قول

See also: فول and ق و ل

Arabic

Root
ق و ل (q w l)
11 terms

Etymology

From Proto-West Semitic *ḳawl- (voice). Cognate with Aramaic קָלָא (qālā, sound; voice; noise), Hebrew קוֹל (qōl, sound; voice; noise), and Ge'ez ቃል (ḳal, sound; voice; speech; statement).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qawl/
  • Rhymes: -awl

Noun

قَوْل • (qawlm (plural أَقْوَال (ʔaqwāl) or أَقَاوِيل (ʔaqāwīl))

  1. verbal noun of قَالَ (qāla) (form I)
  2. (countable) a saying; a declaration; a statement; an assertion
    Synonym: كَلَام (kalām, words)
    قَرَأْتُ أَقْوَالَ الْمُعْتَزِلَةِ.
    qaraʔtu ʔaqwāla al-muʕtazilati.
    I was reading about the assertions of the Muʿtazilites.
    • a. 966, Al-Mutanabbi
      وَكَمْ مِنْ عَائِبٍ قَوْلًا صَحِيحًا / وَآفَتُهُ مِنَ الْفَهْمِ السَّقِيمِ
      wakam min ʕāʔibin qawlan ṣaḥīḥan / waʔāfatuhū mina l-fahmi s-saqīmi
      And how many are those who criticize a sound saying – while the fault is in their ill understanding!
  3. (uncountable) the power of speaking; speech
    Synonyms: كَلَام (kalām), مَنْطِق (manṭiq)

Declension

Declension of noun قَوْل (qawl)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal قَوْل
qawl
الْقَوْل
al-qawl
قَوْل
qawl
nominative قَوْلٌ
qawlun
الْقَوْلُ
al-qawlu
قَوْلُ
qawlu
accusative قَوْلًا
qawlan
الْقَوْلَ
al-qawla
قَوْلَ
qawla
genitive قَوْلٍ
qawlin
الْقَوْلِ
al-qawli
قَوْلِ
qawli
dual indefinite definite construct
informal قَوْلَيْن
qawlayn
الْقَوْلَيْن
al-qawlayn
قَوْلَيْ
qawlay
nominative قَوْلَانِ
qawlāni
الْقَوْلَانِ
al-qawlāni
قَوْلَا
qawlā
accusative قَوْلَيْنِ
qawlayni
الْقَوْلَيْنِ
al-qawlayni
قَوْلَيْ
qawlay
genitive قَوْلَيْنِ
qawlayni
الْقَوْلَيْنِ
al-qawlayni
قَوْلَيْ
qawlay
plural basic broken plural triptote‎;
basic broken plural diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَقْوَال‎; أَقَاوِيل
ʔaqwāl‎; ʔaqāwīl
الْأَقْوَال‎; الْأَقَاوِيل
al-ʔaqwāl‎; al-ʔaqāwīl
أَقْوَال‎; أَقَاوِيل
ʔaqwāl‎; ʔaqāwīl
nominative أَقْوَالٌ‎; أَقَاوِيلُ
ʔaqwālun‎; ʔaqāwīlu
الْأَقْوَالُ‎; الْأَقَاوِيلُ
al-ʔaqwālu‎; al-ʔaqāwīlu
أَقْوَالُ‎; أَقَاوِيلُ
ʔaqwālu‎; ʔaqāwīlu
accusative أَقْوَالًا‎; أَقَاوِيلَ
ʔaqwālan‎; ʔaqāwīla
الْأَقْوَالَ‎; الْأَقَاوِيلَ
al-ʔaqwāla‎; al-ʔaqāwīla
أَقْوَالَ‎; أَقَاوِيلَ
ʔaqwāla‎; ʔaqāwīla
genitive أَقْوَالٍ‎; أَقَاوِيلَ
ʔaqwālin‎; ʔaqāwīla
الْأَقْوَالِ‎; الْأَقَاوِيلِ
al-ʔaqwāli‎; al-ʔaqāwīli
أَقْوَالِ‎; أَقَاوِيلِ
ʔaqwāli‎; ʔaqāwīli

