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Form 1رَسِلَ3 senses · 2 main
muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarرَسَلٌ

Core sense — he (a camel) became easy in pace; it (hair) became lank, not crispgenerated

1.1he (a camel) was, or became, easy in pace—رَسَلَ

This is the muḍāriʿ; maṣdar رَسَلٌ and رَسَالَ.

1.1.1it (hair) became lank, not crisp—رَسَلَ

This is the muḍāriʿ; maṣdar رَسَلٌ and رَسَالَةٌ, as above.

it (hair) became lank—استرسل

Or: lank and pendent; or long, and lank or pendent.

[The washing] of what hangs down and descends [of the beard] from the chin [is not requisite, or incumbent]—لَا يَجِبُ غَسْلُ مَا ٱسْتَرْسَلَ مِنَ البِّحْيَةِ
1.2

[Golius says, on the authority of the KL, that رَسَلَ means Nuncium misit; but what I find in the KL is that رَسُولٌ, as a maṣdar, means the bringing of a message. From this it seems that رَسَلَ means he brought a message.]

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, aor. رَسَلَ , inf. n. رَسَلٌ and رَسَالَ , He (a camel) was, or became, easy in pace. (M, K.) Also, aor. رَسَلَ , inf. n. رَسَلٌ (AZ, Az, Msb, K) and رَسَالَةٌ , as above, (AZ, Az, K,) It (hair) became lank, not crisp; (Msb, K;) and so استرسل : (S, K:) or lank and pendent: (Msb:) or long, and lank or pendent. (AZ, Az, Msb.) لَا يَجِبُ غَسْلُ مَا ٱسْتَرْسَلَ مِنَ البِّحْيَةِ means [The washing] of what hangs down, and descends, [of the beard,] from the chin [is not requisite, or necessary, or incumbent]. (Mgh.) [Golius says, as on the authority of the KL, that رَسَلَ signifies Nuncium misit: but what I find in the KL is, that رَسُولٌ , as an inf. n., signifies the bringing a message ( پيغام بردن ) : whence it seems that رَسَلَ means he brought a message.]
Form 2تَرْسِيلٌ3 senses
maṣdarتَرْسِيلٌ

Core sense — easy, or leisurely, utterance in reading or reciting, without hastegenerated

2.1easy [or leisurely] utterance in reading, or reciting; without haste—تَرْتِيلٌ
the same, in reading or reciting—تَرَسُّلٌ
he proceeded in a leisurely manner in his reading, or reciting—تَرَسَّلَ فِى قِرّآءَتِهِ
there was in his (Mohammad's) speech an easy, or a leisurely, utterance—كَانَ فِى كَلَامِهِ تَرْسِيلٌ

Or, as some say, with consecution of the parts, or portions.

He was also grave, staid, sedate, or calm, and tried to understand, without raising his voice much.

Said in a tradition; that is, تَرْتِيلٌ.

And in another tradition it is said, إذَا أَذَّنْتَ فَتَرَسَّلْ وَإِذَا أَقَمْتَ فَٱحْذِمْ [explained in the article on حذم].

2.2

See also form 4, the last sentence but one.

2.3I gave رِسْل, i.e. milk, to drink [to my young camels, or my young weaned camels]—رَسَّلْتُ فُصْلَانِى

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, in reading, or reciting, (Msb, K,) i. q. تَرْتِيلٌ ; (K, TA;) i. e. (TA) Easy [or leisurely] utterance; without haste: (Yz, Msb, TA:) or, as some say, with consecution of the parts, or portions: (TA:) and تَرَسُّلٌ therein signifies the same: (Yz, Msb:) or تَرَسَّلَ فِى قِرّآءَتِهِ signifies he proceeded in a leisurely manner in his reading, or reciting, (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) and was grave, staid, sedate, or calm, (Mgh,) and endeavoured to understand, without raising his voice much. (TA.) It is said in a trad., كَانَ فِى كَلَامِهِ تَرْسِيلٌ i. e. تَرْتِيلٌ [There was in his (Mohammad's) speech an easy, or a leisurely, utterance]. (TA.) And in another trad. it is said, إذَا أَذَّنْتَ فَتَرَسَّلْ وَإِذَا أَقَمْتَ فَٱحْذِمْ [expl. in art. حذم ]. (Mgh.) See also 4, last sentence but one. رَسَّلْتُ فُصْلَانِى , inf. n. تَرْسِيلٌ , I gave to drink [to my young camels, or my young weaned camels,] رِسْل (K, TA,) i. e. milk. (TA.)
Form 3راسلهُ2 senses · 1 main
maṣdarمُرَاسَلَةٌ

Core sense — he interchanged messages, or letters, with him; he alternated with himgenerated

3.1he interchanged messages, or letters, with him about such a thing—راسلهُ فِى كَذَا

He sent a message, and a letter, to him, the other doing the same: he interchanged messages, and letters, with him..

between them two are interchanges of messages, or of letters—بَيْنَهُمَا مُرَاسَلَاتٌ
she interchanges messages, or letters, with those who demand women in marriage—هَىَ تُرَاسِلُ الخُطَّابَ
she interchanges messages, or letters, with him by means of those who demand women in marriage—تُرَاسِلُهُ بِالخُطَّابِ
3.1.1he acted interchangeably, or alternated, with him in a competition in shooting, or in some other performance—راسلهُ فِى نِضَالٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ
he relieved him, or aided him, in singing, and in work, by alternating with him—راسلهُ فِى الغِنَآءِ

In singing, by taking up the strain when the other was unable to continue it [so as to accomplish the cadence]; in work, by taking up the work when the other was unable to continue it; or he so relieved, or aided, him in singing with a high voice.

the same—العَمَلِ
he aided him, or relieved him, by alternating with him; or he followed him, or imitated him, in his work—راسلهُ فِى عَمَلِهِ
he emulated him, or imitated him, by alternating with him, in the singing—راسلهُ الغِنَآءَ
he aided him, or assisted him, by alternating with him, in the reading, or reciting, of the Qur'ān and the like—راسلهُ فِى القِرَآءَة
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(S, MA,) inf. n. مُرَاسَلَةٌ , (S,) He sent a message, and a letter, or an epistle, to him, (MA, PS,) the latter doing the like: (PS:) [he interchanged messages, and letters, with him.] You say, راسلهُ فِى كَذَا [He interchanged messages, or letters, with him, in relation to such a thing]: and بَيْنَهُمَا مُرَاسَلَاتٌ [Between them two are interchanges of messages, or of letters]. (TA.) And هَىَ تُرَاسِلُ الخُطَّابَ [She interchanges messages, or letters, with those who demand women in marriage]. (M, K.) And تُرَاسِلُهُ بِالخُطَّابِ [She interchanges messages, or letters, with him by means of those who demand women in marriage]. (TA.) [Hence,] راسلهُ فِى نِضَالٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ [He acted interchangeably, or alternated, with him in a competition in shooting, or in some other performance]. (S.) And راسلهُ فِى الغِنَآءِ , and العَمَلِ , He relieved him, or aided him, in singing, and in work, [by alternating with him, i. e.,] in the former case, by taking up the strain when the latter was unable to continue it [so as to accomplish the cadence (see 6)], and in the latter case by taking up the work when the latter person was unable to continue it; or he so relieved, or aided, him in singing with a high voice: or راسلهُ فِى عَمَلِهِ he aided him, [or relieved him, by alternating with him,] or he followed him, or imitated him, in his work: (IAar, Msb:) and راسلهُ الغِنَآءَ he emulated him, or imitated him, [by alternating with him,] in the singing. (TA.) And راسلهُ فِى القِرَآءَة He aided him, or assisted him, [or relieved him, by alternating with him,] in the reading, or reciting, of the Kur-án &c. (MA.)
Form 4إِرْسَالٌ7 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a sending; a setting loose, or letting go; a leaving, or neglectinggenerated

4.1God's sending his prophets—إِرْسَالُ ٱللّٰهِ أَنْبِيَآءَهُ
I sent such a one with a message—أَرْسَلْتُ فُلَانًا فِى رِسَالَةٍ
he sent to him a message, or a letter, or a messenger—ارسل إِلَيْهِ رَسُولًا

on this sense It signifies the act of sending.

