Etymology

ressala

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Today it means: An Indian cavalry regiment. Full definition →

Hindi रिसाला ← Classical Persian رساله ← Arabic رِسَالَة
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromرِسَالَة
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromرساله
  3. Hindi · borrowed fromरिसाला
  4. English todayressala

From Hindi रिसाला (risālā), from Classical Persian رساله (risāla), from Arabic رِسَالَة (risāla)

Words from the same roots

Arabicرِسَالَة all →

ressaldar

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.