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Highlights
Present tense
يَسْأَلُ
Active participle
Passive participle
Most common words from the same root
سَأَلَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to ask, inquire
- to ask, request, demand, claim ditransitive
نَسْأَلُ اللّٰهَ السَّلَامَةَWe ask God for a state free from harm (for good-health, peace)
- to beg
Word origin
Cognate with Hebrew שָׁאַל (sha'ál), Eblaite 𒊭𒀪𒀀𒇻 (ša-ʾ-a-lu /šaʾal/), Ge'ez ሰአለ (säʾälä).
Words from the root س-ء-ل
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
سَأَلَ
· present يَسْأَلُ
Form I · The plain action
to ask, inquire; to ask, request, demand, claim; to beg
سَاءَلَ
· present يُسَائِلُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to hold answerable, settle an account with, hold accountable, call to account; to gather information about; to ask, question, interrogate
مُسَاءَلَة
مُسَائِل
مُسَاءَل
تَسَوَّلَ
· present يَتَسَوَّلُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to beg
تَسَوُّل
مُتَسَوِّل
beggar
مُتَسَوَّل
تَسَاءَلَ
· present يَتَسَاءَلُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to ask one another; to ask oneself; to wonder
تَسَاؤُل
مُتَسَائِل
مُتَسَاءَل
اِسْتَسْأَلَ
· present يَسْتَسْئِلُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to ask
اِسْتِسْآل
مُسْتَسْئِل
مُسْتَسْأَل
responsibility
سَآّل
excessively demanding or asking for things
سَأَلَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | سَأَلْتُ | أَسْأَلُ | أَسْأَلَ | أَسْأَلْ / أَسَلْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | سَأَلْتَ | تَسْأَلُ | تَسْأَلَ | تَسْأَلْ / تَسَلْ | اِسْأَلْ / سَلْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | سَأَلْتِ | تَسْأَلِينَ | تَسْأَلِي | تَسْأَلِي / تَسَلِي | اِسْأَلِي / سَلِي |
| هُوَ he | سَأَلَ | يَسْأَلُ | يَسْأَلَ | يَسْأَلْ / يَسَلْ | — |
| هِيَ she | سَأَلَتْ | تَسْأَلُ | تَسْأَلَ | تَسْأَلْ / تَسَلْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | سَأَلْتُمَا | تَسْأَلَانِ | تَسْأَلَا | تَسْأَلَا / تَسَلَا | اِسْأَلَا / سَلَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | سَأَلَا | يَسْأَلَانِ | يَسْأَلَا | يَسْأَلَا / يَسَلَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | سَأَلَتَا | تَسْأَلَانِ | تَسْأَلَا | تَسْأَلَا / تَسَلَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | سَأَلْنَا | نَسْأَلُ | نَسْأَلَ | نَسْأَلْ / نَسَلْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | سَأَلْتُمْ | تَسْأَلُونَ | تَسْأَلُوا | تَسْأَلُوا / تَسَلُوا | اِسْأَلُوا / سَلُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | سَأَلْتُنَّ | تَسْأَلْنَ | تَسْأَلْنَ | تَسْأَلْنَ / تَسَلْنَ | اِسْأَلْنَ / سَلْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | سَأَلُوا | يَسْأَلُونَ | يَسْأَلُوا | يَسْأَلُوا / يَسَلُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | سَأَلْنَ | يَسْأَلْنَ | يَسْأَلْنَ | يَسْأَلْنَ / يَسَلْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | سُؤَال، مَسْأَلَة، تَسْآل |
|---|---|
| Active participle | سَائِل |
| Passive participle | مَسْؤُول |
سَأَلَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to ask
نَسْأَلُ اللّٰهَ السَّلَامَةَWe ask God for a state free from harm (for good-health, peace)
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