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Highlights
Plural
سَائِلُون
Other plurals
سُؤَّال، سَأَلَة
Feminine
سَائِلَة
Most common words from the same root
سَائِل in English
Noun · masculine
- questioner, petitioner, asker
- beggar, canter, mendicant
وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّائِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْAnd as for the petitioner, do not repel him.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 93:10
Word origin
Derived from the active participle of سَأَلَ (saʔala, “to ask”)
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
سَائِل: plural and other forms
| Singular | سَائِل |
|---|---|
| Plural | سَائِلُون |
| Alternative plurals | سُؤَّال، سَأَلَة |
| Feminine | سَائِلَة |
سَائِل in a sentence
Dictionary examples
beggar
وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّائِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْAnd as for the petitioner, do not repel him.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 93:10
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