See also: فالand فأل

Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the root ق و ل(q-w-l).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /qaː.la/
  • (file)

Verb edit

قَالَ (qāla) I, non-past يَقُولُ‎‎ (yaqūlu)

  1. to say
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:131:
      إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ رَبُّهُ أَسْلِمْ ۖ قَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 14:35:
      وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هَٰذَا الْبَلَدَ آمِنًا وَاجْنُبْنِي وَبَنِيَّ أَن نَّعْبُدَ الْأَصْنَامَ
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1955, “(Please provide the song title)”, Mahmoud El-Sherif (lyrics), Abdalla Shams El-Din (music)‎[[[w:Allahu Akbar (anthem)|Allahu Akbar]]]:
      قولوا معي قولوا معي
      الله الله الله أكبر
      Say with me! Say with me!
      God, God, God is great!
  2. to call (by name)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:154:
      وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَن يُقْتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتٌ ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَشْعُرُونَ
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:60:
      قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا فَتًى يَذْكُرُهُمْ يُقَالُ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ
      qālū samiʕnā fatan yaḏkuruhum yuqālu lahu ʔibrāhīmu
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. to tell
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:30:
      قُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ
      qul lilmuʔminīna yaḡuḍḍū min ʔabṣārihim
      Tell the believing men to lower their gaze,...
Conjugation edit
Related terms edit

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “قول”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2 edit

From the root ق ي ل(q-y-l).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

قَالَ (qāla) I, non-past يَقِيلُ‎‎ (yaqīlu)

  1. To nap.
  2. To do something at noon.
  3. To cancel a contract or a promise.
Conjugation edit

Egyptian Arabic edit

Root
ق و ل
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic قَالَ(qāla).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔaːl/, [ˈʔæːl]
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Verb edit

قال (ʔāl) I (non-past يقول(yiʔūl))

  1. to say

Conjugation edit

Moroccan Arabic edit

Root
ق و ل
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic قَالَ(qāla).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

قال (qāl) I (non-past يقول(yqūl))

  1. to say

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of قال
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قلت(qult) قلتي(qulti) قال (qāl) قلنا(qulna) قلتوا(qultu) قالوا(qālu)
f قالت(qālet)
non-past m نقول(nqūl) تقول(tqūl) يقول(yqūl) نقولوا(nqūlu) تقولوا(tqūlu) يقولوا(yqūlu)
f تقولي(tqūli) تقول(tqūl)
imperative m قول(qūl) قولوا(qūlu)
f قولي(qūli)

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ق و ل
2 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic قَالَ(qāla).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔaːl/, [ʔæːl]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡaːl/, [ɡæːl]
  • (file)

Verb edit

قال (ʔāl) I (present بقول(biʔūl))

  1. (transitive) to say
    Synonym: حكى(ḥaka)
    شو بتقول إمّك؟‎‎
    šū bitʔūl ʔimmak?
    What does your mother say?
  2. (ditransitive, by extension) to tell
    قلتلّه بدّيش اروح.‎‎
    ʔoltillo biddīš arūḥ
    I told him I don't want to go.

Usage notes edit

  • When the conjugation ends in a consonant cluster, the indirect-object marker ـلـ(-l-) is geminated, causing the stress to shift; additionally, the long vowel is reduced to a short vowel. However, this effect takes place as well simply when the indirect-object marker is attached immediately after the final ل‎ of the term.
    شو عم بتقول؟‎‎
    šū ʕam bitʔūl?
    What are you saying?
    شو عم بتقلّي؟‎‎
    šū ʕam bitʔolli?
    What are you saying to me?
    شو قلتلّي؟‎‎
    šū ʔoltilli?
    What did you say to me?

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of قال (ʔāl)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قلت (ʔult) قلت (ʔult) قال (ʔāl) قلنا (ʔulna) قلتو (ʔultu) قالو (ʔālu)
f قلتي (ʔulti) قالت (ʔālat)
present m بقول (baʔūl) بتقول (bitʔūl) بقول (biʔūl) منقول (minʔūl) بتقولو (bitʔūlu) بيقولو (biʔūlu)
f بتقولي (bitʔūli) بتقول (bitʔūl)
subjunctive m اقول (aʔūl) تقول (tʔūl) يقول (yʔūl) نقول (nʔūl) تقولو (tʔūlu) يقولو (yʔūlu)
f تقولي (tʔūli) تقول (tʔūl)
imperative m قول (ʔūl) قولو (ʔūlu)
f قولي (ʔūli)