اقلا
Persian
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic أقل (ʔaqall, “less, least”), elative of قليل (qalīl, “little”). The use of the adverbial tanwin ending is a Persian innovation since the Arabic word is diptote and hence cannot take a tanwin.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔa.qal.ˈlan]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæ.ʁæl.lǽn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.qäl.lǽn]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | aqallan |
Dari reading? | aqallan |
Iranian reading? | ağallan |
Tajik reading? | aqallan |
Adverb
editاقلا • (aqallan)