4.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredhe set the thing loose, or free—ارسل الشَّىْءَ
I let go, or let loose, the bird from my hand—أَرْسَلْتُ الطَّائِرَ مِنْ يَدِى
he uttered the letters—ارسل الحُرُوفَ

It also means the act of sending forth, or starting, a horse for a race; the discharging of a thing, as an arrow from a bow, or water and the like from a vessel in which it was confined; the launching of a ship or boat, letting it go, letting it take its course; and the act of setting loose or free, letting loose, loosing, unbinding, or liberating.

So in the Mgh, in the article on رتل.

he uttered the song; he sang—ارسل الغِنَآءَ
he chanted the اقامة—ارسل الإِقَامَةَ

So in the Msb, in the article on درج. [See أَدْرَجَ.]

he let loose his tongue against him—ارسل عَلَيْهِ لِسَانَهُ

So in the A, in the article on برد.

he made the speech, or language, unrestricted—ارسل الكَلَامَ
the making a thing, such as property, or a legacy, absolute, or unrestricted—إِرْسَالٌ
4.1.2he let it down, or lowered it—ارسلهُ
the same—ارسلهُ مِنْ أَعْلَى إِلَى أَسْفَلَ

on this sense The act of letting down, letting fall, or making to hang down, the hair and the like.

4.1.3figurative · مجازhe left, forsook, or deserted, him—ارسلهُ عَنْ يَدِهِ

Or he abstained from, or neglected, aiding him, or assisting him.

The act of leaving, leaving alone, or neglecting, a thing.

4.1.4we have made the devils to have dominion over the unbelievers—أَرْسَلْنَا الشَّيَاطِينَ عَلَى الكَافِرِينَ تَؤُزُّهُمْ أَزًّا

In the Qur'ān 19:86, inciting them strongly to acts of disobedience; or: we have appointed, or prepared, the devils for the unbelievers, because of their unbelief.

we will appoint, or prepare, for him a devil, as an associate—نُقَيِّضْ لَهُ شَيْطَانًا

So it is said in the same book, 43:35. This is the preferred explanation; or the phrase may well be rendered: we have sent the devils against the unbelievers. Some say the meaning is that we have left the devils to do as they please with the unbelievers, not withholding them, or preserving them, from acceptance from them.

on this sense Also the act of making to have dominion, authority, and power; making to have, or exercise, absolute rule or sovereignty, or absolute superiority of power or force; or giving power, or superior power or force.

4.2they had milk in their cattle; or their milk became much—ارسلوا

From رِسْلٌ.

the same—رسّلوا

Maṣdar تَرْسِيلٌ; or this last means their milk and drink became much.

4.2.1

Also, from رَسَلٌ: they became possessors of herds or flocks.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4 5 shown of 127
26:17
أَنْ أَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

"'Send thou with us the Children of Israel.'"

37:72
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ

But We sent aforetime, among them, (messengers) to admonish them;-

51:33
لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ

"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),

83:33
وَمَآ أُرْسِلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ حَـٰفِظِينَ

But they had not been sent as keepers over them!

105:3
وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ

And He sent against them Flights of Birds,

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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signifies The act of sending. (K, KL, &c.) Thus is explained إِرْسَالُ ٱللّٰهِ أَنْبِيَآءَهُ [i. e. God's sending his prophets.] (Th, TA.) You say, أَرْسَلْتُ فُلَانًا فِى رِسَالَةٍ (S) I sent such a one with a message. (PS.) And ارسل إِلَيْهِ رَسُولًا (MA, Msb *) He sent to him a message, or a letter, (MA,) or a messenger. (Msb.) [The act of sending forth, or starting, a horse for a race: the discharging a thing; as, for instance, an arrow from a bow; and water, or the like, from a vessel &c. in which it was confined: the launching forth a ship or boat; letting it go; letting it take its course:] the act of setting loose or free; letting loose; loosing, unbinding, or liberating. (K.) You say ارسل الشَّىْءَ He set loose or free, &c., the thing. (M.) And أَرْسَلْتُ الطَّائِرَ مِنْ يَدِى I let go, or let loose, the bird from my hand. (Msb.) And [hence,] ارسل الحُرُوفَ [He uttered the letters]. (Mgh in art. رتل .) And ارسل الغِنَآءَ [He uttered the song; he sang]. (TA.) And ارسل الإِقَامَةَ [He chanted the اقامة ]. (Msb in art. درج . [See أَدْرَجَ .]) And ارسل عَلَيْهِ لِسَانَهُ [ He let loose his tongue against him]. (A in art. برد .) And ارسل الكَلَامَ He made the speech, or language, to be unrestricted. (Msb.) [In like manner,] إِرْسَالٌ signifies also The making a thing, such as property, and a legacy, absolute, or unrestricted. (Mgh.) [The act of letting down, letting fall, or making to hang down, the hair &c. You say, ارسلهُ , and ارسلهُ مِنْ أَعْلَى إِلَى أَسْفَلَ , He let it down, &c., or lowered it.] The act of leaving, leaving alone, or neglecting, (M, K,) a thing. (M.) [Hence,] one says, ارسلهُ عَنْ يَدِهِ He left, forsook, or deserted, him; or he abstained from, or neglected, aiding him, or assisting him. (TA.) Also The act of making to have dominion, or authority, and power; making to have, or exercise, absolute dominion or sovereignty or rule, or absolute superiority of power or force; or giving power, or superior power or force. (M, K.) Hence, in the Kur [xix. 86], أَرْسَلْنَا الشَّيَاطِينَ عَلَى الكَافِرِينَ تَؤُزُّهُمْ أَزًّا , i. e. [We have made the devils to have dominion, &c., over the unbelievers, inciting them strongly to acts of disobedience; or] we have appointed, or prepared, the devils for the unbelievers, because of their unbelief; like as is said in the same [xliii. 35], نُقَيِّضْ لَهُ شَيْطَانًا [“ We will appoint, or prepare, for him a devil ” as an associate]: this is the preferred explanation: [or it may be well rendered we have sent the devils against the unbelievers:] some say that the meaning is, we have left the devils to do as they please with the unbelievers, not withholding them, or preserving them, from acceptance from them. (Zj, M.) ارسلوا [from رِسْلٌ ] They had milk in their cattle: (S:) or their milk became much; as also رسّلوا , inf. n. تَرْسِيلٌ : (K:) or the latter signifies their milk and drink became much. (TA.) Also [from رَسَلٌ ] They became possessors of herds or flocks. (O, K. *)
Form 5ترسّل3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he acted gently, deliberately, and with calmnessgenerated

5.1acting, or behaving, gently, deliberately, or leisurely, and with gravity, or calmness, in affairs—التَّرَسُّلُ فِى الأُمُورِ

He acted, or behaved, gently, and deliberately, or leisurely, and with gravity, staidness, sedateness, or calmness.

See also form 2, in three places.

5.1.1in riding: extending one's legs upon the beast so as to let the clothes hang down loosely upon them—التَّرَسُّلُ

In sitting: crossing one's legs, and letting the clothes hang down loosely upon them and around one.

5.2he acted as a رَسُول (or messenger) between the people—ترسّلا بَيْنَ القَوْمِ

So in the Msb and TA, in the article on الك.

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He acted, or behaved, gently, and deliberately, or leisurely, (M, K, TA,) and with gravity, staidness, sedateness, or calmness. (TA.) التَّرَسُّلُ فِى الأُمُورِ is The acting, or behaving, [gently, and] deliberately, or leisurely, and with gravity, staidness, sedateness, or calmness, in affairs. (TA.) See also 2, in three places. التَّرَسُّلُ in riding is The extending one's legs upon the beast so as to let, or make, his clothes hang down loosely upon his legs: and in sitting, the crossing one's legs, and letting, or making, his clothes hang down loosely upon them and around him. (TA.) ترسّلا بَيْنَ القَوْمِ [He acted as a رَسُول (or messenger) between the people]. (Msb and TA in art. الك .)
Form 6تراسلوا2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — they sent messages to one another; they aided one another alternately in singinggenerated

6.1

They sent, one to another, a message or messages, or a messenger or messengers.

