ܩܠܝܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܩ-ܠ-ܠ (q-l-l) related to being light. Compare Arabic قَلِيل (qalīl) and Hebrew קַל (qal).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [qallilɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qallile(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܩܠܝܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܠܝܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܩܠܝܠܬܐ)

  1. light
  2. quick, swift
  3. few, little

Inflection
    declension of ܩܠܝܠܐ
masculine singular plural
absolute ܩܠܝܠ ܩܠܝܠܝܢ
construct ܩܠܝܠ ܩܠܝܠܝ
emphatic ܩܠܝܠܐ ܩܠܝܠܐ
feminine singular plural
absolute ܩܠܝܠܐ ܩܠܝܠܢ
construct ܩܠܝܠܬ ܩܠܝܠܬ
emphatic ܩܠܝܠܬܐ ܩܠܝܠܬܐ

Adverb

ܩܠܝܠܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. quickly
  2. (in the absolute state) a little, a bit, a few

References
  • “qlyl+A”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 320b
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