رَسَلَ release in Arabic
رَسَلَ is how you say “release” in Arabic.
Root ر س ل r-s-l. verb (form I). rasala.
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Meaning of release in Arabic
- to release, set loose or free e.g. letting a bird go from the hand
- to send, send forth (a message) the sense behind رسول 'messenger' and رسالة 'message'
- to leave, forsake, neglect figurative use, as in withdrawing one's aid from someone
Example sentence
ثم دخل به فقال ﵇ أرسله يا عمر، ادن يا عمير
Then he brought him in, and the Prophet ﷺ said: Release him, Umar, come closer, Umair.
أَرْسِلْهُ release him
A command 'let him go, release!' to 'you'; the ending '-hu' adds 'him' — 'release him'.
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How it is used
The root is central to Islamic vocabulary: إرسال describes God's sending of His prophets and messengers (as in the Qur'an), and the same root gives رسول 'messenger' and رسالة 'message, epistle'.
Words from the same root
- رَسُولٌ a messenger, apostle
- رِسَالَةٌ a letter, a message
- إِرْسَالٌ sending, dispatching
- مُرْسَلٌ sent; a messenger
- رَاسَلَ to exchange letters, correspond
More example sentences
وَكَانَ يُرْسِلُ أَشْعَارًا كَثِيرَةً إِلَى بَغْدَادِ
He would send many poems to Baghdad.
يُرْسِلُ he would send
A present-tense verb with its 'he' subject built in. On its own it would be 'he sends', but standing under the preceding kana it becomes the repeated-past 'he would send'. This kana-plus-present pairing is Arabic's standard way of expressing an ongoing habit in the past.
Common questions
- How do you say "release" in Arabic?
- رَسَلَ (rasala) — from the root ر س ل, covering both setting something loose or free and sending it forth.
- How is رَسَلَ related to رَسُولٌ (messenger)?
- Both share the root ر س ل: the underlying idea of sending or letting go connects رَسَلَ 'to release/send' with رَسُولٌ, one who is sent with a message.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).