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سءله

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of asking, inquiring, or requesting something. It encompasses various forms of asking, the thing asked for, and the state of being a frequent asker.

Derived headwords

سَأَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to askboth

    To pose a question or make a request.

  2. 2.
    to ask forboth

    To request something from someone.

سُؤَالًاnoun
  1. 1.
    a questionboth

    The act of asking or the content of what is asked.

سَآلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a questionclassical

    An alternative form for the act or content of asking.

مَسْأَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a questionboth

    A matter or issue that is posed or inquired about.

  2. 2.
    a problemboth

    A complex issue or difficulty that requires a solution.

تِسْآلًاnoun
  1. 1.
    askingclassical

    The act of asking, often implying a repeated or earnest request.

سَأْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a questionclassical

    Another variant for the act or content of asking.

سَلْverb
  1. 1.
    ask!both

    Imperative form of the verb 'to ask'.

اِسْأَلْverb
  1. 1.
    ask!both

    Imperative form of the verb 'to ask'.

سَائِلverb
  1. 1.
    to askboth

    A verb form indicating the act of asking, with a specific conjugation pattern.

يَتَسَاوَلَانِverb
  1. 1.
    they ask each otherboth

    Dual present tense verb form indicating mutual asking.

السُّؤْلnoun
  1. 1.
    what is askedboth

    The object of a request or question.

  2. 2.
    a requestboth

    A formal or earnest asking for something.

السُّؤْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    what is askedclassical

    An alternative form for the object of a request or question.

كَثِيرُ السُّؤَالadjective
  1. 1.
    frequent askerboth

    One who asks many questions.

أَسْأَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to grant a requestboth

    To fulfill someone's need or request.

سُؤْلَهُnoun
  1. 1.
    his needboth

    The thing that someone asks for or needs.

مَسْأَلَتَهُnoun
  1. 1.
    his requestboth

    The specific thing requested by someone.

سَايَلْتُهُمverb
  1. 1.
    I asked themclassical

    A verb form, possibly a dialectal or poetic variant, meaning to ask.

تَسَاءَلُواverb
  1. 1.
    they asked each otherboth

    To inquire among themselves.

Parallel reading

سأله كذا
He asked him for such-and-such.
سأله عن كذا
He asked him about such-and-such.
سأله بكذا
He asked him by means of such-and-such.
والأمر: سل، واسأل
And the imperative is: 'Ask!'
ويقال: سال يسال، كخاف يخاف
And it is said: 'sal yasalu', like 'khaafa yakhaafu'.
وهما يتساولان
And they are asking each other.
والسؤل (والسؤلة، ويترك همزهما) : ما سألته
And 'as-su'lu' (and 'as-su'latu', and their hamza is omitted): is what you asked for.
وكهمزة: الكثير السؤال
And like 'humazah': the frequent asker.
أسأله سؤله ومسألته: قضى حاجته
He granted him his request and his need: he fulfilled his need.
إذا ضفتهم أو سآيلتهم ... وجدت بهم علة حاضره
If I visited them or asked them... I found them with a present ailment.
وتساءلوا: سأل بعضهم بعضا
And they asked each other: one of them asked the other.