تساءل

تساءل

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root س ء ل‎ (s-ʾ-l). In the sense “to wonder” perhaps originally a reflexive fifth stem *tasaʾʾala with elision of the first hamza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.saː.ʔa.la/

• Audio

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Verb

تَسَاءَلَ • (tasāʾala) VI, non-past يَتَسَاءَلُ‎‎ (yatasāʾalu)

1. (reciprocal) to ask one another
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 78:1-3:

     ‏عَمَّ يَتَسَاۤءَلُونَ ۝ عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ۝ ٱلَّذِي هُمۡ فِيهِ مُخۡتَلِفُونَ ۝‎‎

     ʿamma yatasāʾalūna ۝ ʿani n-nabaʾi l-ʿaẓīmi ۝ llaḏī hum fīhi muḵtalifūna ۝

     About what are they asking one another? / About the great news - / That over which they are in disagreement.

2. to ask oneself; to wonder

Conjugation

Conjugation of

تَسَاءَلَ

(form-VI sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَسَاؤُل‎ tasāʾul
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَسَائِل‎ mutasāʾil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَسَاءَل‎ mutasāʾal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَسَاءَلْتُ‎ tasāʾaltu	تَسَاءَلْتَ‎ tasāʾalta	تَسَاءَلَ tasāʾala		تَسَاءَلْتُمَا‎ tasāʾaltumā	تَسَاءَلَا‎ tasāʾalā		تَسَاءَلْنَا‎ tasāʾalnā	تَسَاءَلْتُمْ‎ tasāʾaltum	تَسَاءَلُوا‎ tasāʾalū
	f		تَسَاءَلْتِ‎ tasāʾalti	تَسَاءَلَتْ‎ tasāʾalat			تَسَاءَلَتَا‎ tasāʾalatā			تَسَاءَلْتُنَّ‎ tasāʾaltunna	تَسَاءَلْنَ‎ tasāʾalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَسَاءَلُ‎ ʾatasāʾalu	تَتَسَاءَلُ‎ tatasāʾalu	يَتَسَاءَلُ‎ yatasāʾalu		تَتَسَاءَلَانِ‎ tatasāʾalāni	يَتَسَاءَلَانِ‎ yatasāʾalāni		نَتَسَاءَلُ‎ natasāʾalu	تَتَسَاءَلُونَ‎ tatasāʾalūna	يَتَسَاءَلُونَ‎ yatasāʾalūna
	f		تَتَسَاءَلِينَ‎ tatasāʾalīna	تَتَسَاءَلُ‎ tatasāʾalu			تَتَسَاءَلَانِ‎ tatasāʾalāni			تَتَسَاءَلْنَ‎ tatasāʾalna	يَتَسَاءَلْنَ‎ yatasāʾalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَسَاءَلَ‎ ʾatasāʾala	تَتَسَاءَلَ‎ tatasāʾala	يَتَسَاءَلَ‎ yatasāʾala		تَتَسَاءَلَا‎ tatasāʾalā	يَتَسَاءَلَا‎ yatasāʾalā		نَتَسَاءَلَ‎ natasāʾala	تَتَسَاءَلُوا‎ tatasāʾalū	يَتَسَاءَلُوا‎ yatasāʾalū
	f		تَتَسَاءَلِي‎ tatasāʾalī	تَتَسَاءَلَ‎ tatasāʾala			تَتَسَاءَلَا‎ tatasāʾalā			تَتَسَاءَلْنَ‎ tatasāʾalna	يَتَسَاءَلْنَ‎ yatasāʾalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَسَاءَلْ‎ ʾatasāʾal	تَتَسَاءَلْ‎ tatasāʾal	يَتَسَاءَلْ‎ yatasāʾal		تَتَسَاءَلَا‎ tatasāʾalā	يَتَسَاءَلَا‎ yatasāʾalā		نَتَسَاءَلْ‎ natasāʾal	تَتَسَاءَلُوا‎ tatasāʾalū	يَتَسَاءَلُوا‎ yatasāʾalū
	f		تَتَسَاءَلِي‎ tatasāʾalī	تَتَسَاءَلْ‎ tatasāʾal			تَتَسَاءَلَا‎ tatasāʾalā			تَتَسَاءَلْنَ‎ tatasāʾalna	يَتَسَاءَلْنَ‎ yatasāʾalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَسَاءَلْ tasāʾal			تَسَاءَلَا‎ tasāʾalā				تَسَاءَلُوا‎ tasāʾalū
	f		تَسَاءَلِي‎ tasāʾalī							تَسَاءَلْنَ‎ tasāʾalna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	تُسُوئِلَ‎ tusūʾila		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَسَاءَلُ‎ yutasāʾalu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَسَاءَلَ‎ yutasāʾala		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَسَاءَلْ‎ yutasāʾal		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Verb

تُسَاءَلُ • (tusāʾalu) (form III)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of سَاءَلَ‎ (sāʾala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative of سَاءَلَ‎ (sāʾala)

Verb

تُسَاءَلَ • (tusāʾala) (form III)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of سَاءَلَ‎ (sāʾala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive of سَاءَلَ‎ (sāʾala)

Verb

تُسَاءَلْ • (tusāʾal) (form III)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive of سَاءَلَ‎ (sāʾala)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive of سَاءَلَ‎ (sāʾala)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ء ل‎

Etymology

From Arabic تَسَاءَلَ‎ (tasāʾala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsaː.ʔal/, [ɪtˈsæː.ʔal]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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Verb

تساءل • (tsāʔal) (form VI, present بتساءل‎ (bitsāʔal))

1. (reflexive) to ask oneself, to wonder
2. (reciprocal) to ask each other

Conjugation

Conjugation of تساءل (tsāʔal)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	تساءلت (tsāʔalt)	تساءلت (tsāʔalt)	تساءل (tsāʔal)		تساءلنا (tsāʔalna)	تساءلتو (tsāʔaltu)	تساءلو (tsāʔalu)
	f		تساءلتي (tsāʔalti)	تساءلت (tsāʔalat)
present	m	بتساءل (batsāʔal)	بتتساءل (btitsāʔal)	بتساءل (bitsāʔal)		منتساءل (mnitsāʔal)	بتتساءلو (btitsāʔalu)	بتساءلو (bitsāʔalu)
	f		بتتساءلي (btitsāʔali)	بتتساءل (btitsāʔal)
subjunctive	m	اتساءل (atsāʔal)	تتساءل (titsāʔal)	يتساءل (yitsāʔal)		نتساءل (nitsāʔal)	تتساءلو (titsāʔalu)	يتساءلو (yitsāʔalu)
	f		تتساءلي (titsāʔali)	تتساءل (titsāʔal)
imperative	m		تساءل (tsāʔal)				تساءلو (tsāʔalu)
	f		تساءلي (tsāʔali)