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يَسْتَأْذِنُ asks permission in Arabic

يَسْتَأْذِنُ is how you say “asks permission” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُ

So I said, O Messenger of God, this is Abu Bakr asking permission to enter.

يَسْتَأْذِنُ he asks permission

A present-tense verb of the 'seek to...' pattern, 'he is seeking permission', whose shape adds the 'ask for' sense to the bare root; a built-in 'he' is the doer. It describes Abu Bakr's ongoing request.

From Three Companions Promised Paradise

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فَقُلْتُ هَذَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَقَالَ اِئْذِنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ

I said, "This is Umar ibn al‑Khattab; he is asking permission." He said, "Permit him and give him the glad tidings of Paradise."

يَسْتَأْذِنُ is asking permission

A present-tense verb of the 'seek to...' pattern, 'is seeking permission', the shape adding the 'ask for' sense; a built-in 'he' is the doer. It describes Umar's ongoing request.

From Three Companions Promised Paradise

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