6.1.1they relieved, or aided, one another alternately in singing—تراسلوا فِى الغِنَآءِ

That is, they combined in singing: one began and prolonged his voice, but was unable to continue long enough to accomplish the cadence, and so paused; another then took up the strain; then the first returned to the modulation, and so on to the end.

there shall be no relieving, or aiding, one another alternately in the chanting of the call to prayer—لَا تَرَاسُلَ فِى الأَذَانِ

That is, no combining of two or more persons, each performing a part alternately.

in other cases likewise: doing the like of what one's companion, or fellow, or another, does, so that one follows another alternately—التَّرَاسُلُ
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They sent, one to another, (MA, Msb, TA,) a message [or messages], (MA, Msb,) or a messenger [or messengers]. (Msb.) Hence, تراسلوا فِى الغِنَآءِ [They relieved, or aided, one another alternately in singing;] i. e. they combined in singing, one beginning, and prolonging his voice, but being unable to continue long enough to accomplish the cadence, and therefore pausing, and another then taking up the strain, and then the first returning to the modulation, and so on to the end. (Msb.) لَا تَرَاسُلَ فِى الأَذَانِ means [in like manner] There shall be no relieving, or aiding, one another [alternately], i. e., no combining [of two or more persons, each performing a part alternately], in the chanting of the call to prayer. (Msb.) [In other cases likewise] التَّرَاسُلُ signifies The doing the like of that which one's companion, or fellow, [or another,] does, in such a manner as that one follows another [alternately]. (Har p. 268.)
Form 10استرسل7 senses · 2 main

Core sense — it became loose, or slack; it drooped; he behaved freely towards himgenerated

10.1

It (a thing) was, or became, loose, or slack; the same as سَلِسَ.

10.1.1

Said of hair: see form 1, in two places.

In like manner said of a tree and the like: it drooped, or was pendent.

Said of a cheek: it was, or became, lank; its ism fāʿil مُسْتَرْسِلٌ is applied to a cheek as an adjective in the K, under أَسِيلٌ.

10.1.2in the pace of a beast: the going gently, deliberately, or leisurely—الاِسْتِرْسَالُ
the beast went a gentle, deliberate, or leisurely pace—استرسلت الدَّابَّةٌ
10.1.3

Also, in other cases, the being still, and steady.

10.1.4figurative · مجازhe acted, or behaved, towards him with freedom, boldness, or forwardness, and with familiarity—استرسل إِلَيْهِ

The same as اِنْبَسَطَ and اِسْتَأْنَسَ. He was at ease, and confided in him, about what he told him; or he acted forwardly, or impudently, towards him; or he acted forwardly, impudently, freely, or familiarly, towards him in the way of coquetry, or feigned disdain.

10.1.5figurative · مجاز — inferredfate made free with them, and destroyed them—استرسل الدَّهْرُ فِيهِمْ فَأَفْنَاهُمْ

So in the TA, in the article on بهل.

10.2also, he said: send me the camels in droves, drove after drove—أَرْسَالًا

The camels are numerous when they come to the water, and their tender brings them to the watering-trough in this way, not all together; for in that case they would press together at the trough and not satisfy their thirst.

In the CK, erroneously, اِرْسالًا.

ارسالا is with fetḥ to the hemzeh.

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It (a thing) was, or became, loose, or slack; syn. سَلِسَ . (M, TA.) Said of hair: see 1, in two places. [In like manner said of a tree, &c., It drooped; or was pendent. Said of a cheek, (to which its part. n. مُسْتَرْسِلٌ is applied as an epithet in the K voce أَسِيلٌ ,) It was, or became, lank.] الاِسْتِرْسَالُ in the pace of a beast is The going gently, deliberately, or leisurely. (TA.) [And you say, استرسلت الدَّابَّةٌ The beast went a gentle, deliberate, or leisurely, pace.] Also, [in other cases,] The being still, and steady. (TA.) Hence, (TA,) استرسل إِلَيْهِ He acted, or behaved, towards him with freedom, boldness, forwardness, or presumptuousness, and with familiarity; syn. اِنْبَسَطَ , and اِسْتَأْنَسَ ; (S, K, TA;) and was at ease, and confided in him, with respect to that which he told him: (TA:) or he acted forwardly, or impudently, towards him: he acted forwardly, impudently, freely, or familiarly, towards him, in the way of coquetry, or feigned disdain. (MA.) And استرسل الدَّهْرُ فِيهِمْ فَأَفْنَاهُمْ [ Fate made free with them, and destroyed them]. (TA in art. بهل ) Also He said, Send thou to me the camels in droves ( أَرْسَالًا [in the CK, erroneously, اِرْسالًا ]); (K, TA;) ارسالا being with fet-h to the hemzeh; i. e. drove after drove: for the camels, when they come to the water, are numerous; and their tender brings them to the watering-trough thus; not all together, as in this case they would press together upon the watering-trough and not satisfy their thirst. (TA.)

Derived nouns 19

Nounرَسْلٌ8 senses · 3 main

Core sense — easy, or gentle, in pace; hair lank, not crisp; the legs of a camelgenerated

1

Easy; said of a pace.

1.1easy in pace; said of a she-camel—مِرْسَالٌ

Easy in pace; said of a he-camel; feminine with ة. Or soft, or gentle, in pace; said of a he-camel and of a she-camel.

Its plural is مَرَاسِيلُ; or this plural means light, or active, she-camels that give you what they have to give of their own accord, and رَسْلَةٌ is applied to one of them.

a she-camel, as being likened to the arrow so called—مِرْسَالٌ
1.2a she-camel loose, or slack, in the legs, and soft in the joints—نَاقَةٌ رَسْلَةٌ القَوَائِمِ

See also another meaning assigned to this phrase in what follows.

Soft, and lax, or flaccid; apparently said of a he-camel.

1.3applied to hair: lank, not crisp—مُسْتَرْسِلٌ

In the CK, مُرْسَل.

This agrees with the explanation of استرسل in the S and K. Or: lank and pendent; or long, and lank or pendent.

1.4having much hair, or much and long hair, upon her shanks, or hind legs; said of a she-camel—رَسْلَةٌ
the same—رَسْلَةُ القَوائِمِ
the same; the shanks, or hind legs, being فِى سَاقِيْهَا—مِرْسَالٌ

For this, see the explanation given above.

But in the K, رَسْلَةٌ and مُرَاسِلٌ [not مِرْسَالٌ] are explained as adjectives applied to a woman, meaning having much and long hair upon her shanks.

1.5the legs of a camel—رِسَالٌ

This word is its singular; they are so called because of their length.

2

See also مُرَاسِلٌ.

3

And see the paragraph next following.

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Easy; applied to a pace. (M, K.) Easy in pace; applied to a he-camel: fem. with ة : (S, M, K:) or soft, or gentle, in pace; applied to a he-camel and to a she-camel: (Msb:) and مِرْسَالٌ , also, applied to a she-camel, has the former of these significations; and its pl. is مَرَاسِيلُ : (S, K:) or this pl. signifies light, or active, she-camels, that give thee what they have to give spontaneously; and رَسْلَةٌ is applied to one thereof: a she-camel is termed مِرْسَالٌ as being likened to the arrow thus called. (TA.) Soft, and lax, or flaccid: [app. applied to a he-camel; for it is added,] one says نَاقَةٌ رَسْلَةٌ القَوَائِمِ , meaning A she-camel loose, or slack, [in the legs, and] soft in the joints [thereof]. (TA. [See also another meaning assigned to this phrase in what follows.]) Applied to hair, i. q. مُسْتَرْسِلٌ ; (S, K; in the CK مُرْسَل ;) which means Lank; not crisp: (Mgh, Msb: [and so accord. to an explanation of استرسل in the S and K:]) or lank and pendent: (Msb:) or long, and lank or pendent. (AZ, Az, Msb.) And رَسْلَةٌ , (M,) or رَسْلَةُ القَوائِمِ , [of which see an explanation in what precedes,] (L, TA,) and مِرْسَالٌ , applied to a she-camel, (M, L, TA,) Having much hair, (M,) or much and long hair, (L, TA,) upon her shanks, or hind legs ( فِى سَاقِيْهَا ): (M, L, TA:) but in the K, رَسْلَةٌ and مُرَاسِلٌ [not مِرْسَالٌ ] are explained as epithets applied to a woman, meaning having much and long hair upon her shanks. (TA.) Also sing. of رِسَالٌ , (TA,) which signifies The legs of a camel: (AZ, S, K, TA:) so called because of their length. (AZ, TA.) See also مُرَاسِلٌ . And see the paragraph here next following.
Nounرِسْلٌ5 senses · 3 main

Core sense — gentleness, a deliberate or leisurely manner of acting; milkgenerated

1do such and such things at your ease; act gently, deliberately, or leisurely, in doing such and such things—اِفْعَلْ كَذَا وَكَذَا عَلَى رِسْلِكَ

Gentleness; and a deliberate, or leisurely, manner of acting or behaving; also رِسْلَةٌ [and perhaps رَسْلٌ and رَسْلَةٌ].