Descendants

  • Maltese: qawl
  • Northern Kurdish: qewl
  • Persian: قول (qowl)
    • Azerbaijani: qövl
    • Bengali: কওল (koul)
    • Gujarati: કોલ (kol)
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: क़ौल (qaul)
      Urdu: قَول (qaul)
    • Marathi: कौल (kaul)
    • Marwari: कौल (kaul)
    • Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਕੌਲ (kaul)
      Shahmukhi script: قَول (qaul)
    • Sindhi:
      Arabic script: قَوْلُ
      Devanagari script: क़ौलु

Verb

قَوَّلَ • (qawwala) II (non-past يُقَوِّلُ (yuqawwilu), verbal noun تَقْوِيل (taqwīl))

  1. (ditransitive) to say about to have said
    لَا تُقَوِّلْنِي مَا لَمْ أَقُل!
    lā tuqawwilnī mā lam ʔaqul!
    Don’t put into my mouth what I never said!

Conjugation

Conjugation of قَوَّلَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَقْوِيل)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
تَقْوِيل
taqwīl
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
مُقَوِّل
muqawwil
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مُقَوَّل
muqawwal
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m قَوَّلْتُ
qawwaltu
قَوَّلْتَ
qawwalta
قَوَّلَ
qawwala
قَوَّلْتُمَا
qawwaltumā
قَوَّلَا
qawwalā
قَوَّلْنَا
qawwalnā
قَوَّلْتُمْ
qawwaltum
قَوَّلُوا
qawwalū
f قَوَّلْتِ
qawwalti
قَوَّلَتْ
qawwalat
قَوَّلَتَا
qawwalatā
قَوَّلْتُنَّ
qawwaltunna
قَوَّلْنَ
qawwalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُقَوِّلُ
ʔuqawwilu
تُقَوِّلُ
tuqawwilu
يُقَوِّلُ
yuqawwilu
تُقَوِّلَانِ
tuqawwilāni
يُقَوِّلَانِ
yuqawwilāni
نُقَوِّلُ
nuqawwilu
تُقَوِّلُونَ
tuqawwilūna
يُقَوِّلُونَ
yuqawwilūna
f تُقَوِّلِينَ
tuqawwilīna
تُقَوِّلُ
tuqawwilu
تُقَوِّلَانِ
tuqawwilāni
تُقَوِّلْنَ
tuqawwilna
يُقَوِّلْنَ
yuqawwilna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُقَوِّلَ
ʔuqawwila
تُقَوِّلَ
tuqawwila
يُقَوِّلَ
yuqawwila
تُقَوِّلَا
tuqawwilā
يُقَوِّلَا
yuqawwilā
نُقَوِّلَ
nuqawwila
تُقَوِّلُوا
tuqawwilū
