أقل

See also: اقل and أفل

Arabic

Etymology 1
Root
ق ل ل (q-l-l)

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
  • 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

Verb

أَقُلْ • (ʔaqul) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of قَالَ (qāla)

Verb

أُقَلْ • (ʔuqal) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of قَالَ (qāla)

Verb

أَقْلُ • (ʔaqlu) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of قَلَا (qalā)

Verb

أُقْلَ • (ʔuqla) (form I)

  1. 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
  • عَلَى اَلْأَقَلّ (ʕala l-ʔagall, “at least”)
  • عَالأقَلّ (ʕal-ʔagall, “at least”)

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
  • أقلية (ʔaqalliyye, “minority”)
  • عَلَى اَلْأَقَلّ (ʕala l-ʔaqall, “at least”)
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