Like the saying عَلَى هِينَتِكَ.

the same—رَسْلِكَ
the same—رَسْلَتِكَ
they came company by company—جَاؤُوا رِسْلَةً رِسْلَةً

on this sense Sakhr-el-Ghei says, when despairing of his companions' overtaking him, his enemies surrounding him, and feeling sure of slaughter:

shāhid
لَوْ أَنَّ حَوْلِى مِنْ قُرَيْمٍ رَجْلَابِيضَ الوَجُوهِ يَحْمِلُونَ النَّبْلَالَمَنَعُونِى نَجْدَةً أَوْ رِسْلَا

that is, [If there were around me, of the family of Kureym, men on foot, fair in the faces (apparently meant figuratively), bearing arrows, they would defend me] by violent means or by gentle means; or: with fighting or without fighting.

on this sense See also a phrase cited from a tradition later in this paragraph.

1.1

And a soft, gentle saying or speech.

2milk has become abundant this year—كَثُرَ الرِّسْلُ العَامَ

The people of the desert assert that when this is so, dates are few; and that when dates are abundant, milk is scarce.

Also milk, of whatever sort it be; or, according to the Towsheeh, fresh milk.

2.1

It is said in a tradition [about the giving of the poor-rate], إِلَّا مَنْ أَعْطَى فِى نَجْدَتِهَا وَرِسْلِهَا, which is explained in two different ways.

J says it is from رِسْلٌ in the sense first explained above, meaning straitness and plenty; that is: except him who gives when they are fat and goodly, when it is difficult, or hard, for their owner to give them forth, and when they are lean, or in a middling condition. A'Obeyd says the like, and that it is similar to the saying قَالَ فُلَانٌ كَذَا عَمَّا رِسْلِهِ, meaning: such a one said such a thing holding the saying in light estimation.

Others say that it is from رِسْلٌ, meaning 'milk', which A'Obeyd disallows.

IAth says that what is meant by نجدة is straitness and drought or barrenness or dearth, and by رسل plenty and abundance of herbage or the like; because رسل, that is, milk, is plentiful only when herbage is abundant. So the meaning is: except him who gives forth the due of God both in straitness and in plenty.

3of a horse: the extremities of the عَضُدَانِ [or two arms]—رِسْلَانِ
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Gentleness; and a deliberate, or leisurely, manner of acting or behaving; as also رِسْلَةٌ ; (M, K;) [and perhaps رَسْلٌ and رَسْلَةٌ ; for] one says اِفْعَلْ كَذَا وَكَذَا عَلَى رِسْلِكَ (S, Mgh, * Msb, * CK * [but not in my MS. copy of the K nor in the copies used by SM]) and رَسْلِكَ and رَسْلَتِكَ , (CK, [but likewise wanting in MS. copies of the K,]) i. e. [Do thou such and such things] at thine ease; (Msb;) or act thou gently, deliberately, or leisurely, (S, Mgh, K, *) in doing such and such things; like as one says, عَلَى هِينَتِكَ . (S.) Sakhr-el-Ghei says, when despairing of his companions' overtaking him, his enemies surrounding him, and he feeling sure of slaughter, (M,) 1 (Skr, M, *) i. e. [If there were around me, of the family of Kureym, men on foot, fair in the faces (app. meant tropically), bearing arrows, they would defend me] by violent means or by gentle means: (Skr:) or with fighting or without fighting. (M.) [See also a phrase cited from a trad. in what follows of this paragraph.] One says also, جَاؤُوا رِسْلَةً رِسْلَةً They came company by company. (M.) لَوْ أَنَّ حَوْلِى مِنْ قُرَيْمٍ رَجْلَا | بِيضَ الوَجُوهِ يَحْمِلُونَ النَّبْلَا | لَمَنَعُونِى نَجْدَةً أَوْ رِسْلَا And A soft, gentle, saying or speech. (TA.) Also Milk, (S, M, K,) of whatever sort it be: (M, K:) or, accord. to the Towsheeh, fresh milk. (TA.) One says, كَثُرَ الرِّسْلُ العَامَ , meaning Milk has become abundant this year: and the people of the desert assert that, when this is the case, dates are few; and that, when dates are abundant, milk is scarce. (TA.) It is said in a trad. [respecting the giving of the poor-rate], إِلَّا مَنْ أَعْطَى فِى نَجْدَتِهَا وَرِسْلِهَا , (S, TA,) which is explained in two different ways: (TA:) [J says that] it is from رِسْلٌ in the sense first explained above; meaning straitness and plenty; i. e. Except him who gives when they are fat and goodly, when it is difficult, or hard, to their owner to give them forth, and when they are lean, [or] in a middling condition: (S:) and A'Obeyd says the like; and that it is similar to the saying, قَالَ فُلَانٌ كَذَا عَمَّا رِسْلِهِ , meaning Such a one said such a thing holding it (the saying) in light estimation: others say that it is from رِسْلٌ signifying “ milk; ” which A'Obeyd disallows: IAth says that what is meant by نجدة is straitness and drought or barrenness or dearth; and by رسل , plenty, and abundance of herbage or the like; because رسل , i. e. milk, is plentiful only in the case of abundance of herbage; so that the meaning is, except him who gives forth the due of God in the case of straitness and in that of plenty. (TA.) The رِسْلَانِ of a horse are The extremities of the عَضُدَانِ [or two arms]. (M, K. *)
Nounرَسَلٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — camels; a drove, or herd, of camels or of sheep or goatsgenerated

1figurative · مجازthe camels came in a drove, following one another—جَآءَتِ الإِبِلُ رَسَلًا

Camels: so explained by A'Obeyd, without any adjective. Or a drove, or herd, or a distinct collection or number, of camels, and of sheep or goats; according to ISk, from ten to twenty-five; or the رَسَل of the watering-trough is at least ten, and extends to twenty-five. The word is masculine and feminine. It is used also of horses or horsemen, and is applied to a company of men as being likened to a drove, or herd, of camels; and also to a distinct collection or number of any things. Plural أَرْسَالٌ.

the horses, or horsemen, came in successive distinct companies—جَآءَتِ الخَيْلُ أَرْسَالًا
they (men) came in successive companies—جَاءُوا أَرْسَالًا

A rájiz says:

shāhid
يَا ذَائِدَيْهَا خَوِّصَا بِأَرْسَالْوَلَا تَذُودَاهَا ذِيَادَ الضُّلَّالْ

[Drivers of them, water some before others, by droves, and do not drive them with the driving of those who stray from the right way]. That is: bring your camels near some after some, and do not let them crowd upon the watering-trough.

وَقِيرٌ كَثِيرُ الرَّسَلِ قَلِيلُ الرِّسْلِ, occurring in a tradition about a drought, is said by IKt to mean a collection of sheep or goats of which many were sent to the pasture, that is, many in number, but having little milk. But the more probable explanation of كثير الرسل is El-'Odhree's, who says that it means much dispersed in search of pasture; for the tradition relates that the camels had died, in spite of their ability to endure drought — how then should the sheep or goats be safe, and increase so as to become numerous?

1.1

Also animals, or beasts, having milk.

