"rasm" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹæzəm/
Rhymes: -æzəm Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic رَسْم (rasm). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|رَسْم}} Arabic رَسْم (rasm), {{root|en|ar|ر س م}} Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} rasm
  1. The base shape of an Arabic-script letter, without dots that distinguish it from other letters.
    Sense id: en-rasm-en-noun-~fZh3AIv
  2. A style of Arabic writing that omits these dots, often used in the early centuries of Classical Arabic literature (7th–11th centuries).
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