أقلية

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Arabic

Root
ق ل ل (q l l)
14 terms

Etymology

Relative noun (nisba) composed of أَقَلّ (ʔaqall) +‎ ـِيَّة (-iyya).

Pronunciation

Noun

أَقَلِّيَّة (ʔaqalliyyaf (plural أَقَلِّيَّات (ʔaqalliyyāt))

  1. minority
    Antonyms: أَكْثَرِيَّة (ʔakṯariyya), أَغْلَبِيَّة (ʔaḡlabiyya)

Declension

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic أَقَلِّيَّة (ʔaqalliyya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.qal.lij.je/,
  • IPA(key): /ʔa.qal.lij.ja/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Noun

أقلّيّة (ʔaqalliyyef

  1. minority
    Antonyms: أكترية (ʔaktariyye), أغلبية (ʔaḡlabiyye)