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Camels: (M, K:) thus expl. by A'Obeyd, without any epithet: (M:) or a drove, or herd, or a distinct collection or number, of camels, (S, M, * Msb, K,) and of sheep or goats, (S, K,) accord. to ISk from ten to twenty-five, (TA,) or the رَسَل of the watering-trough is at least ten, and extending to twenty-five; and the word is masc. and fem.; (M;) and also of horses or horsemen; (S;) applied to a company of men (Mgh, Msb) as being likened to a drove, or herd, of camels: (Msb:) and also a distinct collection or number of any things: (M, K:) pl. أَرْسَالٌ . (S, M, Mgh, Msb, K.) A rájiz says, 1 [O ye two drivers of them, water some before others, by droves, and drive them not with the driving of those who err from the right way]: (S, TA:) i. e. bring near your camels some after some, and do not let them crowd upon the water-ing-trough. (TA.) And one says, جَآءَتِ الإِبِلُ رَسَلًا The camels came [in a drove, or] following one another. (IAmb, TA.) And جَآءَتِ الخَيْلُ أَرْسَالًا , i. e. [The horses, or horsemen, came] in successive distinct companies. (S, TA.) And جَاءُوا أَرْسَالًا They (men) came in successive companies. (Msb. [And the like is said in the Mgh and in the TA.]) وَقِيرٌ كَثِيرُ الرَّسَلِ قَلِيلُ الرِّسْلِ , occurring in a trad. relating to a drought, is said by IKt to mean [A collection of sheep or goats] of which many were sent to the pasture, i. e. many in number, but having little milk but the more probable explanation of كثير الرسل is that of El-'Odhree, who says that it means much dispersed in search of pasture: for the trad. relates that the camels had died, notwithstanding their ability to endure drought: how then should the sheep or goats be safe, and increase so as to become numerous? (IAth, TA.) يَا ذَائِدَيْهَا خَوِّصَا بِأَرْسَالْ | وَلَا تَذُودَاهَا ذِيَادَ الضُّلَّالْ Also Animals, or beasts, having milk. (M, TA.)
Nounرُسُلٌ2 senses

Core sense — a young girl who has not yet worn the veilgenerated

1

A young girl who has not worn the [muffler, or veil, called] خَمَار.

2

Also a plural of رَسُولٌ.

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A young girl, that has not worn the [muffler, or veil, called] خَمَار . (K.) Also a pl. of رَسُولٌ . (S, M, &c.)
Nounرَسْلَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a soft, or delicate, condition of life; heaviness, lazinessgenerated

1they are in a soft, or delicate, condition of life—هُمْ فِى رَسْلَةٍ مِنَ العَيْشِ

A soft, or delicate, condition of life.

1.1a man in whom is heaviness, and the like—رَجُلٌ فِيهِ رَسْلَةٌ

And heaviness, sluggishness, laziness, or indolence.

1.2

See also رِسْلٌ, first sentence.

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A soft, or delicate condition of life: you say, هُمْ فِى رَسْلَةٍ مِنَ العَيْشِ They are in a soft, or delicate, condition of life. (M.) And Heaviness, sluggishness, laziness, or indolence: (M, K:) you say رَجُلٌ فِيهِ رَسْلَةٌ A man in whom is heaviness, &c. (M.) See also رِسْلٌ , first sentence.
Nounرِسْلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — gentleness; a deliberate, or leisurely, manner of actinggenerated

1

See رِسْلٌ, in two places.

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: see رِسْلٌ , in two places.
Nounرِسَالٌ2 senses

Core sense — light, or active, she-camels, easy in pacegenerated

1

See رَسْلٌ (of which this is the plural), near the end of that paragraph.

2

And see also مُرَاسِلٌ.

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: see رَسْلٌ (of which it is the pl.), near the end of the paragraph: and see also مُرَاسِلٌ .
Nounرَسُولٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a messenger, one sent with a message; an apostle of Godgenerated

1

The same as رِسَالَةٌ: see that word, in five places.

1.1one who has a message; that is, a messenger—ذُو رَسُولٍ

That is, ذُو رِسَالَةٍ; the same as مُرْسَلٌ, meaning one sent with a message; of the measure فَعُولٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولٌ [or rather مُفْعَلٌ].

Often it means an apostle of God; and with the article, ال, it is especially applied to Mohammad.

According to IAmb, its meaning in the proper language of the Arabs is one who carries on by consecutive stages the relating of the tidings of him who has sent him; taken from the phrase جَآءَتِ الإِبِلُ رَسَلًا, meaning 'the camels came following one another'.

I know and declare that Mohammad is the relater by consecutive stages of the tidings from God—أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ ٱللّٰه

This is the saying of the Muëdhdhin; or, as commonly understood: I testify that Mohammad is the apostle of God.

A رَسُول is also called مِرْسَالٌ, as being likened to the arrow so termed.

The plural of رَسُولٌ is رُسُلٌ, رُسْلٌ, and رُسَلَآءٌ, and also أَرْسُلٌ.

This last [is a plural of paucity, and] occurs in the saying of the Hudhalee:

shāhid 1
لَوْكَانَ فِى قَلْبِى كَقَدْرِ قُلَامَةٍحُبًا لِغَيْرِكِ قَدْ أَتَاهَا أَرْسُلِى

[Had there been in my heart as much as a nail-paring of love for another than you, my messengers (or, according to the TA, apparently, my messages) had come to her].

IJ says that he has given to رَسُولٌ this form of plural, which regularly belongs to feminines of this class of words (of four letters, the third being a letter of prolongation), such as أَتَانٌ, عَنَاقٌ and عُقَابٌ, because women are meant by it, as they are generally the persons required to serve in cases of this kind.

رَسُولٌ is applied without change to a male and a female, and to one [and to two] and to a plural number; sometimes, that is, it is allowable to apply it so. Hence the following.

truly we are the apostles of the Lord of the beings of the whole world—إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ
truly we are the two apostles of your Lord—إِنَّا رَسُولَا رَبِّكَ

In the Qur'ān 26:15.

MF says that in chapter 20, verse 49, we find this, the dual form being used here; and Z says in the Ksh that in this instance it means the messengers, and therefore the dual is necessarily used, but in chapter 26 it means the message, and therefore it is allowable to use it alike, when applying it as an adjective, as singular, dual and plural.

Aboo-Is-hak the Grammarian says that the meaning here is إِنَّا رِسَالَةٌ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ, that is, ذَوُو رِسالَةِ: truly we are those that have the message, and the like.

But رَسُولٌ, as meaning a messenger, is like عَدُوٌّ and صَديقٌ in being used alike as masculine and feminine, and singular [and dual] and plural.

Aboo-Dhu-eyb uses it in the sense of رُسُل in his saying:

shāhid 2
أَلِكْنِى إِلَيْهَا وَخَيْرُ الرَّسُولِ أَعْلَمُهُمْ بِنَوَاحِى الخَبَرْ

[Be my messenger to her: and the best of messengers is the one who knows best the bounds, or limits, of the tidings].

and the people of Noah, when they charged the apostles with lying, we drowned them—وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ لَمَّ كَذَّبُوا الرُّسُلَ أَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ

See form 4.

This saying is in the Qur'ān 25:39. Zj says it may mean that they charged Noah alone with lying, for one who charges a prophet with lying charges all the prophets with it, since they believe in God and in all his apostles; or the general term may here be used as meaning one, as when you say أَنْتَ مِمَّنْ يُنْفِقُ الدَّرَاهِمَ, meaning: you are of those who expend the kind of things termed دراهم.

1.2figurative · مجازarrows are the messengers of death, or of the decrees of death—السِّهَامُ رُسُلُ المَنَايَا
1.3

See also the next paragraph.

Qur’ānic occurrences رَسُول 4 shown of 292
26:107
إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust:

26:125
إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust:

26:143
إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.

