Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the root ق ل ل (q-l-l). Related to Aramaic קלל.

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /qal.la.la/

Verb edit

قَلَّلَ (qallala) II, non-past يُقَلِّلُ‎ (yuqallilu)

  1. to lessen, to decrease, to reduce, to diminish
  2. to call something unimportant, to deemphasize, to play down
    • 2017 November 4, “مستشار في حملة ترامب يعترف باجراء اتصالات مع مسؤولين روس”, in Al-Quds[1], archived from the original on 4 November 2017:
      لكنه قلل من اهمية الاجتماعات وقال انه "القى التحية بشكل وجيز على بعض الاشخاص".
      But he (Carter Page) played down the importance of the encounters (with Russians) and said that he “briefly greeted some people”.
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

قِلَل (qilalf pl

  1. plural of قِلَّة (qilla)

Hijazi Arabic edit

Root
ق ل ل
4 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic قَلَّلَ (qallala).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

قَلَّل (gallal) II (non-past يِقَلِّل (yigallil))

  1. (transitive) to decrease, to reduce
    Antonym: كَثَّر (kattar)

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of قلل (gallal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قللت (gallalt) قللت (gallalt) قلل (gallal) قللنا (gallalna) قللتوا (gallaltu) قللوا (gallalu)
f قللتي (gallalti) قللت (gallalat)
non-past m أقلل (ʔagallil) تقلل (tigallil) يقلل (yigallil) نقلل (nigallil) تقللوا (tigallilu) يقللوا (yigallilu)
f تقللي (tigallili) تقلل (tigallil)
imperative m قلل (gallil) قللوا (gallilu)
f قللي (gallili)

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ق ل ل
4 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic قَلَّلَ (qallala).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔal.lal/, [ˈʔal.lal]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡal.lal/, [ˈɡal.lal]
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Verb edit

قلّل (ʔallal) II (present بقلّل (biʔallel))

  1. (transitive) to decrease, to reduce
    Antonym: كتّر (kattar)

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of قلّل (ʔallal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قلّلت (ʔallalt) قلّلت (ʔallalt) قلّل (ʔallal) قلّلنا (ʔallalna) قلّلتو (ʔallaltu) قلّلو (ʔallalu)
f قلّلتي (ʔallalti) قلّلت (ʔallalat)
present m بقلّل (baʔallel) بتقلّل (bitʔallel) بقلّل (biʔallel) منقلّل (minʔallel) بتقلّلو (bitʔalllu) بقلّلو (biʔalllu)
f بتقلّلي (bitʔallli) بتقلّل (bitʔallel)
subjunctive m اقلّل (aʔallel) تقلّل (tʔallel) يقلّل (yʔallel) نقلّل (nʔallel) تقلّلو (tʔalllu) يقلّلو (yʔalllu)
f تقلّلي (tʔallli) تقلّل (tʔallel)
imperative m قلّل (ʔallel) قلّلو (ʔalllu)
f قلّلي (ʔallli)