مسئله
See also: مسئلہ
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- مسأله
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَسْأَلَة (masʔala).
Noun
مسئله • (mesʾele) (plural مسائل)
- an asking alms
- an asking anything
- a question, a problem
- a point under consideration, a thesis; a proposition
Descendants
- Turkish: mesele
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مسئله”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1861
Persian
Alternative forms
- مسأله (mas'ale), مساله (mas'ale)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَسْأَلَة (masʔala), from سَأَلَ (saʔala).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mas.ʔa.ˈla/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mäs.ʔä.lǽ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mæs.ʔæ.lé]
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): [mæs.sæ.lé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mäs.ʔä.lǽ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mas'ala |
| Dari reading? | mas'ala |
| Iranian reading? | mas'ale |
| Tajik reading? | mas'ala |
Noun
مسئله • (mas'ala / mas'ale) (plural مسائل (masā'il / masâ'el), or مسئلهها (mas'ala-hā / mas'ale-hâ), Tajik spelling масъала)