رسول

ﷶ U+FDF6, ﷶ ARABIC LIGATURE RASOUL ISOLATED FORM ← ﷵ [U+FDF5] Arabic Presentation Forms-A ﷷ → [U+FDF7]

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

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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

  Hindi: रसूल (rasūl)

  Urdu: رسول‎

• Maranao: rasol
• Rohingya: rosúl
• → Swahili: rasuli

See also

• نَبِيّ‎ (nabiyy)

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

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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

Dari	رسول
Iranian Persian
Tajik	расул (rasul)

From Arabic رَسُول‎ (rasūl).

Noun

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/

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• Rhymes: -uːl

Noun

رَسُوْل • (rasūl) m (plural رسل‎)

1. (Islam) prophet

   ‏رسول اللہ ﷺ‎

   rasūl ullāh (SAW)

   Prophet of God (PBUH)

   Synonyms: پیغمبر‎ (paigambar), نبی‎ (nabī)

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 (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “رسول”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.