رصاصة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ر ص ص (r-ṣ-ṣ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ra.sˤaː.sˤa/
Noun
رَصَاصَة • (raṣāṣa) f (singulative, collective رَصَاص m (raṣāṣ))
- lead ball, bullet
- 2009–2010, “رحيل الصديق الوحيد”, in One Piece (Arabic dub), season 2, episode 86, Damascus, Syria, spoken by Hiruku (Khaldūn Qārūṭ):
- أَجِبْنِي، أَتَعْرِفُ مَتَى يَمُوتُ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ؟ هَلْ يَمُوتُ عِنْدَمَا تَدْخُلُ رَصَاصَةٌ فِي قَلْبِهِ؟ لَا! هَلْ يَمُوتُ بِسَبَبِ مَرَضٍ قَاتِلٍ؟ لَا! هَلْ يَمُوتُ إِنْ دَخَلَ ٱلسُّمُّ إِلَى جَسَدِهِ؟ لَا أَبَدًا! يَمُوتُ... عِنْدَمَا يَنْسَاهُ ٱلنَّاسُ...
- ʾajibnī, ʾataʿrifu matā yamūtu l-ʾinsānu? hal yamūtu ʿindamā tadḵulu raṣāṣatun fī qalbihi? lā! hal yamūtu bisababi maraḍin qātilin? lā! hal yamūtu ʾin daḵala s-summu ʾilā jasadihi? lā ʾabadan! yamūtu... ʿindamā yansāhu n-nāsu...
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Declension
Declension of noun رَصَاصَة (raṣāṣa)
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | رَصَاصَة raṣāṣa | الرَّصَاصَة ar-raṣāṣa | رَصَاصَة raṣāṣat |
| Nominative | رَصَاصَةٌ raṣāṣatun | الرَّصَاصَةُ ar-raṣāṣatu | رَصَاصَةُ raṣāṣatu |
| Accusative | رَصَاصَةً raṣāṣatan | الرَّصَاصَةَ ar-raṣāṣata | رَصَاصَةَ raṣāṣata |
| Genitive | رَصَاصَةٍ raṣāṣatin | الرَّصَاصَةِ ar-raṣāṣati | رَصَاصَةِ raṣāṣati |
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | رَصَاص raṣāṣ | الرَّصَاص ar-raṣāṣ | رَصَاص raṣāṣ |
| Nominative | رَصَاصٌ raṣāṣun | الرَّصَاصُ ar-raṣāṣu | رَصَاصُ raṣāṣu |
| Accusative | رَصَاصًا raṣāṣan | الرَّصَاصَ ar-raṣāṣa | رَصَاصَ raṣāṣa |
| Genitive | رَصَاصٍ raṣāṣin | الرَّصَاصِ ar-raṣāṣi | رَصَاصِ raṣāṣi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | رَصَاصَتَيْن raṣāṣatayn | الرَّصَاصَتَيْن ar-raṣāṣatayn | رَصَاصَتَيْ raṣāṣatay |
| Nominative | رَصَاصَتَانِ raṣāṣatāni | الرَّصَاصَتَانِ ar-raṣāṣatāni | رَصَاصَتَا raṣāṣatā |
| Accusative | رَصَاصَتَيْنِ raṣāṣatayni | الرَّصَاصَتَيْنِ ar-raṣāṣatayni | رَصَاصَتَيْ raṣāṣatay |
| Genitive | رَصَاصَتَيْنِ raṣāṣatayni | الرَّصَاصَتَيْنِ ar-raṣāṣatayni | رَصَاصَتَيْ raṣāṣatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | رَصَاصَات raṣāṣāt | الرَّصَاصَات ar-raṣāṣāt | رَصَاصَات raṣāṣāt |
| Nominative | رَصَاصَاتٌ raṣāṣātun | الرَّصَاصَاتُ ar-raṣāṣātu | رَصَاصَاتُ raṣāṣātu |
| Accusative | رَصَاصَاتٍ raṣāṣātin | الرَّصَاصَاتِ ar-raṣāṣāti | رَصَاصَاتِ raṣāṣāti |
| Genitive | رَصَاصَاتٍ raṣāṣātin | الرَّصَاصَاتِ ar-raṣāṣāti | رَصَاصَاتِ raṣāṣāti |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “رصاصة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “رصاصة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN