Arabic vocabulary
How to say “request” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
فأخر السؤال عن الحمد والثناء والمجد،
So he placed the request after praise, glorification, and exaltation.
السُّؤَالَ — the request. 'the asking, the request', accusative object — he placed the request after the praise.
From: The Opening Chapter →ونوع السؤال أضافه إلى عبده
And the type of request was attributed to His servant.
السُّؤَالِ — the request. Genitive owner of 'kind' — 'the asking, request'.
From: The Opening Chapter →وأيضاً فنوع الثناء أضافه الرب إلى نفسه، ونوع السؤال أضافه إلى عبده
And also, the type of praise is attributed by the Lord to Himself, and the type of supplication is attributed to His servant.
السُّؤَالِ — supplication. Genitive owner of 'kind' — 'the asking, request'.
From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →ثم ينسى ما بعد الموت من أهوال القبر وسؤال منكر ونكير،
Then forgets what comes after death: the horrors of the grave and the questioning by Munkar and Nakir,
وَسُؤَالِ — and the questioning. Joined by 'and', this noun opens a second possessive pair, 'questioning of Munkar and Nakir', coordinated with the horrors. It links straight onto the names that follow with no word for 'of'.
From: A Path to Mercy →OpenArabic teaches words like سُؤَال through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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