سأل

See also: ساڵ, سال, and شال

Arabic

FWOTD – 14 July 2020

Root
س ء ل (s ʔ l)
15 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew שָׁאַל (sha'ál), Eblaite 𒊭𒀪𒀀𒇻 (ša-ʾ-a-lu /⁠šaʾal⁠/), Ge'ez ሰአለ (säʾälä).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ʔa.la/

• Audio:

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Verb

سَأَلَ • (saʔala) I (non-past يَسْأَلُ (yasʔalu), verbal noun سُؤَال (suʔāl) or مَسْأَلَة (masʔala) or تَسْآل (tasʔāl))

1. to ask, inquire
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:187:

     يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِنْدَ رَبِّي لَا يُجَلِّيهَا لِوَقْتِهَا إِلَّا هُوَ ثَقُلَتْ فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَا تَأْتِيكُمْ إِلَّا بَغْتَةً يَسْأَلُونَكَ كَأَنَّكَ حَفِيٌّ عَنْهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِنْدَ ٱللّٰهِ وَلٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

     yasʔalūnaka ʕani s-sāʕati ʔayyāna mursāhā qul ʔinnamā ʕilmuhā ʕinda rabbī lā yujallīhā li-waqtihā ʔillā huwa ṯaqulat fī s-samāwāti wa-l-ʔarḍi lā taʔtīkum ʔillā baḡtatan yasʔalūnaka kaʔannaka ḥafiyyun ʕanhā qul ʔinnamā ʕilmuhā ʕinda llāhi wa-lākinna ʔakṯara n-nāsi lā yaʕlamūna

     They ask you about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, "Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays heavily upon the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except unexpectedly." They ask you as if you are familiar with it. Say, "Its knowledge is only with God, but most of the people do not know."

2. (ditransitive) to ask, request, demand, claim

   نَسْأَلُ اللّٰهَ السَّلَامَةَ

   nasʔalu allāha s-salāmata

   We ask God for a state free from harm (for good-health, peace)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:153:

     يَسْأَلُكَ أَهْلُ ٱلْكِتَابِ أَن تُنَزِّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ كِتَابًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ فَقَدْ سَأَلُوا مُوسَى أَكْبَرَ مِن ذٰلِكَ فَقَالُوا أَرِنَا ٱللّٰهَ جَهْرَةً فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّاعِقَةُ بِظُلْمِهِمْ ثُمَّ ٱتَّخَذُوا ٱلْعِجْلَ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَتْهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَاتُ فَعَفَوْنَا عَن ذٰلِكَ وَآتَيْنَا مُوسَى سُلْطَانًا مُّبِينًا

     yasʔaluka ʔahlu l-kitābi ʔan tunazzila ʕalayhim kitāban mina s-samāʔi fa-qad saʔalū mūsā ʔakbara min ḏālika fa-qālū ʔarinā llāha jahratan fa-ʔaḵaḏathumu ṣ-ṣāʕiqatu bi-ẓulmihim ṯumma ttaḵaḏū l-ʕijla min baʕdi mā jāʔathumu l-bayyinātu fa-ʕafawnā ʕan ḏālika wa-ʔātaynā mūsā sulṭānan mubīnan

     The People of the Scripture ask you to bring down to them a book from the heaven. But they had asked of Moses greater than that and said, "Show us God outright," so the thunderbolt struck them for their wrongdoing. Then they took the calf after clear evidences had come to them, and We pardoned that. And We gave Moses a clear authority.

3. to beg
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:273:

     لِلْفُقَرَاءِ ٱلَّذِينَ أُحْصِرُوا فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللّٰهِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ضَرْبًا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ يَحْسَبُهُمُ ٱلْجَاهِلُ أَغْنِيَاءَ مِنَ ٱلتَّعَفُّفِ تَعْرِفُهُم بِسِيمَاهُمْ لَا يَسْأَلُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ إِلْحَافًا وَمَا تُنْفِقُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ ٱللّٰهَ بِهِ عَلِيمٌ

     li-l-fuqarāʔi llaḏīna ʔuḥṣirū fī sabīli llāhi lā yastaṭīʕūna ḍarban fī l-ʔarḍi yaḥsabuhumu l-jāhilu ʔaḡniyāʔa mina t-taʕaffufi taʕrifuhum bi-sīmāhum lā yasʔalūna n-nāsa ʔilḥāfan wa-mā tunfiqū min ḵayrin fa-ʔinna llāha bihi ʕalīmun