77:11
وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ

And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect);-

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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i. q. رِسَالَةٌ : (S, M, K:) see the latter, in five places. Hence, as meaning ذُو رَسُولٍ , i. e. ذُو رِسَالَةٍ [One who has a message; i. e. a messenger]; (TA;) i. q. مُرْسَلٌ , (S, M, K,) meaning one sent with a message; (S;) of the measure فَعُولٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولٌ [or rather مُفْعَلٌ ]: (Msb:) [and often meaning an apostle of God; and with the article ال especially applied to Mohammad:] accord. to IAmb, its meaning in the proper language of the Arabs is one who carries on by consecutive progressions the relation of the tidings of him who has sent him; taken from the phrase جَآءَتِ الإِبِلُ رَسَلًا , meaning “ The camels came following one another: ” and the saying of the Muëdhdhin, أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ ٱللّٰه means I know [or acknowledge] and declare that Mohammad is the relater by consecutive progressions of the tidings from God: (TA:) [or, as commonly understood, I testify that Mohammad is the apostle of God:] a رَسُول is also called مِرْسَالٌ , as being likened to the arrow thus termed: (TA:) the pl. of رَسُولٌ is رُسُلٌ (S, M, Msb, K) and رُسْلٌ (S, Msb) and رُسَلَآءٌ , (M, K,) which last is from IAar, (M,) or Fr, (Sgh,) and أَرْسُلٌ , (M, K,) which [is a pl. of pauc., and] occurs in the saying of the Hudhalee, 1 [Had there been in my heart as much as a nailparing of love for another than thee, my messengers (or, accord. to the TA, app., my messages) had come to her]: respecting which IJ says that he has given to رَسُولٌ this form of pl., which is [regularly] proper to feminines [of this class of words, consisting of four letter whereof the third is a letter of prolongation], such as أَتَانٌ and عَنَاقٌ and عُقَابٌ , because women are meant thereby, as they, generally, are the persons required to serve in cases of this kind: (M:) [for] رَسُولٌ is applied without variation to a male and a female, and to one [and to two] and to a pl. number; (S, M, Msb, K;) sometimes: (M:) i. e., it is allowable thus to apply it: (Msb:) hence, (S, K,) in the Kur [xxvi. 15], (S,) إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ [Verily we are the apostles of the Lord of the beings of the whole world]: (S, K:) MF says, in ch. xx. [verse 49], we find إِنَّا رَسُولَا رَبِّكَ [Verily we are the two apostles of thy Lord]; the dual form being here used: and Z says, in the Ksh, that in this instance it means the messengers, and therefore the dual form is necessarily used; but in ch. xxvi. it means the message, and therefore it is allowable to use it alike, when applying it as an epithet, as sing. and dual and pl.: Aboo-Is-hak the Grammarian says that the meaning here is, إِنَّا رِسَالَةٌ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ , i. e. ذَوُو رِسالَةِ [Verily we are those that have the message &c.]: (TA:) [but] رَسُولٌ [as meaning a messenger] is like عَدُوٌّ and صَديقٌ [&c.] in its being used alike as masc. and fem. and sing. [and dual] and pl.: (Sgh, TA:) Aboo-Dhu-eyb uses it in the sense of رُسُل in his saying, 2 [Be thou my messenger to her: and the best of messengers is the most knowing of them in respect of the bounds, or limits, of the tidings]. (M.) See 4. The saying in the Kur [xxv. 39], وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ لَمَّ كَذَّبُوا الرُّسُلَ أَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ [lit. And the people of Noah, when they charged with lying the apostles, we drowned them], Zj says, may mean that they charged with lying Noah alone; for he who charges with lying a prophet charges therewith all the prophets, since they believe in God and in all his apostles; or the general term may be here used as meaning one; like as when you say, أَنْتَ مِمَّنْ يُنْفِقُ الدَّرَاهِمَ , meaning “ Thou art of those who expend the kind of things termed دراهم . ” (M.) لَوْكَانَ فِى قَلْبِى كَقَدْرِ قُلَامَةٍ | حُبًا لِغَيْرِكِ قَدْ أَتَاهَا أَرْسُلِى أَلِكْنِى إِلَيْهَا وَخَيْرُ الرَّسُو | لِ أَعْلَمُهُمْ بِنَوَاحِى الخَبَرْ One says also, السِّهَامُ رُسُلُ المَنَايَا [Arrows are the messengers of death, or of the decrees of death]. (TA.) See also the next paragraph.
Nounرَسِيلٌ10 senses · 3 main

Core sense — easy; one who alternates with another in shooting or singing; a stallion-camelgenerated

1

Easy. It occurs in the saying of Jubeyhà El-Asadee:

shāhid
وَقُمْتُ رَسِيلًا بِالَّذِى جَآءَ يَبْتَغِىإِلَيْهِ بَلِيجَ الوَجْهِ لَسْتُ بِبَاسِرِ

[And I undertook, or managed, with ease, that which he came seeking to obtain; bright in countenance to him: I was not frowning].

2this is the stallion of the camels of the sons of such a one—هٰذَا رَسِيلُ بَنِى فُلَانٍ

Also a stallion-camel of the Arabian race, that is sent among the شَوْل [or she-camels that have passed seven or eight months since the period of their bringing forth] in order that he may cover them.

the sons of such a one sent the stallion of their camels—أَرْسَلَ بَنُو فُلَانٍ رَسِيلَهُمْ

As though it were of the measure فَعِيلٌ in the sense of the measure مُفْعَلٌ, from أَرْسَلَ.

2.1

And, according to some, a horse that is started with another in a race.

2.2

[In the CK and in a manuscript copy of the K, under عَمُودٌ, it occurs as though meaning the scout, or emissary, or perhaps the advanced guard, of an army; but in other copies of the K here, according to the TA, and in the L, the word is رَئِيس.]

2.3

The same as مُرَاسِلٌ, meaning one who interchanges messages or letters with another: see form 3.

2.4he who stands with the man in a competition in shooting, or in some other performance—رَسِيلُ الرَّجُلِ

The person who stands with you in a competition in shooting and the like; in the K, المُوَافِقُ لَكَ, where this explanation is wrongly assigned to رَسُولٌ.

So يَقِفُ مَعَهُ in Har p. 544; or he who acts interchangeably, or alternates, with the man, يُرَاسِلُهُ in the S.

one who relieves, or aids, another, in singing and in work, by alternating with him—مُرَاسِلٌ

In singing, by taking up the strain when the other is unable to continue it [so as to accomplish the cadence]; in work, by taking up the work when the other is unable to continue it; or one who so relieves, or aids, another in singing with a high voice; the same as مُتَالٍ; or one who aids another, or relieves him by alternating with him, or who follows him, or imitates him, in his work.

he is the person who relieves him, or aids him, by alternating with him, in singing and the like—هُوَ رَسِيلُهُ فِى الغِنَآءِ وَنَحْوِهِ
2.5

See also رِسَالَةٌ, in two places.

3

Also wide, or ample.

3.1

A thing little in quantity, or incomplete. الشَّىْءُ اللَّطِيفُ in the copies of the K should be الشَّىْءُ الطَّفِيفُ, as in the Moheet.

3.2

And sweet water.

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Easy: occurring in the saying of Jubeyhà El-Asadee, 1 [And I undertook, or managed, with ease, that which he came seeking to obtain; bright in countenance to him: I was not frowning]. (TA.) وَقُمْتُ رَسِيلًا بِالَّذِى جَآءَ يَبْتَغِى | إِلَيْهِ بَلِيجَ الوَجْهِ لَسْتُ بِبَاسِرِ Also A stallion-camel (K, * TA) of the Arabian race, that is sent among the شَوْل [or she-camels that have passed seven or eight months since the period of their bringing forth] in order that he may leap them: one says, هٰذَا رَسِيلُ بَنِى فُلَانٍ This is the stallion of the camels of the sons of such a one: and أَرْسَلَ بَنُو فُلَانٍ رَسِيلَهُمْ [The sons of such a one sent the stallion of their camels]: as though it were of the measure فَعِيلٌ in the sense of the measure مُفْعَلٌ , from أَرْسَلَ . (TA.) And accord. to some, A horse that is started with another in a race. (Har p. 544.) [In the CK and in a MS. copy of the K, voce عَمُودٌ , it occurs as though meaning The scout, or emissary, or perhaps the advanced guard, of an army: but in other copies of the K, in this instance, accord. to the TA, and in the L, the word is رَئِيس .] I. q. مُرَاسِلٌ [as meaning one who interchanges messages or letters with another: see 3]. (S, K.) The person who stands with thee ( المُوَاقِفُ لَكَ [in the K (in which this explanation is erroneously assigned to رَسُولٌ ) المُوَافِقُ لَكَ in a competition in shooting and the like: (M:) [i. e.] رَسِيلُ الرَّجُلِ signifies he who stands with the man, ( يَقِفُ مَعَهُ , Har p. 544,) or he who acts interchangeably, or alternates, with the man, ( يُرَاسِلُهُ , S,) in a competition in shooting, or in some other performance. (S and Har.) And, as also مُرَاسِلٌ , One who relieves, or aids, another, in singing and in work, [by alternating with him, i. e.,] in the former case, by taking up the strain when the other is unable to continue it [so as to accomplish the cadence (see 6)], and in the latter case by taking up the work when the other is unable to continue it; or one who so relieves, or aids, another in singing with a high voice; i. q. مُتَالٍ : or one who aids another, [or relieves him, by alternating with him,] or who follows him, or imitates him, in his work. (IAar, Msb.) One says, هُوَ رَسِيلُهُ فِى الغِنَآءِ وَنَحْوِهِ [He is the person who relieves him, or aids him, by alternating with him, in singing and the like thereof]. (TA.) See also رِسَالَةٌ , in two places. Also Wide, or ample. (K.) A thing little in quantity, or incomplete: الشَّىْءُ اللَّطِيفُ in the copies of the K should be الشَّىْءُ الطَّفِيفُ , as in the Moheet (TA.) And Sweet water. (K.)
Nounرَسَالَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a message; a lettergenerated

1

See the next paragraph.

