يَسْتَأْذِنُasks permission in Arabic

Example sentences

• 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 →

• 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 →