     [Charity is] for the poor who have been restricted for the cause of God, unable to move about in the land. An ignorant one would think them self-sufficient because of their restraint, but you will know them by their sign. They do not ask people persistently. And whatever you spend of good: indeed, God is Knowing of it.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of سَأَلَ (I, sound, a ~ a, full passive, irregular, verbal nouns سُؤَال, مَسْأَلَة, تَسْآل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						سُؤَال, مَسْأَلَة, تَسْآل suʔāl, masʔala, tasʔāl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						سَائِل sāʔil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَسْؤُول masʔūl
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سَأَلْتُ saʔaltu	سَأَلْتَ saʔalta	سَأَلَ saʔala		سَأَلْتُمَا saʔaltumā	سَأَلَا saʔalā		سَأَلْنَا saʔalnā	سَأَلْتُمْ saʔaltum	سَأَلُوا saʔalū
	f		سَأَلْتِ saʔalti	سَأَلَتْ saʔalat			سَأَلَتَا saʔalatā			سَأَلْتُنَّ saʔaltunna	سَأَلْنَ saʔalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَسْأَلُ ʔasʔalu	تَسْأَلُ tasʔalu	يَسْأَلُ yasʔalu		تَسْأَلَانِ tasʔalāni	يَسْأَلَانِ yasʔalāni		نَسْأَلُ nasʔalu	تَسْأَلُونَ tasʔalūna	يَسْأَلُونَ yasʔalūna
	f		تَسْأَلِينَ tasʔalīna	تَسْأَلُ tasʔalu			تَسْأَلَانِ tasʔalāni			تَسْأَلْنَ tasʔalna	يَسْأَلْنَ yasʔalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَسْأَلَ ʔasʔala	تَسْأَلَ tasʔala	يَسْأَلَ yasʔala		تَسْأَلَا tasʔalā	يَسْأَلَا yasʔalā		نَسْأَلَ nasʔala	تَسْأَلُوا tasʔalū	يَسْأَلُوا yasʔalū
	f		تَسْأَلِي tasʔalī	تَسْأَلَ tasʔala			تَسْأَلَا tasʔalā			تَسْأَلْنَ tasʔalna	يَسْأَلْنَ yasʔalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَسْأَلْ, أَسَلْ ʔasʔal, ʔasal	تَسْأَلْ, تَسَلْ tasʔal, tasal	يَسْأَلْ, يَسَلْ yasʔal, yasal		تَسْأَلَا, تَسَلَا tasʔalā, tasalā	يَسْأَلَا, يَسَلَا yasʔalā, yasalā		نَسْأَلْ, نَسَلْ nasʔal, nasal	تَسْأَلُوا, تَسَلُوا tasʔalū, tasalū	يَسْأَلُوا, يَسَلُوا yasʔalū, yasalū
	f		تَسْأَلِي, تَسَلِي tasʔalī, tasalī	تَسْأَلْ, تَسَلْ tasʔal, tasal			تَسْأَلَا, تَسَلَا tasʔalā, tasalā			تَسْأَلْنَ, تَسَلْنَ tasʔalna, tasalna	يَسْأَلْنَ, يَسَلْنَ yasʔalna, yasalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِسْأَلْ, سَلْ isʔal, sal			اِسْأَلَا, سَلَا isʔalā, salā				اِسْأَلُوا, سَلُوا isʔalū, salū
	f		اِسْأَلِي, سَلِي isʔalī, salī							اِسْأَلْنَ, سَلْنَ isʔalna, salna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سُئِلْتُ suʔiltu	سُئِلْتَ suʔilta	سُئِلَ suʔila		سُئِلْتُمَا suʔiltumā	سُئِلَا suʔilā		سُئِلْنَا suʔilnā	سُئِلْتُمْ suʔiltum	سُئِلُوا suʔilū
	f		سُئِلْتِ suʔilti	سُئِلَتْ suʔilat			سُئِلَتَا suʔilatā			سُئِلْتُنَّ suʔiltunna	سُئِلْنَ suʔilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسْأَلُ ʔusʔalu	تُسْأَلُ tusʔalu	يُسْأَلُ yusʔalu		تُسْأَلَانِ tusʔalāni	يُسْأَلَانِ yusʔalāni		نُسْأَلُ nusʔalu	تُسْأَلُونَ tusʔalūna	يُسْأَلُونَ yusʔalūna
	f		تُسْأَلِينَ tusʔalīna	تُسْأَلُ tusʔalu			تُسْأَلَانِ tusʔalāni			تُسْأَلْنَ tusʔalna	يُسْأَلْنَ yusʔalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسْأَلَ ʔusʔala	تُسْأَلَ tusʔala	يُسْأَلَ yusʔala		تُسْأَلَا tusʔalā	يُسْأَلَا yusʔalā		نُسْأَلَ nusʔala	تُسْأَلُوا tusʔalū	يُسْأَلُوا yusʔalū
	f		تُسْأَلِي tusʔalī	تُسْأَلَ tusʔala			تُسْأَلَا tusʔalā			تُسْأَلْنَ tusʔalna	يُسْأَلْنَ yusʔalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسْأَلْ, أُسَلْ ʔusʔal, ʔusal	تُسْأَلْ, تُسَلْ tusʔal, tusal	يُسْأَلْ, يُسَلْ yusʔal, yusal		تُسْأَلَا, تُسَلَا tusʔalā, tusalā	يُسْأَلَا, يُسَلَا yusʔalā, yusalā		نُسْأَلْ, نُسَلْ nusʔal, nusal	تُسْأَلُوا, تُسَلُوا tusʔalū, tusalū	يُسْأَلُوا, يُسَلُوا yusʔalū, yusalū
	f		تُسْأَلِي, تُسَلِي tusʔalī, tusalī	تُسْأَلْ, تُسَلْ tusʔal, tusal			تُسْأَلَا, تُسَلَا tusʔalā, tusalā			تُسْأَلْنَ, تُسَلْنَ tusʔalna, tusalna	يُسْأَلْنَ, يُسَلْنَ yusʔalna, yusalna

