رسول
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Arabic
Etymology
| Root |
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| ر س ل (r s l) |
| 9 terms |
Compare أَرْسَلَ (ʔarsala, “to send”).
Pronunciation
Noun
رَسُول • (rasūl) m (plural رُسُل (rusul))
- messenger; emissary; envoy; delegate
- (religion) messenger, apostle
- (Islam) a prophet who is sent by God with a mission (precise definitions vary)
- Synonym: مُرْسَل (mursal)
- رَسُولُ اللّٰهِ ― rasūlu llāhi ― Messenger of God (Muhammad)
- اَلرَّسُول ― ar-rasūl ― the Messenger (Muhammad)
- (Christianity) an apostle (leading disciple of Jesus)
- بُولُسُ الرَسُول ― būlusu r-rasūl ― Paul the Apostle
- أَعْمَالُ الرُّسُل ― ʔaʕmālu r-rusul ― Acts of the Apostles
- (Islam) a prophet who is sent by God with a mission (precise definitions vary)
- angel
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 42:51:
- وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُكَلِّمَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا أَوْ مِن وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُولًا فَيُوحِيَ بِإِذْنِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ ۚ إِنَّهُ عَلِيٌّ حَكِيمٌ
- wamā kāna libašarin ʔan yukallimahu l-lahu ʔillā waḥyan ʔaw min warāʔi ḥijābin ʔaw yursila rasūlan fayūḥiya biʔiḏnihi mā yašāʔu ʔinnahu ʕaliyyun ḥakīmun
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of noun رَسُول (rasūl)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | رَسُول rasūl |
الرَّسُول ar-rasūl |
رَسُول rasūl |
| Nominative | رَسُولٌ rasūlun |
الرَّسُولُ ar-rasūlu |
رَسُولُ rasūlu |
| Accusative | رَسُولًا rasūlan |
الرَّسُولَ ar-rasūla |
رَسُولَ rasūla |
| Genitive | رَسُولٍ rasūlin |
الرَّسُولِ ar-rasūli |
رَسُولِ rasūli |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | رَسُولَيْن rasūlayn |
الرَّسُولَيْن ar-rasūlayn |
رَسُولَيْ rasūlay |
| Nominative | رَسُولَانِ rasūlāni |
الرَّسُولَانِ ar-rasūlāni |
رَسُولَا rasūlā |
| Accusative | رَسُولَيْنِ rasūlayni |
الرَّسُولَيْنِ ar-rasūlayni |
رَسُولَيْ rasūlay |
| Genitive | رَسُولَيْنِ rasūlayni |
الرَّسُولَيْنِ ar-rasūlayni |
رَسُولَيْ rasūlay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | رُسُل rusul |
الرُّسُل ar-rusul |
رُسُل rusul |
| Nominative | رُسُلٌ rusulun |
الرُّسُلُ ar-rusulu |
رُسُلُ rusulu |
| Accusative | رُسُلًا rusulan |
الرُّسُلَ ar-rusula |
رُسُلَ rusula |
| Genitive | رُسُلٍ rusulin |
الرُّسُلِ ar-rusuli |
رُسُلِ rusuli |
Derived terms
- لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰه مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللّٰه (lā ʔilāha ʔillā llāh muḥammadun rasūlu llāh)
Descendants
- Hindustani
- Maranao: rasol
- Rohingya: rosúl
- → Swahili: rasuli
- → Ottoman Turkish: رسول (resul)
- Turkish: resul
See also
- نَبِيّ (nabiyy)
Proper noun
اَلرَّسُول • (ar-rasūl) m
- (Islam) Muhammad (the Messenger)
- Qur'an 4:170
- يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءَكُمُ الرَّسُولُ بِالْحَقِّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ فَآمِنُوا خَيْرًا لَّكُمْ
- yā ʔayyuhā n-nāsu qad jāʔakumu ar-rasūlu bi-l-ḥaqqi min rabbikum faʔāminū ḵayran lakum
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Qur'an 4:170
Declension
Declension of noun الرَّسُول (ar-rasūl)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الرَّسُول ar-rasūl |
— |
| Nominative | — | الرَّسُولُ ar-rasūlu |
— |
| Accusative | — | الرَّسُولَ ar-rasūla |
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| Genitive | — | الرَّسُولِ ar-rasūli |
— |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “رسل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رَسُول (rasūl, “messenger, apostle”).
Noun
رسول • (resul) (definite accusative رسولی (resulı), plural رسل (rüsül) or رسلا (rüselâ))
- messenger, emissary, envoy, a person appointed to bring messages
- (Islam) prophet, messenger, someone who speaks by divine inspiration
- (Christianity) Apostle, any of the group of twelve disciples chosen by Jesus
Derived terms
- رسولی (resuli, “quality or function of an envoy”)
Descendants
- Turkish: resul
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “resul”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3960b
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “resûl”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1064
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “رسول”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 621b
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Propheta”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum, Vienna, column 1383
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “رسول”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 2315
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “resul”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “رسول”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 974b
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رَسُول (rasūl).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | rasūl |
| Dari reading? | rasūl |
| Iranian reading? | rasul |
| Tajik reading? | rasul |
Noun
| Dari | رسول |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | расул |
رسول • (rasul) (plural رسل (rosol) or رسولان (rasulân))
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian رسول (rasūl), from Arabic رَسُول (rasūl).
Pronunciation
Noun
رَسُوْل • (rasuvl) m (formal plural رسل, Hindi spelling रसूल)
- (Islam) prophet
- (Christianity) Apostle
- یوحنا رسول
- yūhannā rasūl
- John the Apostle
Declension
| Declension of رسول | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | رسول (rasūl) | رسول (rasūl) |
| oblique | رسول (rasūl) | رسولوں (rasūlō̃) |
| vocative | رسول (rasūl) | رسولو (rasūlō) |