أقل

See also: اقل and أفل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ق ل ل (q l l)
15 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

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.ɡall/

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/, [ˈʔa.ʔal]
  • IPA(key): (Galilee) /ʔa.ʔall/, [ˈha.ʔal]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ʔa.ɡall/, [ˈʔa.ɡal]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

أقلّ • (ʔaʔall)

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

Derived terms