يُقَوِّلُوا
yuqawwilū
f تُقَوِّلِي
tuqawwilī
تُقَوِّلَ
tuqawwila
تُقَوِّلَا
tuqawwilā
تُقَوِّلْنَ
tuqawwilna
يُقَوِّلْنَ
yuqawwilna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُقَوِّلْ
ʔuqawwil
تُقَوِّلْ
tuqawwil
يُقَوِّلْ
yuqawwil
تُقَوِّلَا
tuqawwilā
يُقَوِّلَا
yuqawwilā
نُقَوِّلْ
nuqawwil
تُقَوِّلُوا
tuqawwilū
يُقَوِّلُوا
yuqawwilū
f تُقَوِّلِي
tuqawwilī
تُقَوِّلْ
tuqawwil
تُقَوِّلَا
tuqawwilā
تُقَوِّلْنَ
tuqawwilna
يُقَوِّلْنَ
yuqawwilna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m قَوِّلْ
qawwil
قَوِّلَا
qawwilā
قَوِّلُوا
qawwilū
f قَوِّلِي
qawwilī
قَوِّلْنَ
qawwilna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m قُوِّلْتُ
quwwiltu
قُوِّلْتَ
quwwilta
قُوِّلَ
quwwila
قُوِّلْتُمَا
quwwiltumā
قُوِّلَا
quwwilā
قُوِّلْنَا
quwwilnā
قُوِّلْتُمْ
quwwiltum
قُوِّلُوا
quwwilū
f قُوِّلْتِ
quwwilti
قُوِّلَتْ
quwwilat
قُوِّلَتَا
quwwilatā
قُوِّلْتُنَّ
quwwiltunna
قُوِّلْنَ
quwwilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُقَوَّلُ
ʔuqawwalu
تُقَوَّلُ
tuqawwalu
يُقَوَّلُ
yuqawwalu
تُقَوَّلَانِ
tuqawwalāni
يُقَوَّلَانِ
yuqawwalāni
نُقَوَّلُ
nuqawwalu
تُقَوَّلُونَ
tuqawwalūna
يُقَوَّلُونَ
yuqawwalūna
f تُقَوَّلِينَ
tuqawwalīna
تُقَوَّلُ
tuqawwalu
تُقَوَّلَانِ
tuqawwalāni
تُقَوَّلْنَ
tuqawwalna
يُقَوَّلْنَ
yuqawwalna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُقَوَّلَ
ʔuqawwala
تُقَوَّلَ
tuqawwala
يُقَوَّلَ
yuqawwala
تُقَوَّلَا
tuqawwalā
يُقَوَّلَا
yuqawwalā
نُقَوَّلَ
nuqawwala
تُقَوَّلُوا
tuqawwalū
يُقَوَّلُوا
yuqawwalū
f تُقَوَّلِي
tuqawwalī
تُقَوَّلَ
tuqawwala
تُقَوَّلَا
tuqawwalā
تُقَوَّلْنَ
tuqawwalna
يُقَوَّلْنَ
yuqawwalna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُقَوَّلْ
ʔuqawwal
تُقَوَّلْ
tuqawwal
يُقَوَّلْ
yuqawwal
تُقَوَّلَا
tuqawwalā
يُقَوَّلَا
yuqawwalā
نُقَوَّلْ
nuqawwal
تُقَوَّلُوا
tuqawwalū
يُقَوَّلُوا
yuqawwalū
f تُقَوَّلِي
tuqawwalī
تُقَوَّلْ
tuqawwal
تُقَوَّلَا
tuqawwalā
تُقَوَّلْنَ
tuqawwalna
يُقَوَّلْنَ
yuqawwalna

