رسول

Etymology

From the root ر س ل‎ (r-s-l); compare أَرْسَلَ‎ (ʾarsala, “to send”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.suːl/

Noun

رَسُول • (rasūl) m (plural رُسُل‎ (rusul))

1. messenger; emissary; envoy; delegate
2. (Islam) messenger; apostle; prophet

   • رَسُولُ اللّٰهِ‎ (rasūlu llāhi)— Messenger of God (Muhammad)
   • اَلرَّسُول‎ (ar-rasūl)— the Messenger (Muhammad)

3. (Christianity) apostle

   • أَعْمَال الرُّسُل‎ (ʾaʿmāl ar-rusul)— Acts of the Apostles

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “رسل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology

From Arabic رَسُول‎ (rasūl).

Noun

رسول • (rasul) (plural رسل‎ (rosol) or رسولان‎ (rasulân))

1. messenger

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian رسول‎ (rasul), from Arabic رَسُول‎ (rasūl).

Noun

رسول • (rasūl) m (plural رسل)

1. (Islam) prophet

   ‏رسول محمد‎

   rasūl muhammad

   prophet Muhammad

   Synonyms: پیغمبر‎, نبی‎ (nabī)

2. (Christianity) Apostle

   ‏یوحنا رسول‎‎

   yūhannā rasūl

   John the Apostle