ressalahn.

Brit.

/rəˈsɑːlə/, U.S.

/rəˈsɑlə/

Forms:

α. 1700s–1800s rissalla, 1800s risalah, 1800s rissalah, 1800s rissallah, 1800s– risala, 1800s– rissala, 1900s– risallah.

β. 1700s rosollar, 1800s russalah.

γ. 1800s ressala, 1800s– ressalah, 1900s– ressallah.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu risāla; Persian risāla.

Etymology: < Urdu risāla and its etymon Persian risāla < Arabic risāla message, mission < arsala to send.

Now historical.

A troop of Indian or South Asian soldiers in the British Indian army, spec. a cavalry troop. Cf. rissaldar n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > regiment > division of cavalry regiment

turm1483

gendarmerie1551

standard1571

cornet1583

troop1590

Light Dragoon1700

squadron1702

ressalah1758

sotnia1863

1758 W. Hastings Let. in G. R. Gleig Mem. (1841) I. 70 Shokum Sing and Harroon Cawn (formerly of Roy Doollub's Rissalla).

1800 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1844) I. 147 Charged with having endeavoured to seduce from the service of..the Rajah of Mysore a russalah of horse.

1846 Times 23 Feb. 5/1 The party under Captain Colebrooke,..which numbered a Ressala of the Shekawatee brigade,..have been successful.

1862 H. Beveridge Comprehensive Hist. India III. viii. iv. 366 Ghuznee to be garrisoned by the 16th native infantry, a ressalah of Skinner's horse [etc.].

1917 Times 6 Feb. 10/6 This was the corps which originated the use of the khaki uniform, earning, on account of its dust-colour equipment, the name Khaki Ressalah.

1995 V. Chandra Red Earth & Pouring Rain (1996) 105 The left flank was covered by a risallah of calvary, mostly Afghans and Rajputs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ressalah
释义	ressalahn. Brit. /rəˈsɑːlə/, U.S. /rəˈsɑlə/ Forms: α. 1700s–1800s rissalla, 1800s risalah, 1800s rissalah, 1800s rissallah, 1800s– risala, 1800s– rissala, 1900s– risallah. β. 1700s rosollar, 1800s russalah. γ. 1800s ressala, 1800s– ressalah, 1900s– ressallah. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu risāla; Persian risāla. Etymology: < Urdu risāla and its etymon Persian risāla < Arabic risāla message, mission < arsala to send. Now historical. A troop of Indian or South Asian soldiers in the British Indian army, spec. a cavalry troop. Cf. rissaldar n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > regiment > division of cavalry regiment turm1483 gendarmerie1551 standard1571 cornet1583 troop1590 Light Dragoon1700 squadron1702 ressalah1758 sotnia1863 1758 W. Hastings Let. in G. R. Gleig Mem. (1841) I. 70 Shokum Sing and Harroon Cawn (formerly of Roy Doollub's Rissalla). 1800 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1844) I. 147 Charged with having endeavoured to seduce from the service of..the Rajah of Mysore a russalah of horse. 1846 Times 23 Feb. 5/1 The party under Captain Colebrooke,..which numbered a Ressala of the Shekawatee brigade,..have been successful. 1862 H. Beveridge Comprehensive Hist. India III. viii. iv. 366 Ghuznee to be garrisoned by the 16th native infantry, a ressalah of Skinner's horse [etc.]. 1917 Times 6 Feb. 10/6 This was the corps which originated the use of the khaki uniform, earning, on account of its dust-colour equipment, the name Khaki Ressalah. 1995 V. Chandra Red Earth & Pouring Rain (1996) 105 The left flank was covered by a risallah of calvary, mostly Afghans and Rajputs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1758
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