English → Arabic
letter in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- risāla
- Arabizi
risala- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- رِسَائِلٌ risāʾil
- Root
- ر س ل
Other meanings
- حَرْف ḥarf — letter · character of an alphabet
How to use it
رِسَالَةٌ is the everyday word for a written message sent by post or electronically. It is feminine; the plural رِسَائِلٌ is irregular. حَرْفٌ means a single alphabetic character, useful when talking about spelling. Both are masculine/feminine as shown.
Example sentences
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أَرسَلْتُ رِسَالَةً إِلَى صَدِيقِي.
Arsaltu risālatan ilā ṣadīqī.
I sent a letter to my friend.
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قَرَأْتُ الحَرْفَ الأَوَّلَ فِي الكِتَابِ.
Qaraʾtu al-ḥarfa al-awwala fī al-kitābi.
I read the first letter of the book.
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تَلَقَّيْتُ رِسَالَةً جَدِيدَةً مِنَ المَكْتَبِ.
Talaqqaytu risālatan jadīda min al-maktabi.
I received a new letter from the office.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
It's a letter.
انها رسالة.
Letter to Botswana
رسالة إلى بوتسوانا
He wrote a letter.
هو كتب رسالةً.
Unpublished letter.
() رسالة غير منشورة.
Who wrote a letter?
من كتب رسالة؟
The letter returned.
عادت الرّسالة.
Letter from Palestine
رسالة من فلسطين
Letter of transmittal
خطاب الإحالة
Who wrote the letter?
من كتب الرسالة؟
I'm writing a letter.
أكتب رسالة.
The letter was written.
كُتبت الرّسالة.
An email letter (also L-mail and letter mail) is a letter which sent as an email using a computer then printed out and delivered as a traditional (physical) letter.
إن رسالة البريد الإلكتروني (التي تُعرف أيضًا باسم L-mail بالإنجليزية وبريد الرسالات) هي رسالة يتم إرسالها كبريد إلكتروني باستخدام جهاز كمبيوتر، ثم يتم طباعتها وتسليمها كرسالة (مادية) تقليدية.
Questions and answers
Can رِسَالَةٌ refer to an email?
Yes, in modern usage رِسَالَةٌ also covers electronic messages.
What is the plural of حَرْفٌ?
The plural is حُرُوفٌ.
Related words and expressions
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