رسمي

See also: رسمی

Arabic

Root
ر س م (r-s-m)

Etymology 1

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of رَسْم (rasm, “drawing, official document, ceremony, formality”) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ras.mijj/

Adjective

رَسْمِيّ • (rasmiyy) (feminine رَسْمِيَّة (rasmiyya), masculine plural رَسْمِيُّونَ (rasmiyyūna), feminine plural رَسْمِيَّات (rasmiyyāt))

1. official, legitimate
2. formal
3. normal
4. conventional, according to rule
5. ceremonial

Declension

Declension of adjective رَسْمِيّ (rasmiyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَسْمِي rasmī	الرَّسْمِي ar-rasmī	رَسْمِيَّة rasmiyya	الرَّسْمِيَّة ar-rasmiyya
Nominative	رَسْمِيٌّ rasmiyyun	الرَّسْمِيُّ ar-rasmiyyu	رَسْمِيَّةٌ rasmiyyatun	الرَّسْمِيَّةُ ar-rasmiyyatu
Accusative	رَسْمِيًّا rasmiyyan	الرَّسْمِيَّ ar-rasmiyya	رَسْمِيَّةً rasmiyyatan	الرَّسْمِيَّةَ ar-rasmiyyata
Genitive	رَسْمِيٍّ rasmiyyin	الرَّسْمِيِّ ar-rasmiyyi	رَسْمِيَّةٍ rasmiyyatin	الرَّسْمِيَّةِ ar-rasmiyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَسْمِيَّيْن rasmiyyayn	الرَّسْمِيَّيْن ar-rasmiyyayn	رَسْمِيَّتَيْن rasmiyyatayn	الرَّسْمِيَّتَيْن ar-rasmiyyatayn
Nominative	رَسْمِيَّانِ rasmiyyāni	الرَّسْمِيَّانِ ar-rasmiyyāni	رَسْمِيَّتَانِ rasmiyyatāni	الرَّسْمِيَّتَانِ ar-rasmiyyatāni
Accusative	رَسْمِيَّيْنِ rasmiyyayni	الرَّسْمِيَّيْنِ ar-rasmiyyayni	رَسْمِيَّتَيْنِ rasmiyyatayni	الرَّسْمِيَّتَيْنِ ar-rasmiyyatayni
Genitive	رَسْمِيَّيْنِ rasmiyyayni	الرَّسْمِيَّيْنِ ar-rasmiyyayni	رَسْمِيَّتَيْنِ rasmiyyatayni	الرَّسْمِيَّتَيْنِ ar-rasmiyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَسْمِيِّين rasmiyyīn	الرَّسْمِيِّين ar-rasmiyyīn	رَسْمِيَّات rasmiyyāt	الرَّسْمِيَّات ar-rasmiyyāt
Nominative	رَسْمِيُّونَ rasmiyyūna	الرَّسْمِيُّونَ ar-rasmiyyūna	رَسْمِيَّاتٌ rasmiyyātun	الرَّسْمِيَّاتُ ar-rasmiyyātu
Accusative	رَسْمِيِّينَ rasmiyyīna	الرَّسْمِيِّينَ ar-rasmiyyīna	رَسْمِيَّاتٍ rasmiyyātin	الرَّسْمِيَّاتِ ar-rasmiyyāti
Genitive	رَسْمِيِّينَ rasmiyyīna	الرَّسْمِيِّينَ ar-rasmiyyīna	رَسْمِيَّاتٍ rasmiyyātin	الرَّسْمِيَّاتِ ar-rasmiyyāti

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: rəsmi
• → Malay: rasmi
  • Indonesian: resmi
  • → Javanese: ꦉꦱ꧀ꦩꦶ (resmi)
• → Persian: رسمی
  • → Punjabi: ਰਸਮੀ (rasmī)
  • → Urdu: رسمی
• → Swahili: rasmi
• → Ottoman Turkish: رسمی
  • Turkish: resmî
• → Uzbek: rasmiy

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رسمي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “رسمي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

رَسْمِيّ • (rasmiyy) m, plural رَسْمِيُّون (rasmiyyūn), feminine رَسْمِيَّة (rasmiyya)