Egyptian Arabic

Root
س ء ل
1 term

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic سَأَلَ (saʔala).

Verb

سأل • (saʔal) I (non-past يسأل (yisʔal))

1. to ask

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Hijazi Arabic

Root
س ء ل
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic سَأَلَ (saʔala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ʔal/

Verb

سأل • (saʔal) I (non-past يِسْأل (yisʔal))

1. to ask

Conjugation

Conjugation of سأل (saʔal)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	سألت (saʔalt)	سألت (saʔalt)	سأل (saʔal)		سألنا (saʔalna)	سألتوا (saʔaltu)	سألوا (saʔalu)
	f		سألتي (saʔalti)	سألت (saʔalat)
non-past	m	أسأل (ʔasʔal)	تسأل (tisʔal)	يسأل (yisʔal)		نسأل (nisʔal)	تسألوا (tisʔalu)	يسألوا (yisʔalu)
	f		تسألي (tisʔali)	تسأل (tisʔal)
imperative	m		اسأل (asʔal)				اسألوا (asʔalu)
	f		اسألي (asʔali)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ء ل
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic سَأَلَ (saʔala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ʔal/, [ˈsa.ʔal]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

  (file)

Verb

سأل • (saʔal) I (present بسأل (bisʔal))

1. to ask

Conjugation

Conjugation of سأل (saʔal)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	سألت (saʔalt)	سألت (saʔalt)	سأل (saʔal)		سألنا (saʔalna)	سألتو (saʔaltu)	سألو (saʔalu)
	f		سألتي (saʔalti)	سألت (saʔlat)
present	m	بسأل (basʔal)	بتسأل (btisʔal)	بسأل (bisʔal)		منسأل (mnisʔal)	بتسألو (btisʔalu)	بسألو (bisʔalu)
	f		بتسألي (btisʔali)	بتسأل (btisʔal)
subjunctive	m	أسأل (ʔasʔal)	تسأل (tisʔal)	يسأل (yisʔal)		نسأل (nisʔal)	تسألو (tisʔalu)	يسألو (yisʔalu)
	f		تسألي (tisʔali)	تسأل (tisʔal)
imperative	m		اسأل (isʔal)				اسألو (isʔalu)
	f		اسألي (isʔali)

Ushojo

Adjective

سأل (sál)

1. attentive, watchful, alert, cautious, careful
2. pious, virtuous, righteous, upright