i. e. الرُّسُوُّ and الرُّسُوخُ] are nearly the same [in meaning]. (Ham p. 51.) You say, رَسَا الجَبَلُ (assumed tropical:) The mountain was firmly based, or firm in its base, upon the ground. (TA.) And مَا أَرْسَى ↓ ثَبِيرٌ (tropical:) As long as Thebeer [the mountain so called] remains [firm] in its place. (TA.) [Its being said that this is tropical is app. meant to indicate that the verbs above are properly used only in relation to a ship, in senses explained in what follows; which, however, I doubt.] You say also, رَسَتْ قَدَمُهُ, meaning His foot stood firm in war: (M:) or رَسَتْ أَقْدَامُهُمْ فِى الحَرْبِ Their feet stood firm in war. (S, Msb. *) And رَسَتِ السَّفِينَةُ, (S, M, K,) aor. تَرْسُو, inf. n. رُسُوٌّ and رَسْوٌ (S) [and مَرْسًى, as shown below, see 4], The ship [anchored; cast anchor; lay at anchor; or] rested, or became stationary, upon the anchor: (T, S, K:) in [some of] the copies of the K [and of the S], عَلَى البَحْرِ is erroneously put for على الأَنْجَرِ [or على اللَّنْجَرِ]: (TA:) or the meaning is, [in some instances, the ship grounded; i. e.] the lower, or lowest, part of the ship reached the bottom of the water, and she consequently remained stationary. (T, M, TA.) ― 2-b2- رَسَا الفَحْلُ بِشَوْلِهِ (S, M, K,) (tropical:) The stallion [-camel] leaped, or leaped upon, his شول [or she-camels that had passed seven or eight months since the period of their bringing forth]: (S, TA:) or brayed to his شول, and they became motionless, or still: (M:) or brayed to his شول when they had dispersed themselves from him, and they turned aside to him, and became motionless, or still. (K, TA.) ― 2-b3- رَسَوْتُ بَيْنَ القَوْمِ, (S, M, * Msb,) inf. n. رَسْوٌ, (S, M,) I effected an agreement, a harmony, a reconciliation, an accommodation, or an adjustment, between the people, or party. (S, M, * Msb.) ＝ 1-A2- رَسَا لَهُ رَسْوًا مِنْ حَدِيثٍ (S, * M, K *) He mentioned to him a part, or portion, of a tradition, or story. (S, M, * K. [See also رَسْوٌ below.]) And رَسَا عَنْهُ حَدِيثًا, (S, M, K,) inf. n. رَسْوٌ, (M,) He related a tradition, or story, as received from him, (S, M, K,) ascribing it to him. (M, K.) And رَسَا الحَدِيثَ فِى نَفْسِهِ He related the tradition, or story, to himself. (TA.) ― 2-b2- رَسَا الصَّوْمَ, (K,) inf. n. رَسْوٌ, (TA,) He intended, or purposed, fasting. (K.)