قلل
q-l-l
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root قلل across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root Q-L-L primarily means to be or become little, small, or few. It can also refer to making something little, or to a small quantity or number.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
q-l-l
Listen:
قَلِيلًا
77:46
Root letters:
ق — ل — ل
Word Family Tree (12 forms)
All word forms derived from the root قلل as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 73×
Verb 3×
Concordance — 76 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root قلل appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (72) · Verb (3)
Noun (72 verses — showing first 5)
Hud 11:116
Noun
فَلَوۡلَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡقُرُونِ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ أُو۟لُوا۟ بَقِیَّةࣲ یَنۡهَوۡنَ عَنِ ٱلۡفَسَادِ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣰا مِّمَّنۡ أَنجَیۡنَا مِنۡهُمۡۗ وَٱتَّبَعَ ٱلَّذِینَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مَاۤ أُتۡرِفُوا۟ فِیهِ وَكَانُوا۟ مُجۡرِمِینَ ١١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So why were there not among the generations before you those of enduring discrimination forbidding corruption on earth - except a few of those We saved from among them? But those who wronged pursued what luxury they were given therein, and they were criminals
Hud 11:40
Noun
حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا جَاۤءَ أَمۡرُنَا وَفَارَ ٱلتَّنُّورُ قُلۡنَا ٱحۡمِلۡ فِیهَا مِن كُلࣲّ زَوۡجَیۡنِ ٱثۡنَیۡنِ وَأَهۡلَكَ إِلَّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَیۡهِ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ وَمَنۡ ءَامَنَۚ وَمَاۤ ءَامَنَ مَعَهُۥۤ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣱ ٤٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[So it was], until when Our command came and the oven overflowed, We said, "Load upon the ship of each [creature] two mates and your family, except those about whom the word has preceded, and [include] whoever has believed." But none had believed with him, except a few
Joseph 12:47
Noun
قَالَ تَزۡرَعُونَ سَبۡعَ سِنِینَ دَأَبࣰا فَمَا حَصَدتُّمۡ فَذَرُوهُ فِی سُنۢبُلِهِۦۤ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣰا مِّمَّا تَأۡكُلُونَ ٤٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[Joseph] said, "You will plant for seven years consecutively; and what you harvest leave in its spikes, except a little from which you will eat
Joseph 12:48
Noun
ثُمَّ یَأۡتِی مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَ ٰلِكَ سَبۡعࣱ شِدَادࣱ یَأۡكُلۡنَ مَا قَدَّمۡتُمۡ لَهُنَّ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣰا مِّمَّا تُحۡصِنُونَ ٤٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Then will come after that seven difficult [years] which will consume what you saved for them, except a little from which you will store
The Bee 16:117
Noun
مَتَـٰعࣱ قَلِیلࣱ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِیمࣱ ١١٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[It is but] a brief enjoyment, and they will have a painful punishment
Derived Forms (12)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| قَلِيلًا | qaliylanā | Noun | 55× | |
| قَلِيلٌ | qaliylun | Noun | 8× | |
| وَقَلِيلٌ | waqaliylun | Noun | 3× | |
| قَلِيلٍ | qaliylin | Noun | 2× | |
| وَأَقَلُّ | waʾaaqalu | Noun | 1× | |
| قَلِيلُونَ | qaliyluwna | Noun | 1× | |
| أَقَلَّ | ʾaaqala | Noun | 1× | |
| وَيُقَلِّلُكُمْ | wayuqalilukum | Verb | 1× | |
| أَقَلَّتْ | ʾaaqalat | Verb | 1× | |
| قَلَّ | qala | Verb | 1× |