مسألة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س ء ل‎ (s-ʾ-l).

Noun

مَسْأَلَة • (masʾala) f (plural مَسَائِل‎ (masāʾil))

1. verbal noun of سَأَلَ‎ (saʾala) (form I)
2. question
3. issue, problem, point in question, thesis
4. request, begging

Declension

Declension of noun مَسْأَلَة (masʾala)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسْأَلَة masʾala	الْمَسْأَلَة‎ al-masʾala	مَسْأَلَة masʾalat
Nominative	مَسْأَلَةٌ masʾalatun	الْمَسْأَلَةُ‎ al-masʾalatu	مَسْأَلَةُ masʾalatu
Accusative	مَسْأَلَةً masʾalatan	الْمَسْأَلَةَ‎ al-masʾalata	مَسْأَلَةَ masʾalata
Genitive	مَسْأَلَةٍ masʾalatin	الْمَسْأَلَةِ‎ al-masʾalati	مَسْأَلَةِ masʾalati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسْأَلَتَيْن‎ masʾalatayn	الْمَسْأَلَتَيْن‎ al-masʾalatayn	مَسْأَلَتَيْ‎ masʾalatay
Nominative	مَسْأَلَتَانِ‎ masʾalatāni	الْمَسْأَلَتَانِ‎ al-masʾalatāni	مَسْأَلَتَا‎ masʾalatā
Accusative	مَسْأَلَتَيْنِ‎ masʾalatayni	الْمَسْأَلَتَيْنِ‎ al-masʾalatayni	مَسْأَلَتَيْ‎ masʾalatay
Genitive	مَسْأَلَتَيْنِ‎ masʾalatayni	الْمَسْأَلَتَيْنِ‎ al-masʾalatayni	مَسْأَلَتَيْ‎ masʾalatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسَائِل‎ masāʾil	الْمَسَائِل‎ al-masāʾil	مَسَائِل‎ masāʾil
Nominative	مَسَائِلُ‎ masāʾilu	الْمَسَائِلُ‎ al-masāʾilu	مَسَائِلُ‎ masāʾilu
Accusative	مَسَائِلَ‎ masāʾila	الْمَسَائِلَ‎ al-masāʾila	مَسَائِلَ‎ masāʾila
Genitive	مَسَائِلَ‎ masāʾila	الْمَسَائِلِ‎ al-masāʾili	مَسَائِلِ‎ masāʾili

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: məsələ
• Bashkir: мәсьәлә (mäs’älä)
• → Hindi: मसला (maslā)
• → Urdu: مسئلہ‎ (maslā)
• Malay: مسئله‎ (masalah)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “مسألة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen