رسالة

See also: رسالہ

Arabic

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 (rasāʔil))

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

     أُبَلِّغُكُمْ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي وَأَنْصَحُ لَكُمْ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ ٱللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

     ʔuballiḡukum risālāti rabbī waʔanṣaḥu lakum waʔaʕlamu mina llāhi mā lā taʕlamūna

     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; rasāʔil	الرِّسَالَات‎; الرَّسَائِل ar-risālāt‎; ar-rasāʔil	رِسَالَات‎; رَسَائِل risālāt‎; rasāʔil
Nominative	رِسَالَاتٌ‎; رَسَائِلُ risālātun‎; rasāʔilu	الرِّسَالَاتُ‎; الرَّسَائِلُ ar-risālātu‎; ar-rasāʔilu	رِسَالَاتُ‎; رَسَائِلُ risālātu‎; rasāʔilu
Accusative	رِسَالَاتٍ‎; رَسَائِلَ risālātin‎; rasāʔila	الرِّسَالَاتِ‎; الرَّسَائِلَ ar-risālāti‎; ar-rasāʔila	رِسَالَاتِ‎; رَسَائِلَ risālāti‎; rasāʔila
Genitive	رِسَالَاتٍ‎; رَسَائِلَ risālātin‎; rasāʔila	الرِّسَالَاتِ‎; الرَّسَائِلِ ar-risālāti‎; ar-rasāʔili	رِسَالَاتِ‎; رَسَائِلِ risālāti‎; rasāʔili

Descendants

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

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رسالة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], 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

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ر س ل
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic رِسَالَة (risāla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ri.ˈsaː.la/

Noun

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

1. message
2. letter
3. SMS