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق و ل
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَوْل (qawl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡoːl/, [ɡo̞ːl]

Noun

قول • (gōlm (dual قولين (gōlēn), plural أقوال (ʔagwāl))

  1. a saying

See also

  • قولة (gōla, remark)

Etymology 2

From Arabic قَوَّل (qawwal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaw.wal/

Verb

قول • (gawwal) II (non-past يقول (yigawwil), verbal noun تقويل (tagwīl), passive participle منقال (mungāl))

  1. (ditransitive) to say about, to have said
Conjugation
Conjugation of قول
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قولت (gawwalt) قولت (gawwalt) قول (gawwal) قولنا (gawwalna) قولتوا (gawwaltu) قولوا (gawwalu)
f قولتي (gawwalti) قولت (gawwalat)
non-past m أقول (ʔagawwil) تقول (tigawwil) يقول (yigawwil) نقول (nigawwil) تقولوا (tigawwilu) يقولوا (yigawwilu)
f تقولي (tigawwili) تقول (tigawwil)
imperative m قول (gawwil) قولوا (gawwilu)
f قولي (gawwili)

Etymology 3

From English goal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡoːl/, [ɡo̞ːl]

Noun

قول • (gōlm (plural أقوال (ʔagwāl))

  1. (sports) goal
    Synonym: هدف (hadaf)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡuːl/

Verb

قول • (gūl)

  1. second-person masculine singular imperative of قال (gāl)

Khalaj

Noun

قوْل (qol) (definite accusative قوْلوُ, plural قوْللار)

  1. Arabic spelling of qol (arm)

Declension

Declension of قول
singular plural
nominative قول قوللار
genitive قولؽݧ قوللارؽݧ
dative قولقا قوللارقا
definite accusative قولؽ قوللارؽ
locative قولچا قوللارچا
ablative قولدا قوللاردا
instrumental قوللا قوللارلا
equative قولوارا قوللاروارا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Old Anatolian Turkish قل (qul), from Proto-Turkic *kul (slave, servant).

Noun

قول • (kul)

  1. servant
    1. villein, serf
    2. soldier, footman; patrol, watchman
Derived terms
  • قوللق / قوللوق (kulluk, service)
    • قوللقچی (kullukçı, servant)
  • قوللنمق / قولانمق (kullanmak, to use)
  • بوغاز قولی (boğaz kulı, belly-god, gourmand)
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *kol (arm).

Noun

قول • (kol)

  1. arm
    قول بورمقkol burmakto bend the arm
  2. branch, section, division
    1. squadron of soldiers watching out, platoon of an army going out for patrol, vigil
      قول دولاشمقkol dolaşmakto walk patrol
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Arabic قَوْل (qawl).

Noun

قول • (kavl) (plural اقاویل (ekavil))

  1. saying, dictum, utterance, sentence
  2. vow, agreement, covenant
Descendants

References

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَوْل (qawl).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? qawl
Dari reading? qawl
Iranian reading? ġowl
Tajik reading? qavl
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

قول • (qawl / ġowl) (plural اقوال (aqwāl / aġvâl), or اقاویل (aqāwīl / aġâvil), Tajik spelling қавл)

  1. promise, vow, one's word
    Synonym: وعده (wa'da / va'de)
    • 1705, Guru Gobind Singh, “verse 15”, in ظفرنامه [Zafarnama]:
      کسی قول قرآن کند اعتبار
      همان روز آخر شود مرد خوار
      kasē qawl-i qur'ān kunad i'tibār
      hamān rōz-i āxar šawad mard xwār
      Whoever puts stock in the vow on the Qur'an: he will be a wretched man in the end.
      (Classical Persian Transliteration)
  2. saying, speech, words
    Synonyms: گفته (gufta / gofte), حرف (harf / harf)
    • 11th century, ناصرخسرو [Nasir Khusraw], دیوان اشعار پارسی:
      به راه چشم شنو قول این جهان که حکیم
      به راه چشم شنوده است گفتهٔ دنیی
      ba rāh-i čašm šunaw qawl-i īn jahān ki hakīm
      ba rāh-i čašm šunūda ast gufta-yi dunyī
      Listen by way of the eyes to the words of this world, for the wise man has heard the world's sayings by way of his eyes.
      (Classical Persian Transliteration)
  3. saying, aphorism, dictum

Derived terms

  • قول دادن (qawl dādan / ġowl dâdan, to make a promise)
  • قول گرفتن (qawl giriftan / ġowl gereftan)

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: qövl
  • Bengali: কওল (koul)
  • Gujarati: કોલ (kol)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: क़ौल (qaul)
    Urdu: قَول (qaul)
  • Marathi: कौल (kaul)
  • Marwari: कौल (kaul)
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਕੌਲ (kaul)
    Shahmukhi script: قَول (qaul)
  • Sindhi:
    Arabic script: قَوْلُ
    Devanagari script: क़ौलु

Uyghur

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kol (arm). Cognate with Turkish kol (arm).

Noun

قول • (qol) (plural قوللار (qollar))

  1. hand

Declension