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رِسَالَة

letter

Noun · feminineRoot ر-س-ل

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Highlights

Plural
رِسَالَات
Other plural
رَسَائِل

Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form IV
to send
Verb · Form III
to correspond
Noun
رَسُول
messenger
Noun
مُرَاسِل
correspondent
Noun
إِرْسَال
sending
Adjective
مُرْسَل
sent

رِسَالَة in English

Noun · feminine

  1. letter
  2. message
    رِسَالَةٌ إلِكِتْرُونِيَّةٌan email
    رِسَالَةٌ نَصِّيَّةٌan text message
    أُبَلِّغُكُمْ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي وَأَنْصَحُ لَكُمْ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ ٱللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَI communicate the messages of my Lord to you and I am your well-wisher, and I know from God what you do not know.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:62
  3. dissertation, thesis
  4. mission, purpose
    مَا رِسَالَتُكِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ؟What is your f purpose in life?

Words from the root ر-س-ل

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

رَاسَلَ · present يُرَاسِلُ

to correspond, to exchange letters; to contact someone, to get in touch

مُرَاسَلَة
Verbal noun
verbal noun of رَاسَلَ
مُرَاسِل
Active participle
correspondent
مُرَاسَل
Passive participle
كِتَابَة اَلرَّسَائِل
Derived noun
epistolary script
أَرْسَلَ · present يُرْسِلُ
Form IV · Causative

to send; to dispatch; to let hang down, to let fall over (of hair)

إِرْسَال
Verbal noun
sending
مُرْسِل
Active participle
transmitter
مُرْسَل
Passive participle · Adjective
sent
مُرْسَل
Passive participle
messenger
رَسُول
Derived noun
messenger
اِسْتَرْسَلَ · present يَسْتَرْسِلُ

to hang loosely, to be long and flowing (of hair); to be relaxed, to be at ease; to be friendly

اِسْتِرْسَال
Verbal noun
مُسْتَرْسِل
Active participle
مُسْتَرْسَل
Passive participle
Noun · f.
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رِسَالَة: plural and other forms

Singularرِسَالَة
Pluralرِسَالَات
Alternative pluralsرَسَائِل

رِسَالَة in a sentence

Dictionary examples

message

رِسَالَةٌ إلِكِتْرُونِيَّةٌan email

message

رِسَالَةٌ نَصِّيَّةٌan text message

message

أُبَلِّغُكُمْ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي وَأَنْصَحُ لَكُمْ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ ٱللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَI communicate the messages of my Lord to you and I am your well-wisher, and I know from God what you do not know.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:62

mission

مَا رِسَالَتُكِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ؟What is your f purpose in life?

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