رسالة

رسالة

See also: رسالہ‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ر س ل‎ (r-s-l).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ri.saː.la/

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Noun

رِسَالَة • (risāla) f (plural رِسَالَات‎ (risālāt) or رَسَائِل‎ (rasāʾil))

1. message
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:62:

     ‏أُبَلِّغُكُمْ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي وَأَنْصَحُ لَكُمْ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ ٱللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ‎

     ʾuballiḡukum risālāti rabbī waʾanṣaḥu lakum waʾaʿlamu mina llāhi mā lā taʿlamūna

     I communicate the messages of my Lord to you and I am your well-wisher, and I know from God what you do not know.

2. letter (message)

Declension

Declension of noun رِسَالَة (risāla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رِسَالَة risāla	الرِّسَالَة‎ ar-risāla	رِسَالَة risālat
Nominative	رِسَالَةٌ risālatun	الرِّسَالَةُ‎ ar-risālatu	رِسَالَةُ risālatu
Accusative	رِسَالَةً risālatan	الرِّسَالَةَ‎ ar-risālata	رِسَالَةَ risālata
Genitive	رِسَالَةٍ risālatin	الرِّسَالَةِ‎ ar-risālati	رِسَالَةِ risālati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رِسَالَتَيْن‎ risālatayn	الرِّسَالَتَيْن‎ ar-risālatayn	رِسَالَتَيْ‎ risālatay
Nominative	رِسَالَتَانِ‎ risālatāni	الرِّسَالَتَانِ‎ ar-risālatāni	رِسَالَتَا‎ risālatā
Accusative	رِسَالَتَيْنِ‎ risālatayni	الرِّسَالَتَيْنِ‎ ar-risālatayni	رِسَالَتَيْ‎ risālatay
Genitive	رِسَالَتَيْنِ‎ risālatayni	الرِّسَالَتَيْنِ‎ ar-risālatayni	رِسَالَتَيْ‎ risālatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رِسَالَات‎‎; رَسَائِل‎ risālāt‎; rasāʾil	الرِّسَالَات‎‎; الرَّسَائِل‎ ar-risālāt‎; ar-rasāʾil	رِسَالَات‎‎; رَسَائِل‎ risālāt‎; rasāʾil
Nominative	رِسَالَاتٌ‎‎; رَسَائِلُ‎ risālātun‎; rasāʾilu	الرِّسَالَاتُ‎‎; الرَّسَائِلُ‎ ar-risālātu‎; ar-rasāʾilu	رِسَالَاتُ‎‎; رَسَائِلُ‎ risālātu‎; rasāʾilu
Accusative	رِسَالَاتٍ‎‎; رَسَائِلَ‎ risālātin‎; rasāʾila	الرِّسَالَاتِ‎‎; الرَّسَائِلَ‎ ar-risālāti‎; ar-rasāʾila	رِسَالَاتِ‎‎; رَسَائِلَ‎ risālāti‎; rasāʾila
Genitive	رِسَالَاتٍ‎‎; رَسَائِلَ‎ risālātin‎; rasāʾila	الرِّسَالَاتِ‎‎; الرَّسَائِلِ‎ ar-risālāti‎; ar-rasāʾili	رِسَالَاتِ‎‎; رَسَائِلِ‎ risālāti‎; rasāʾili

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: رسالة‎ (risāla)
• Hijazi Arabic: رسالة‎ (risāla)
• → Afar: risaalat
• → Persian: رساله‎
  • → Hindi: रिसाला (risālā)
  • → Urdu: رسالہ‎ (risāla)
• → Malay: risalah
  • Indonesian: risalah
• → Somali: risaalad

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “رسالة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen, page 413
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “رسالة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, pages 391–392

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رِسَالَة‎ (risāla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riˈsaːla/

Noun

رِسالة • (risāla) f (plural رَسايِل‎ (rasāyil))

1. message
2. letter
3. SMS