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سُؤال
question /suˈʔaːl/
nounA1#250 most common
Also: query, inquiry, request
Example sentences
لَدَيَّ سُؤال.
I have a question.
هذا سُؤالٌ مُهِمّ.
This is an important question.
أَرَدتُ أَن أَطرَحَ عَلَيكَ سُؤالاً.
I wanted to ask you a question.
لَم يُجِبِ المُعَلِّمُ عَن سُؤالي.
The teacher did not answer my question.
كانَ سُؤالُهُ في غَيرِ مَحَلِّهِ.
His question was out of place.
يَبقى هذا السُؤالُ بِلا إِجابَةٍ مُقنِعَةٍ حَتّى الآنَ.
This question remains without a convincing answer until now.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سُؤالٌ | أَسئِلةٌ |
| Genitive | سُؤالٍ | أَسئِلةٍ |
| Accusative | سُؤالاً | أَسئِلةً |
| Vocative | يا سُؤالُ | يا أَسئِلةُ |
Word family
سَأَلَto ask
سائِلquestioner; beggarمَسأَلةmatter, issue, problem
مَسؤولofficial; person held responsible
تَساؤُلwondering, open query
Etymology
سُؤال is the verbal noun of the verb سَأَلَ, "to ask." It comes from the common Semitic root s-ʾ-l, which carries the sense of asking or inquiring. The same root produces words for questioning, requesting, and, in older usage, begging.
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