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رَسُول
messenger /raˈsuːl/
nounB1#2714 most common
Also: prophet (in the Islamic sense, one sent with a scripture), envoy, apostle
Example sentences
هٰذَا رَسُولٌ.
This is a messenger.
أَرْسَلَ اللَّهُ رَسُولاً إِلَى النَّاسِ.
God sent a messenger to the people.
مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ.
Muhammad is the messenger of God.
قَابَلْتُ رَسُولَ الْمَلِكِ فِي الْقَصْرِ.
I met the king's envoy in the palace.
يُؤْمِنُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ بِجَمِيعِ الرُّسُلِ.
Muslims believe in all the messengers.
كَانَ الرَّسُولُ يُبَلِّغُ النَّاسَ رِسَالَةَ رَبِّهِ بِصَبْرٍ وَحِكْمَةٍ.
The messenger conveyed his Lord's message to the people with patience and wisdom.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رَسُولٌ | رُسُلٌ |
| Genitive | رَسُولٍ | رُسُلٍ |
| Accusative | رَسُولاً | رُسُلاً |
| Vocative | يَا رَسُولُ | يَا رُسُلُ |
Word family
رِسَالَةmessage, letter
أَرْسَلَto send
مُرْسِلsender
مُرَاسِلcorrespondent, reporter
رُسُلmessengers (plural)
Etymology
رَسُول comes from the Arabic root ر-س-ل, which carries the sense of sending. The word takes the pattern فَعُول, often used for a person marked by the action of the root, here someone sent to deliver a message. The same root gives Arabic its ordinary verb for sending and its word for a letter or message.
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