أقل
Arabic edit
Etymology 1 edit
Root |
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ق ل ل (q-l-l) |
Elative of قَلِيل (qalīl, “few; little; sparse; rare”).
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
أَقَلّ • (ʔaqall)
Declension edit
Declension of adjective أَقَلّ (ʔaqall)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular diptote | singular invariable | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَقَلّ ʔaqall |
الْأَقَلّ al-ʔaqall |
قُلَّى qullā |
الْقُلَّى al-qullā |
Nominative | أَقَلُّ ʔaqallu |
الْأَقَلُّ al-ʔaqallu |
قُلَّى qullā |
الْقُلَّى al-qullā |
Accusative | أَقَلَّ ʔaqalla |
الْأَقَلَّ al-ʔaqalla |
قُلَّى qullā |
الْقُلَّى al-qullā |
Genitive | أَقَلَّ ʔaqalla |
الْأَقَلِّ al-ʔaqalli |
قُلَّى qullā |
الْقُلَّى al-qullā |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَقَلَّيْن ʔaqallayn |
الْأَقَلَّيْن al-ʔaqallayn |
قُلَّيَيْن qullayayn |
الْقُلَّيَيْن al-qullayayn |
Nominative | أَقَلَّانِ ʔaqallāni |
الْأَقَلَّانِ al-ʔaqallāni |
قُلَّيَانِ qullayāni |
الْقُلَّيَانِ al-qullayāni |
Accusative | أَقَلَّيْنِ ʔaqallayni |
الْأَقَلَّيْنِ al-ʔaqallayni |
قُلَّيَيْنِ qullayayni |
الْقُلَّيَيْنِ al-qullayayni |
Genitive | أَقَلَّيْنِ ʔaqallayni |
الْأَقَلَّيْنِ al-ʔaqallayni |
قُلَّيَيْنِ qullayayni |
الْقُلَّيَيْنِ al-qullayayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَقَالّ ʔaqāll |
الْأَقَالّ al-ʔaqāll |
قُلَّيَات qullayāt |
الْقُلَّيَات al-qullayāt |
Nominative | أَقَالُّ ʔaqāllu |
الْأَقَالُّ al-ʔaqāllu |
قُلَّيَاتٌ qullayātun |
الْقُلَّيَاتُ al-qullayātu |
Accusative | أَقَالَّ ʔaqālla |
الْأَقَالَّ al-ʔaqālla |
قُلَّيَاتٍ qullayātin |
الْقُلَّيَاتِ al-qullayāti |
Genitive | أَقَالَّ ʔaqālla |
الْأَقَالِّ al-ʔaqālli |
قُلَّيَاتٍ qullayātin |
الْقُلَّيَاتِ al-qullayāti |
Derived terms edit
- عَلَى اَلْأَقَلّ (ʕala l-ʔaqall, “at least”)
References edit
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “قل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Etymology 2 edit
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Etymology 3 edit
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Verb edit
Hijazi Arabic edit
Root |
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ق ل ل |
4 terms |
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
أقلّ • (ʔagall)
- elative degree of قليل (galīl): less, least
Derived terms edit
- عَلَى اَلْأَقَلّ (ʕala l-ʔagall, “at least”)
- عَالأقَلّ (ʕal-ʔagall, “at least”)
South Levantine Arabic edit
Root |
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ق ل ل |
4 terms |
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔa.ʔall/, [ˈʔa.ʔal]
- IPA(key): (Galilee) /ʔa.ʔall/, [ˈha.ʔal]
- IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ʔa.ɡall/, [ˈʔa.ɡal]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Adjective edit
أقلّ • (ʔaʔall)
- elative degree of قليل (ʔalīl): less, least
Derived terms edit
- أقلية (ʔaqalliyye, “minority”)
- عَلَى اَلْأَقَلّ (ʕala l-ʔaqall, “at least”)