رسول

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ARABIC LIGATURE RASOUL ISOLATED FORM
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Arabic

Etymology
Root
ر س ل (r-s-l)

Compare أَرْسَلَ (ʔarsala, “to send”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ra.suːl/

Noun

رَسُول • (rasūl) m (plural رُسُل (rusul))

  1. messenger; emissary; envoy; delegate
    Synonyms: مُرْسَل (mursal), قَيْنَاب (qaynāb), قَانِب (qānib), فَيْج (fayj), فُرَانِق (furāniq)
  2. (religion) messenger, apostle
    1. (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)
    2. (Christianity) an apostle (leading disciple of Jesus)
      بُولُسُ الرَسُول ― būlusu r-rasūl ― Paul the Apostle
      أَعْمَالُ الرُّسُل ― ʔaʕmālu r-rusul ― Acts of the Apostles
  3. 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
      (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

Descendants
  • Hindustani
    Hindi: रसूल (rasūl)
    Urdu: رسول
  • Maranao: rasol
  • Rohingya: rosúl
  • → Swahili: rasuli
  • → Ottoman Turkish: رسول (resul)

See also

Proper noun

اَلرَّسُول • (ar-rasūl) m

  1. (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 rrabbikum faʔāminū ḵayran llakum
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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		 —
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))

  1. messenger, emissary, envoy, a person appointed to bring messages
    Synonyms: ایلچی (elçi), خبرجی (haberci)
  2. (Islam) prophet, messenger, someone who speaks by divine inspiration
    Synonyms: پیغامبر (peygamber), نبی (nebi), یالاواج (yalavac)
  3. (Christianity) Apostle, any of the group of twelve disciples chosen by Jesus
    Synonyms: پیغامبر (peygamber), یالاواج (yalavac)

Derived terms
  • رسولی (resuli, “quality or function of an envoy”)

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic رَسُول (rasūl).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [rä.súːl]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [rä.súːl]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [rä.súl̥]

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))

  1. messenger

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رسول (rasūl), from Arabic رَسُول (rasūl).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɾə.suːl/
  • Audio (PK)(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːl

Noun

رَسُوْل • (rasuvl) m (formal plural رسل, Hindi spelling रसूल)

  1. (Islam) prophet
    Synonyms: پیغمبر (paigambar), نبی (nabī)
    رسول اللہ ﷺ
    rasūl ullāh (SAW)
    Prophet of God (PBUH)
  2. (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)

    References
    • “رسول”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
    • “رسول”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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