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Nounرِسَالَةٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a message; a letter; a tract, or small treatisegenerated

1

This word, and رَسَالَةٌ, رَسُولٌ and رَسِيلٌ, all mean the same: a message; a letter [a communication sent from one person or party to another, oral or written]; nouns from أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ.

The plural of the first is رَسَائِلُ; and أَرْسُلٌ is the plural of رَسُولٌ in the sense of رِسَالَةٌ, and is of the feminine gender. [See the first of the two verses cited under رَسُولٌ.]

One says أَرْسَلْتُ فُلَانًا فِى رِسَالَةٍ and رَسُولًا أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ: see form 4.

A poet, El-Ash'ar El-Joafee, says:

shāhid 1
أَلَا أَبْلغْ أَبَا عَمْرٍو رَسُولًابِأَنِّى عَنْ فُتَاحَتِكُمْ غَنِىُّ

[Now deliver to Aboo-'Amr a message, saying that I am in no need of your judging]; or بَنِى عَمْرٍو [the sons of 'Amr]; he means عَنْ حُكْمكُمْ.

And hence the saying of Kutheiyir:

shāhid 2
لَقَدْ كَذَبَ الوَاشُونَ مَا بُحْتُ عِنْدَهُمْبِسِرٍّ وَلَا أَرْسَلْتُهُمْ بِرَسُولِ

[Assuredly the slanderers have lied: I revealed no secret in their presence, nor did I send them with a message]; or, as some relate the second hemistich:

shāhid 3
بِلَيْلَى وَلَا أَرْسَلْتُهُمْ بِرَسِيلِ

[that is, I revealed not the case of Leyla, nor did I send them with a message]; so cited by Th.

1.1a tract, or small treatise or discourse—رِسَالَةٌ

A مَجَلَّة [i.e. book, or writing, relating to science, or on any subject] containing a few questions, inquiries, or problems, of one kind. Plural رَسَائِلُ.

1.2

And apostleship; the apostolic office or function.

1.3the رَخَمَة [or female of the vultur percnopterus]; a surname for it—أُمُّ رِسَالَةَ

In a copy of the K, أُمُّ رِسَالَةٍ.

In the CK, رَحْمَة.

Qur’ānic occurrences رِسَالَة
5:67
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ۖ وَإِن لَّمْ تَفْعَلْ فَمَا بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَتَهُۥ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

O Messenger! proclaim the (message) which hath been sent to thee from thy Lord. If thou didst not, thou wouldst not have fulfilled and proclaimed His mission. And Allah will defend thee from men (who mean mischief). For Allah guideth not those who reject Faith.

6:124
وَإِذَا جَآءَتْهُمْ ءَايَةٌ قَالُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ حَتَّىٰ نُؤْتَىٰ مِثْلَ مَآ أُوتِىَ رُسُلُ ٱللَّهِ ۘ ٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ حَيْثُ يَجْعَلُ رِسَالَتَهُۥ ۗ سَيُصِيبُ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ صَغَارٌ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَعَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَمْكُرُونَ

When there comes to them a sign (from Allah), They say: "We shall not believe until we receive one (exactly) like those received by Allah's messengers." Allah knoweth best where (and how) to carry out His mission. Soon will the wicked be overtaken by humiliation before Allah, and a severe punishment, for all their plots.

7:79
فَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ لَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكُمْ رِسَالَةَ رَبِّى وَنَصَحْتُ لَكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تُحِبُّونَ ٱلنَّـٰصِحِينَ

So Salih left them, saying: "O my people! I did indeed convey to you the message for which I was sent by my Lord: I gave you good counsel, but ye love not good counsellors!"

7:144
قَالَ يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنِّى ٱصْطَفَيْتُكَ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ بِرِسَـٰلَـٰتِى وَبِكَلَـٰمِى فَخُذْ مَآ ءَاتَيْتُكَ وَكُن مِّنَ ٱلشَّـٰكِرِينَ

(Allah) said: "O Moses! I have chosen thee above (other) men, by the mission I (have given thee) and the words I (have spoken to thee): take then the (revelation) which I give thee, and be of those who give thanks."

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(S, M, Msb, K) and رَسَالَةٌ (M, K) and رَسُولٌ (S, M, Msb, K) and رَسِيلٌ (Th, M, K) signify the same, (S, M, Msb, K,) A message; and a letter; (MA in explanation of the first, and KL in explanation of the first and third;) [a communication sent from one person or party to another, oral or written;] substs. from أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ : (M, K: *) the pl. of the first is رَسَائِلُ ; (Msb;) and أَرْسُلٌ is pl. of رَسُولٌ in the sense of رِسَالَةٌ , and of the fem. gender. (TA. [See the former of the two verses cited voce رَسُولٌ .]) You say, أَرْسَلْتُ فُلَانًا فِى رِسَالَةٍ : (S:) and رَسُولًا أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ : (MA:) see 4. A poet says, (S,) namely El-Ash'ar El-Joafee, (TA,) 1 [Now deliver thou to Aboo-' Amr a message, saying that I am in no need of your judging]: (S:) or بَنِى عَمْرٍو [the sons of ' Amr]: he means, عَنْ حُكْمكُمْ . (TA.) And hence the saying of Kutheiyir, 2 [Assuredly the slanderers have lied: I revealed not in their presence a secret, nor did I send them with a message]: (S, TA:) or, as some relate the second hemistich, (TA,) 3 [i. e. I revealed not the case of Leyla, nor did I send them with a message]: thus cited by Th. (M, TA.) أَلَا أَبْلغْ أَبَا عَمْرٍو رَسُولًا | بِأَنِّى عَنْ فُتَاحَتِكُمْ غَنِىُّ لَقَدْ كَذَبَ الوَاشُونَ مَا بُحْتُ عِنْدَهُمْ | بِسِرٍّ وَلَا أَرْسَلْتُهُمْ بِرَسُولِ بِلَيْلَى وَلَا أَرْسَلْتُهُمْ بِرَسِيلِ رِسَالَةٌ also signifies [A tract, or small treatise or discourse;] a مَجَلَّة [i. e. book, or writing, relating to science, or on any subject.] comprising a few questions, inquiries, or problems, of one kind: pl. رَسَائِلُ . (TA.) And Apostleship; the apostolic office or function. (MA.) أُمُّ رِسَالَةَ [in a copy of the K أُمُّ رِسَالَةٍ ] The رَخَمَة [or female of the vultur percnopterus, in the CK رَحْمَة ]: (M, K, TA:) a surname thereof. (TA.)
Nounالرُّسَيْلَى1 sense

Core sense — a certain small beast, reptile, or insectgenerated

1

A certain small beast, or reptile, or insect; explained by the word دُوَيْبَّةٌ; in [some of] the copies of the K, erroneously, الرُّسَيْلَآءُ.

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A certain small beast or reptile or insect; expl. by the word دُوَيْبَّةٌ : (M, K, TA:) in [some of] the copies of the K, erroneously, الرُّسَيْلَآءُ . (TA.)
Nounرُسَيْلَاتٌ1 sense

Core sense — little messages, or little sayingsgenerated

1he held the saying, or speech, in light, or little, or mean, estimation, or in contempt—أَلْقَى الكَلَامَ عَلَى رُسَيْلَاتِهِ

Diminutive of رسلات [i.e. رِسَلَاتٌ], the plural of رِسْلٌ [or rather of its synonym رِسْلَةٌ].

