أقل

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See also: اقل and أفل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ق ل ل (q-l-l)

Elative of قَلِيل (qalīl, few; little; sparse; rare).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

أَقَلّ (ʔaqall)

  1. elative degree of قَلِيل (qalīl):
    1. fewer, less; fewest, least
    2. sparser; sparsest
    3. rarer; rarest
Declension
Derived terms

References

  • 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

Verb

أَقُلْ (ʔaqul) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of قَالَ (qāla)

Verb

أُقَلْ (ʔuqal) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of قَالَ (qāla)

Etymology 3

Verb

أَقْلُ (ʔaqlu) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of قَلَا (qalā)

Verb

أُقْلَ (ʔuqla) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of قَلَا (qalā)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ل ل
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَقَلّ (ʔaqall).

Pronunciation

Adjective

أقلّ (ʔagall)

  1. elative degree of قليل (galīl): less, least

Derived terms

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق ل ل
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَقَلّ (ʔaqall).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔa.ʔall/,
  • IPA(key): (Galilee) /ʔa.ʔall/,
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ʔa.ɡall/,
  • (file)

Adjective

أقلّ (ʔaʔall)

  1. elative degree of قليل (ʔalīl): less, least

Derived terms