سأل

See also: ساڵ, سال, and شال

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س ء ل (s-ʔ-l), cognate with Hebrew שָׁאַל (sha'ál, “he asked”), Eblaite 𒊭𒀪𒀀𒇻 (ša-ʾ-a-lu /⁠šaʾal⁠/).

Pronunciation

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Verb

1. to ask, inquire
2. (ditransitive) to ask, request, demand, claim

   نَسْأَلُ اللَّٰهَ السَّلَامَة

   nasʔalu llāha s-salāma

   We ask Allāh for a state free from harm (for good-health, peace)

3. to beg
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:273:

     لِلْفُقَرَاءِ الَّذِينَ أُحْصِرُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ضَرْبًا فِي الْأَرْضِ يَحْسَبُهُمُ الْجَاهِلُ أَغْنِيَاءَ مِنَ التَّعَفُّفِ تَعْرِفُهُم بِسِيمَاهُمْ لَا يَسْأَلُونَ النَّاسَ إِلْحَافًا ۗ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بِهِ عَلِيمٌ

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Related terms

• سَاءَلَ (sāʔala)
• أسأل
• تَسَوَّلَ (tasawwala)
• تَسَاءَلَ (tasāʔala)

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَأَلَ (saʔala).

Verb

سأل • (saʾal) (non-past يسأل (yisʾal))

1. to ask