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dim. of رسلات [i. e. رِسَلَاتٌ ] pl. of رِسْلٌ [or rather of its syn. رِسْلَةٌ ]: hence the saying, (TA,) أَلْقَى الكَلَامَ عَلَى رُسَيْلَاتِهِ , i. e. He held the saying, or speech, in light, or little, or mean, estimation; or in contempt. (M, K, TA.)
Nounالرَّاسِلَانِ1 sense

Core sense — the two shoulder-blades; or two veins in themgenerated

1

The two shoulder-blades; or two veins in them.

One who says that they are two veins in the two hands, pointing to what is found in the copies of the Mj of IF [in which فِى الكَفَّيْنِ is put in the place of فى الكَتِفِيْنِ], is in error.

Or the وَابِلَتَانِ [a word variously explained].

In the copies of the K, الرَّابِلَتَانِ is wrongly put for الوَابِلَتَانِ.

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The two shoulder-blades: or two veins therein: (M, K:) he who says that they are two veins in the two hands, (K,) pointing to what is found in the copies of the Mj of IF, [in which فِى الكَفَّيْنِ is put in the place of فى الكَتِفِيْنِ ,] (TA,) is in error: (K:) or the وَابِلَتَانِ [q. v., a word variously explained]: (M, TA:) in the copies of the K, الرَّابِلَتَانِ is erroneously put for الوَابِلَتَانِ . (TA.)
Nounمُرْسَلٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — sent, sent forth; of a tradition, with an untraced chain of ascriptiongenerated

1

See رَسُولٌ, second sentence.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredapplied to a tradition: one whose ascription is not traced up so as to reach its author—حَدِيثٌ

الأَحَادِيثُ المُرْسَلَةُ means the traditions that one relates on the authority of a تَابِعِىّ, tracing the ascription up to him without a break, where the تابعىّ says, 'The Apostle of God (May God bless and save him) said', without mentioning a صَحَابِىّ who heard it from the Apostle of God.

مَرَاسِيلُ is the [plural, or] ism jamʿ of مُرْسَلٌ used in this way [or rather used as a noun, or as an adjective in which the quality of a noun is predominant], as مَنَاكِيرُ is of مُنْكَرٌ.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

In lexicology it means, like مُنْقَطِعٌ, that of which the series of transmitters is interrupted: as a word or the like handed down by IDrd on the authority of AZ [with whom he was not contemporary, without his mentioning the intermediate transmitters].

Such is not admitted as beyond question, because exactness is a condition of accepting what is transmitted, and the exactness of one who is not named is not known. So in the Mz, 4th نوع.

1.3

مَجَازٌ مُرْسَلٌ: see the article on جوز.

1.4

[See also the next paragraph.]

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: see رَسُولٌ , second sentence. Applied to a tradition ( حَدِيثٌ ), it means Of which the ascription is not traced up so as to reach to its author: (Msb:) [i.e.] الأَحَادِيثُ المُرْسَلَةُ means the traditions which one relates as on the authority of a تَابِعِىّ , (K TA,) by tracing up the ascription thereof uninterruptedly to him, (TA,) when the تابعىّ says, “ The Apostle of God (May God bless and save him) said, ” without mentioning a صَحَابِىّ (K, TA) who heard it from the Apostle of God: (TA: [and the like is said in the Mgh:]) مَرَاسِيلُ is the [pl. or] quasi-pl. n. of مُرْسَلٌ thus used, [or rather used as a subst., or as an epithet in which the quality of a subst. is predominant,] like as مَنَاكِيرُ is of مُنْكَرٌ . (Mgh.) In lexicology, it means, like مُنْقَطِعٌ , That of which the series of transmitters is interrupted: as a word &c. handed down by IDrd as on the authority of AZ [with whom he was not contemporary, without his mentioning the intermediate transmitters]: and such is not admitted [as unquestionable]; because exactness is a condition of the admission of what is transmitted, and the exactness of him who is not mentioned is not known. (Mz 4th نوع .) مَجَازٌ مُرْسَلٌ : see art. جوز . [See also the next paragraph.]
Nounمُرْسَلَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a necklace falling upon the bosom; the winds that are sent forthgenerated

1

A قِلَادَة [or necklace]; or a long قلادة that falls upon the bosom; or a قلادة on which are beads and the like.

1.1the winds that are sent forth—المُرْسَلَاتُ

As used in the Qur'ān 77:1. By عُرْفًا, which follows it, is meant consecutively, like [the several portions of] the mane of the horse. Or: the angels so sent forth; or the horses that are started, one following another, in the racecourse.

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A قِلَادَة [or necklace], (M,) or a long قلادة , (IDrd, O, K,) that falls upon the bosom: (IDrd, M, O, K:) or a قلادة upon which are beads &c. (Yz, O, K.) As used in the Kur [lxxvii. 1], (M,) المُرْسَلَاتُ means The winds (S, M, K, TA) that are sent forth, [by عُرْفًا , which follows it, being meant consecutively,] like [the several portions of] the mane of the horse: (TA:) or the angels [so sent forth]: (Th, S, M, K, TA:) or the horses (M, K, TA) that are started, [one following another,] in the racecourse. (TA.)
Nounمِرْسَالٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who sends the morsel into his throat; a short, or small, arrowgenerated

1

One who sends the morsel that he eats into his throat; or one who throws the branch forth from his hand, when he goes in a place of trees, in order to hurt his companion.

1.1

A short arrow; or a small arrow.

1.2

See also رَسْلٌ, in three places.

1.3

And see رَسُولٌ.

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One who sends the morsel [that he eats] into his fauces: or who throws forth the branch from his hand, (O, K,) when he goes in a place of trees, (O,) in order that he may hurt his companion. (O, K.) A short arrow: (S, O:) or a small arrow. (K.) See also رَسْلٌ , in three places. And see رَسُولٌ .
Nounمُرَاسِلٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a woman who interchanges messages with the men who demand her in marriagegenerated

1

See رَسْلٌ.

2

See also رَسِيلٌ, in two places.

2.1

Also a woman who interchanges messages, or letters, with the men who demand women in marriage; or one whose husband has become separated from her in any manner, by having died or having divorced her; or one who has become advanced in age but has in her some remains of youth; or one whose husband has died, or who has perceived that he desires to divorce her, and who therefore adorns herself for another man, and interchanges messages, or letters, with him by means of the men who demand women in marriage, and who has in her some remains of youth — though this addition is more properly mentioned in an earlier explanation.

The noun [apparently meaning the state, or condition, of a woman so termed] is رِسَالٌ.

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: see رَسْلٌ . See also رَسِيلٌ , in two places. Also A woman who interchanges messages, or letters, with the men who demand women in marriage: or whose husband has become separated from her (M, K, TA) in any manner, (M, TA,) by his having died or his having divorced her: (TA:) or who has become advanced in age, (M, K, TA,) but has in her some remains of youth: (M, TA:) or whose husband has died, or who has perceived that he desires to divorce her, and who therefore adorns herself for another man, and interchanges messages, or letters, with him (S, K, * TA) by means of the men who demand women in marriage, (TA,) and who has in her some remains (K, TA) of youth; but this addition is more properly mentioned in a former explanation. (TA.) The subst. [app. meaning The state, or condition, of a woman such as is thus termed] is رِسَالٌ . (M, TA.)
Nounمُسْتَرْسِلٌ2 senses

Core sense — loose, or slack; lank, drooping; resigning himself to deathgenerated

1

See رَسْلٌ.

2seeking, or courting, death or slaughter; resigning himself to death, and not caring for death—مُسْتَرْسِلٌ لِلْمَوْتِ

The same as مُسْتَميتٌ and مُسْتَقِْتلٌ. So in the A and TA, in the article on موت.

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: see رَسْلٌ . مُسْتَرْسِلٌ لِلْمَوْتِ i. q. مُسْتَميتٌ and مُسْتَقِْتلٌ [i. e. Seeking, or courting, death or slaughter; resigning, or subjecting, himself to death, and not caring for death]. (A and TA in art. موت .)