أقل
Arabic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ق ل ل (q l l) |
| 15 terms |
Elative of قَلِيل (qalīl, “few; little; sparse; rare”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
أَقَلّ • (ʔaqall)
Declension
| 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
- عَلَى اَلْأَقَلّ (ʕala l-ʔaqall, “at least”)
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)
- أَقُلْ (ʔaqul) /ʔa.qul/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of قَالَ (qāla)
- أُقَلْ (ʔuqal) /ʔu.qal/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of قَالَ (qāla)
- أَقِلْ (ʔaqil) /ʔa.qil/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of قَالَ (qāla)
Etymology 3
Verb
أقل (form I)
- أَقْلُ (ʔaqlu) /ʔaq.lu/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of قَلَا (qalā)
- أُقْلَ (ʔuqla) /ʔuq.la/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of قَلَا (qalā)
Hijazi Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ق ل ل |
| 4 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔa.ɡall/
Adjective
أقلّ • (ʔagall)
Derived terms
- عَلَى اَلْأَقَلّ (ʕala l-ʔagall, “at least”)
- عَالأقَلّ (ʕal-ʔagall, “at least”)
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ق ل ل |
| 4 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔa.ʔall/, [ˈʔa.ʔal]
- IPA(key): (Galilee) /ʔa.ʔall/, [ˈha.ʔal]
- IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ʔa.ɡall/, [ˈʔa.ɡal]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)
Adjective
أقلّ • (ʔaʔall)
Derived terms
- أقلية (ʔaqalliyye, “minority”)
- عَلَى اَلْأَقَلّ (ʕala l-ʔaqall, “at least”)