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Highlights
Feminine
قَلِيلَة
Masculine plural
قَلِيلُون، قُلُل، أَقِلَّاء
Feminine plural
قَلِيلَات، قَلَائِل
Most common words from the same root
قَلِيل in English
Adjective
- few, little
إِذْ يُرِيكَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِي مَنَامِكَ قَلِيلًاۖ وَلَوْ أَرَاكَهُمْ كَثِيرًا لَّفَشِلْتُمْ وَلَتَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي ٱلْأَمْرِ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ سَلَّمَۗ إِنَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِWhen Allah showed them unto thee in thy dream as few, and if he had shown them to thee as many, ye would have dithered and would have made a fuss of the matter, but God kept you safe of it, for he knows how the breasts of the people go.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 8:43
- scarce
- short, thin, paltry, insignificant-looking
Word origin
From the root ق ل ل (q l l). Related to Aramaic קלל.
Words from the root ق-ل-ل
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
قَلَّ
· present يَقِلُّ
Form I · The plain action
to be few, to be little; to become few, to become little
قِلّة
قَالّ
مُقِلّ
poor
قَلَّمَا
rarely
قَلَّلَ
· present يُقَلِّلُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to lessen, to decrease, to reduce, to diminish; to call something unimportant, to deemphasize, to play down
تَقْلِيل
reduction
مُقَلِّل
مُقَلَّل
اِسْتَقَلَّ
· present يَسْتَقِلُّ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to find small, to find too paltry; to despise, to contemn; to depart
اِسْتِقْلَال
independence
مُسْتَقِلّ
independent
مُسْتَقَلّ
قَلِيل: plural and other forms
| Singular | قَلِيل |
|---|---|
| Feminine | قَلِيلَة |
| Masculine plural | قَلِيلُون، قُلُل، أَقِلَّاء |
| Feminine plural | قَلِيلَات، قَلَائِل |
| Elative (more / most) | أَقَلّ |
قَلِيل in a sentence
Dictionary examples
few
إِذْ يُرِيكَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِي مَنَامِكَ قَلِيلًاۖ وَلَوْ أَرَاكَهُمْ كَثِيرًا لَّفَشِلْتُمْ وَلَتَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي ٱلْأَمْرِ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ سَلَّمَۗ إِنَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِWhen Allah showed them unto thee in thy dream as few, and if he had shown them to thee as many, ye would have dithered and would have made a fuss of the matter, but God kept you safe of it, for he knows how the breasts of the people go.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 8:43
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