1. official, public servant
2. pensioner, servant

Declension

Declension of noun رَسْمِيّ (rasmiyy)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَسْمِي rasmī	الرَّسْمِي ar-rasmī	رَسْمِي rasmī	رَسْمِيَّة rasmiyya	الرَّسْمِيَّة ar-rasmiyya	رَسْمِيَّة rasmiyyat
Nominative	رَسْمِيٌّ rasmiyyun	الرَّسْمِيُّ ar-rasmiyyu	رَسْمِيُّ rasmiyyu	رَسْمِيَّةٌ rasmiyyatun	الرَّسْمِيَّةُ ar-rasmiyyatu	رَسْمِيَّةُ rasmiyyatu
Accusative	رَسْمِيًّا rasmiyyan	الرَّسْمِيَّ ar-rasmiyya	رَسْمِيَّ rasmiyya	رَسْمِيَّةً rasmiyyatan	الرَّسْمِيَّةَ ar-rasmiyyata	رَسْمِيَّةَ rasmiyyata
Genitive	رَسْمِيٍّ rasmiyyin	الرَّسْمِيِّ ar-rasmiyyi	رَسْمِيِّ rasmiyyi	رَسْمِيَّةٍ rasmiyyatin	الرَّسْمِيَّةِ ar-rasmiyyati	رَسْمِيَّةِ rasmiyyati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَسْمِيَّيْن rasmiyyayn	الرَّسْمِيَّيْن ar-rasmiyyayn	رَسْمِيَّيْ rasmiyyay	رَسْمِيَّتَيْن rasmiyyatayn	الرَّسْمِيَّتَيْن ar-rasmiyyatayn	رَسْمِيَّتَيْ rasmiyyatay
Nominative	رَسْمِيَّانِ rasmiyyāni	الرَّسْمِيَّانِ ar-rasmiyyāni	رَسْمِيَّا rasmiyyā	رَسْمِيَّتَانِ rasmiyyatāni	الرَّسْمِيَّتَانِ ar-rasmiyyatāni	رَسْمِيَّتَا rasmiyyatā
Accusative	رَسْمِيَّيْنِ rasmiyyayni	الرَّسْمِيَّيْنِ ar-rasmiyyayni	رَسْمِيَّيْ rasmiyyay	رَسْمِيَّتَيْنِ rasmiyyatayni	الرَّسْمِيَّتَيْنِ ar-rasmiyyatayni	رَسْمِيَّتَيْ rasmiyyatay
Genitive	رَسْمِيَّيْنِ rasmiyyayni	الرَّسْمِيَّيْنِ ar-rasmiyyayni	رَسْمِيَّيْ rasmiyyay	رَسْمِيَّتَيْنِ rasmiyyatayni	الرَّسْمِيَّتَيْنِ ar-rasmiyyatayni	رَسْمِيَّتَيْ rasmiyyatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَسْمِيِّين rasmiyyīn	الرَّسْمِيِّين ar-rasmiyyīn	رَسْمِيِّي rasmiyyī	رَسْمِيَّات rasmiyyāt	الرَّسْمِيَّات ar-rasmiyyāt	رَسْمِيَّات rasmiyyāt
Nominative	رَسْمِيُّونَ rasmiyyūna	الرَّسْمِيُّونَ ar-rasmiyyūna	رَسْمِيُّو rasmiyyū	رَسْمِيَّاتٌ rasmiyyātun	الرَّسْمِيَّاتُ ar-rasmiyyātu	رَسْمِيَّاتُ rasmiyyātu
Accusative	رَسْمِيِّينَ rasmiyyīna	الرَّسْمِيِّينَ ar-rasmiyyīna	رَسْمِيِّي rasmiyyī	رَسْمِيَّاتٍ rasmiyyātin	الرَّسْمِيَّاتِ ar-rasmiyyāti	رَسْمِيَّاتِ rasmiyyāti
Genitive	رَسْمِيِّينَ rasmiyyīna	الرَّسْمِيِّينَ ar-rasmiyyīna	رَسْمِيِّي rasmiyyī	رَسْمِيَّاتٍ rasmiyyātin	الرَّسْمِيَّاتِ ar-rasmiyyāti	رَسْمِيَّاتِ rasmiyyāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رسمي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “رسمي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Verb

رَسِّمِي • (rassimī) (form II)

1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of رَسَّمَ (rassama)