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title: "مَسْؤُول (masʾūl) meaning in Arabic: responsible; official"
description: "مَسْؤُول (masʾūl) means “responsible; official”. Root س·أ·ل, pattern مَفْعُول, level B1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
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# مَسْؤُول

*masʾūl* · **responsible; official**

مَسْؤُول (masʾūl) is an Arabic adjective meaning “responsible; official”. It is built on the root س·أ·ل in the pattern مَفْعُول. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B1.

- Part of speech: Adjective
- Root: س·أ·ل
- Pattern: مَفْعُول
- Level: B1

## Words from the root س·أ·ل

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root س·أ·ل with مَسْؤُول; each opens its own entry.

- [سُؤَال](https://fasaha.app/w/sual) — suʾāl, question (A1)

## How to read مَسْؤُول, letter by letter

5 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- م — ميم (mīm): m
- س — سين (sīn): s
- ؤ — همزة على واو (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”
- و — واو (wāw): w, or a long u
- ل — لام (lām): l

## Questions about مَسْؤُول

### What is the root of مَسْؤُول?

The root of مَسْؤُول is س·أ·ل. Words built on the same root include سُؤَال (question).

### What pattern does مَسْؤُول follow?

مَسْؤُول follows the pattern مَفْعُول, with the root letters س·أ·ل poured into it.

### What level is مَسْؤُول?

Fasaha first uses مَسْؤُول at level B1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)