أقل

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See also: اقل and أفل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ق ل ل (q l l)
14 terms

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

أَقَلّ • (ʔaqall)

  1. elative degree of قَلِيل (qalīl):
    1. fewer, less; fewest, least
    2. sparser; sparsest
    3. rarer; rarest
Declension
Declension of adjective أَقَلّ (ʔaqall)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular diptote singular invariable
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَقَلّ
ʔaqall 		الْأَقَلّ
al-ʔaqall 		قُلَّى
qullā 		الْقُلَّى
al-qullā
Nominative أَقَلُّ
ʔaqallu 		الْأَقَلُّ
al-ʔaqallu 		قُلَّى
qullā 		الْقُلَّى
al-qullā
Accusative أَقَلَّ
ʔaqalla 		الْأَقَلَّ
al-ʔaqalla 		قُلَّى
qullā 		الْقُلَّى
al-qullā
Genitive أَقَلَّ
ʔaqalla 		الْأَقَلِّ
al-ʔaqalli 		قُلَّى
qullā 		الْقُلَّى
al-qullā
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَقَلَّيْن
ʔaqallayn 		الْأَقَلَّيْن
al-ʔaqallayn 		قُلَّيَيْن
qullayayn 		الْقُلَّيَيْن
al-qullayayn
Nominative أَقَلَّانِ
ʔaqallāni 		الْأَقَلَّانِ
al-ʔaqallāni 		قُلَّيَانِ
qullayāni 		الْقُلَّيَانِ
al-qullayāni
Accusative أَقَلَّيْنِ
ʔaqallayni 		الْأَقَلَّيْنِ
al-ʔaqallayni 		قُلَّيَيْنِ
qullayayni 		الْقُلَّيَيْنِ
al-qullayayni
Genitive أَقَلَّيْنِ
ʔaqallayni 		الْأَقَلَّيْنِ
al-ʔaqallayni 		قُلَّيَيْنِ
qullayayni 		الْقُلَّيَيْنِ
al-qullayayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural diptote sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَقَالّ
ʔaqāll 		الْأَقَالّ
al-ʔaqāll 		قُلَّيَات
qullayāt 		الْقُلَّيَات
al-qullayāt
Nominative أَقَالُّ
ʔaqāllu 		الْأَقَالُّ
al-ʔaqāllu 		قُلَّيَاتٌ
qullayātun 		الْقُلَّيَاتُ
al-qullayātu
Accusative أَقَالَّ
ʔaqālla 		الْأَقَالَّ
al-ʔaqālla 		قُلَّيَاتٍ
qullayātin 		الْقُلَّيَاتِ
al-qullayāti
Genitive أَقَالَّ
ʔaqālla 		الْأَقَالِّ
al-ʔaqālli 		قُلَّيَاتٍ
qullayātin 		الْقُلَّيَاتِ
al-qullayāti
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

أقل (form I)

  1. أَقُلْ (ʔaqul) /ʔa.qul/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of قَالَ (qāla)
  2. أُقَلْ (ʔuqal) /ʔu.qal/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of قَالَ (qāla)
  3. أَقِلْ (ʔaqil) /ʔa.qil/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of قَالَ (qāla)

Etymology 3

Verb

أقل (form I)

  1. أَقْلُ (ʔaqlu) /ʔaq.lu/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of قَلَا (qalā)
  2. أُقْلَ (ʔuqla) /ʔuq.la/: 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

Adjective

أقلّ • (ʔaʔall)

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

Derived terms

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