مسألة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س ء ل‎ (s-ʾ-l).

Noun

مَسْأَلَة • (masʾala) f (plural مَسَائِل‎ (masāʾil))

verbal noun of سَأَلَ‎ (saʾala) (form I)
question
issue, problem, point in question, thesis
request, begging

Declension

Declension of noun مَسْأَلَة (masʾala)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسْأَلَة masʾala	الْمَسْأَلَة‎ al-masʾala	مَسْأَلَة masʾalat
Nominative	مَسْأَلَةٌ masʾalatun	الْمَسْأَلَةُ‎ al-masʾalatu	مَسْأَلَةُ masʾalatu
Accusative	مَسْأَلَةً masʾalatan	الْمَسْأَلَةَ‎ al-masʾalata	مَسْأَلَةَ masʾalata
Genitive	مَسْأَلَةٍ masʾalatin	الْمَسْأَلَةِ‎ al-masʾalati	مَسْأَلَةِ masʾalati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسْأَلَتَيْن‎ masʾalatayn	الْمَسْأَلَتَيْن‎ al-masʾalatayn	مَسْأَلَتَيْ‎ masʾalatay
Nominative	مَسْأَلَتَانِ‎ masʾalatāni	الْمَسْأَلَتَانِ‎ al-masʾalatāni	مَسْأَلَتَا‎ masʾalatā
Accusative	مَسْأَلَتَيْنِ‎ masʾalatayni	الْمَسْأَلَتَيْنِ‎ al-masʾalatayni	مَسْأَلَتَيْ‎ masʾalatay
Genitive	مَسْأَلَتَيْنِ‎ masʾalatayni	الْمَسْأَلَتَيْنِ‎ al-masʾalatayni	مَسْأَلَتَيْ‎ masʾalatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسَائِل‎ masāʾil	الْمَسَائِل‎ al-masāʾil	مَسَائِل‎ masāʾil
Nominative	مَسَائِلُ‎ masāʾilu	الْمَسَائِلُ‎ al-masāʾilu	مَسَائِلُ‎ masāʾilu
Accusative	مَسَائِلَ‎ masāʾila	الْمَسَائِلَ‎ al-masāʾila	مَسَائِلَ‎ masāʾila
Genitive	مَسَائِلَ‎ masāʾila	الْمَسَائِلِ‎ al-masāʾili	مَسَائِلِ‎ masāʾili

Descendants

Azerbaijani: məsələ
Bashkir: мәсьәлә (mäs’älä)
→ Hindi: मसला (maslā)
→ Urdu: مسئلہ‎ (maslā)
Malay: مسئله‎ (masalah)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “مسألة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

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