A1verb
سَأَلَ
saʾala
to ask
Example
سألتُ الأستاذَ سؤالاً
saʾaltu al-ustādha suʾālan
I asked the professor a question
Grammar
Hamzated verb (Form I). Past: sa'ala, Present: yas'alu. Takes double accusative (person asked + thing asked).
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Arabic root
س-ا-ل
4 words from this root family
A2adjective
مَسْؤول
masʾūl
responsible / official
Example
مَن المَسْؤول عَن هذا القِسْم؟
man al-masʾūl ʿan hādha al-qism?
Who is responsible for this department?
B1noun
مَسؤولِيَّة
masʾūliyya
responsibility
Example
تَحَمَّلَ المَسؤولِيَّةَ كامِلَة.
taḥammala l-masʾūliyyata kāmila.
He bore full responsibility.
B2noun
مُسَاءَلَة
musāʾala
accountability
Example
المُساءَلَةُ مَبدَأٌ أساسِيٌّ في الإدارَة.
al-musāʾalatu mabdaʾun asāsiyyun fī l-idāra.
Accountability is a fundamental principle in management.