ܩܠܝܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܩ-ܠ-ܠ (q-l-l) related to being light. Compare Arabic قَلِيل (qalīl) and Hebrew קַל (qal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qallilɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qallile(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܩܠܝܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܠܝܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܩܠܝܠܬܐ)

1. light
2. quick, swift
3. few, little

Inflection

    declension of ܩܠܝܠܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܠܝܠ	ܩܠܝܠܝܢ
construct	ܩܠܝܠ	ܩܠܝܠܝ
emphatic	ܩܠܝܠܐ	ܩܠܝܠܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܠܝܠܐ	ܩܠܝܠܢ
construct	ܩܠܝܠܬ	ܩܠܝܠܬ
emphatic	ܩܠܝܠܬܐ	ܩܠܝܠܬܐ

Adverb

ܩܠܝܠܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. quickly
2. (in the absolute state) a little, a bit, a few

References

• “qlyl+A”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 320b