مسألة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س ء ل (s-ʔ-l).

Noun

مَسْأَلَة • (masʔala) f (plural مَسَائِل (masāʔil))

1. verbal noun of سَأَلَ (saʔala) (form I)
2. (dated) question

   Synonym: سُؤَال (suʔāl)

3. issue, problem, point in question, thesis
4. request, begging

Declension

Declension of noun مَسْأَلَة (masʔala)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسْأَلَة masʔala	الْمَسْأَلَة al-masʔala	مَسْأَلَة masʔalat
Nominative	مَسْأَلَةٌ masʔalatun	الْمَسْأَلَةُ al-masʔalatu	مَسْأَلَةُ masʔalatu
Accusative	مَسْأَلَةً masʔalatan	الْمَسْأَلَةَ al-masʔalata	مَسْأَلَةَ masʔalata
Genitive	مَسْأَلَةٍ masʔalatin	الْمَسْأَلَةِ al-masʔalati	مَسْأَلَةِ masʔalati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسْأَلَتَيْن masʔalatayn	الْمَسْأَلَتَيْن al-masʔalatayn	مَسْأَلَتَيْ masʔalatay
Nominative	مَسْأَلَتَانِ masʔalatāni	الْمَسْأَلَتَانِ al-masʔalatāni	مَسْأَلَتَا masʔalatā
Accusative	مَسْأَلَتَيْنِ masʔalatayni	الْمَسْأَلَتَيْنِ al-masʔalatayni	مَسْأَلَتَيْ masʔalatay
Genitive	مَسْأَلَتَيْنِ masʔalatayni	الْمَسْأَلَتَيْنِ al-masʔalatayni	مَسْأَلَتَيْ masʔalatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسَائِل masāʔil	الْمَسَائِل al-masāʔil	مَسَائِل masāʔil
Nominative	مَسَائِلُ masāʔilu	الْمَسَائِلُ al-masāʔilu	مَسَائِلُ masāʔilu
Accusative	مَسَائِلَ masāʔila	الْمَسَائِلَ al-masāʔila	مَسَائِلَ masāʔila
Genitive	مَسَائِلَ masāʔila	الْمَسَائِلِ al-masāʔili	مَسَائِلِ masāʔili

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: məsələ
• Bashkir: мәсьәлә (məsʹələ)
• → Hindi: मसला (maslā)
• → Urdu: مسئلہ (maslā)
• Malay: مسئله (masalah)
• Uyghur: مەسىلە (mesile)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “مسألة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen