مقال

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Arabic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verbal noun of قَالَ (qāla, to say).

Root
ق و ل (q w l)
8 terms

Noun

مَقَال (maqālm (plural مَقَالَات (maqālāt))

  1. verbal noun of قَالَ (qāla) (form I)
  2. (uncountable) speech, utterance; words
    Synonyms: كَلَام (kalām), قَوْل (qawl), مَقَالَة (maqāla)
    خَيْرُ الْمَقَالِ مَا صَدَّقَتْهُ الْفِعَال.
    ḵayru al-maqāli mā ṣaddaqathu l-fiʕāl.
    The best speech is that which actions verify.
    1. (countable) a comment; a remark
      لِكُلِّ مَقَامٍ مَقَالٌ.
      likulli maqāmin maqālun.
      For every place, there is a remark.
    2. (countable) a formalized opinion, a view, a position
      Synonyms: قَوْل (qawl), رَأْي (raʔy)
  3. (countable) an opinion piece, an article; a report, a story; an essay
Declension
Descendants
  • Bashkir: мәҡәл (məqəl, proverb)
  • Kazakh: мақал (maqal, proverb)
  • Indonesian: makalah (article)
  • Swahili: makala (article, document)
  • Uzbek: maqol (proverb)

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of قَالَ (qāla, to nap).

Root
ق ي ل (q y l)
8 terms

Noun

مَقَال (maqālm

  1. verbal noun of قَالَ (qāla, to nap; to rest) (form I)
  2. noun of place of قَالَ (qāla): a napping or resting place, a rest
Declension