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قالَ

qāla

to say (he said)

বলা (সে বলল)

Root letters: ق و لAppears 1,618 times in the Qur'an#7 most frequentVerb (fiʿl)Verb form I
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About this word

Verb (fiʿl)Verb form IRoot letters: ق و ل

Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an

  • Past (māḍī)قَالَ1,004 times
  • Present/Future (muḍāriʿ)يَقُولُ265 times
  • Command (amr)قُلْ349 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • قَالَsaidqāla · 407 times
  • قُلْSayqul · 209 times
  • قَالُوا۟they (will) sayqālū · 171 times
  • وَقَالَAnd saidwaqāla · 81 times
  • قَالُوٓا۟they sayqālū · 75 times
  • وَقَالُوا۟And they saywaqālū · 49 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ق و ل — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

[Allāh] said, "Throw it down, O Moses."

Surah 20:19 — Read full ayah

And said, "Indeed, I am [about to be] ill."

Surah 37:89 — Read full ayah

And indeed, they [i.e., the disbelievers] used to say,

Surah 37:167 — Read full ayah