arisal

Arisal is a rarely used noun in English that denotes the act or process of arising, especially the appearance or emergence of something. It is closely related to the more common term emergence, but arisal emphasizes the moment or onset when something comes into being rather than the mechanism of change. The word is not widely attested in standard dictionaries and is often treated as a neologism or literary coinage.

Etymology and status: Arisal appears to be formed by adding the common English noun-forming suffix -al to the verb arise. Because the term is not part of standard lexicons, etymological notes are speculative and it is primarily encountered in philosophical or poetic writing rather than formal usage.

Usage: In philosophy and metaphysics, arisal may mark the point at which a phenomenon first appears in a discussion of emergence, causation, or consciousness. In literary contexts, writers may use arisal to convey the sudden dawning or appearance of an idea, mood, or event. Some critics caution that arisal can seem arch or opaque outside specialized discourse.

See also: emergence, arising, arise, onset, ontology.