قَلِيل
qalīlan
a little
সামান্য
Learn it in lesson 17About this word
Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ق ل ل
Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an
- Singular (mufrad)قَلِيلًۭا69 times
- Plural (jamʿ)قَلِيلُونَ1 times
Forms in the Qur'an
- قَلِيلًۭاsmallqalīlan · 38 times38 times
- قَلِيلًاlittleqalīlan · 6 times6 times
- قَلِيلٌۭlittleqalīlun · 6 times6 times
- قَلِيلًۭا ۖlittleqalīlan · 5 times5 times
- وَقَلِيلٌۭBut fewwaqalīlun · 3 times3 times
- قَلِيلًا ۚlittleqalīlan · 2 times2 times
Opposite words
Words from the same root
More words from the root ق ل ل — know one root, recognise many words.
- أَقَلّlesserস্বল্পতর
- أَقَلَّتْthey have carriedবয়ে নিয়ে আসে
- قَلَّ(is) littleকম হক
- قَلِيلَةsmallছোট ছোট
- يُقَلِّلُand He made you (appear) as fewস্বল্প করে দেখালেন তোমাদেরকে
Examples from the Qur'an
And gave a little and [then] refrained?
And a few of the later peoples,
[And said], "Indeed, those are but a small band,