قلَّ قَلَلْتُ، يَقِلّ، اقْلِلْ/ قِلَّ، قِلَّةً، فهو قليل
Root: ق ل لSub-Meanings / Derivatives:
قلَّ المطرُ
ندَرَ، عكس كثُرَ
🇬🇧 Translation:
Was scarce, opposite of كثُرَ
ندَر.
🇬🇧 Translation:
Became rare.
قَلَّ ماءُ النّهْر
نَقُص
🇬🇧 Translation:
Decreased
قلَّ شأنُه
حقُر
🇬🇧 Translation:
Became insignificant, of little importance
قلَّ صبرُه
فرغ صبرُه، ولم يعد يستطيع الانتظارَ أو الاحتمالَ.
🇬🇧 Translation:
His patience wore thin, he could no longer wait or endure.
قلَّ جسمُه/ قلَّ جسمُه من الكبر
صَغُر، ضَوَى وقصر.
🇬🇧 Translation:
Became small, withered and shrank due to old age.
Example / Citation:
- " قليل دائمٌ خير من كثير منقطع
- قليل من الطلاب ماهرون/ ماهر
- {مِمَّا قَلَّ مِنْهُ أَوْ كَثُرَ}
- {وَمَا ءَامَنَ مَعَهُ إلَاّ قَلِيلٌ}
- {قَلِيلاً مَا تَذَكَّرُونَ} "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- " A little that is continuous is better than much that is cut off
- Few of the students are skilled
- {Of what was little or much}
- {And none believed with him except a few}
- {Little is it that you remember} "
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