أصل

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word أصل. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word أصل, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say أصل in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word أصل you have here. The definition of the word أصل will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofأصل, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: اصل, آصل, and أضل

Arabic

Root
ء ص ل (ʔ-ṣ-l)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔasˤl/
  • (file)

Noun

أَصْل (ʔaṣlm (plural أُصُول (ʔuṣūl))

  1. ground
  2. origin, source
  3. foundation, fundament, basis
  4. basic rule; default rule; rule that holds in the absence of contrary evidence
    اَلْأَصْلُ فِي الْعِبادَاتِ الْمَنْع.
    al-ʔaṣlu fī l-ʕibādāti l-manʕ.
    Acts of worship are forbidden (in Islam) unless they are explicitly permitted.
    (literally, “The default rule regarding acts of worship is prohibition.”)
  5. root (a primary source)
  6. cause, reason
  7. descent, lineage, stock
  8. (linguistics) root (primary lexical unit of a word)
Declension
Antonyms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

أَصُلَ (ʔaṣula) I, non-past يَأْصُلُ‎ (yaʔṣulu)

  1. to be firmly rooted, to become firmly rooted
  2. to be firmly established
  3. to be of noble origin
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

أَصَّلَ (ʔaṣṣala) II, non-past يُؤَصِّلُ‎ (yuʔaṣṣilu)

  1. to found, to give a firm foundation
  2. to establish the origin of
Conjugation

Etymology 4

Verb

أَصْلِ (ʔaṣli) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of صَلَى (ṣalā)

Verb

أُصْلَ (ʔuṣla) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of صَلَى (ṣalā)

Etymology 5

Verb

أَصِلُ (ʔaṣilu) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of وَصَلَ (waṣala)

Verb

أَصِلَ (ʔaṣila) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of وَصَلَ (waṣala)

Verb

أَصِلْ (ʔaṣil) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of وَصَلَ (waṣala)

Etymology 6

Verb

أُصَلِّ (ʔuṣalli) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of صَلَّى (ṣallā)

Verb

أُصَلَّ (ʔuṣalla) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of صَلَّى (ṣallā)

Etymology 7

Verb

أُصْلِ (ʔuṣli) (form IV)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of أَصْلَى (ʔaṣlā)

Verb

أُصْلَ (ʔuṣla) (form IV)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of أَصْلَى (ʔaṣlā)

Verb

أَصْلِ (ʔaṣli) (form IV)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of أَصْلَى (ʔaṣlā)