رسول

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ARABIC LIGATURE RASOUL ISOLATED FORM
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Arabic

Etymology

From the 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

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

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] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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