QuranicWordsقَلِيل qalīl – “little / few”
A Qur'anic Arabic noun from the root ق-ل-ل that occurs 70 times in the Qur'an. It is word #173 in QuranicWords' frequency-ordered curriculum.
- Meaning
- little / few
- Type
- Noun (Ism)
- Root
- ق-ل-ل
- In the Qur'an
- 70 times
- Frequency rank
- #173 of 3,833
- Curriculum
- Chapter 3: Essential Nouns, section 2, lesson 7
Meaning in 8 languages
| English | little / few
|
|---|---|
| বাংলা | সামান্য |
| اردو | تھوڑے |
| हिन्दी | बहुत थोड़ा |
| Bahasa Indonesia | sedikit |
| Türkçe | az |
| فارسی | اندک |
| Français | peu |
In the Qur'an: An-Najm 53:34
وَأَعۡطَىٰ قَلِيلٗا وَأَكۡدَىٰٓ
And gave a little and [then] refrained?
এবং দান করে সামান্যই, পরে বন্ধ করে দেয়?
تھوڑا سا دیا اور پھر سخت ہوگیا۔
और थोड़ा-सा दिया फिर रोक लिया।
serta memberi sedikit dan tidak mau memberi lagi?
Azıcık verip sonra vermemekte direneni?
و اندکی (مال) بخشید و (سپس سنگدل شد و) خود داری کرد.
donné peu et a [finalement] cessé de donner?
The complete ayah, with the word highlighted. Translations: Saheeh International, Dr. Abu Bakr Muhammad Zakaria, Dr. Israr Ahmad (Bayan-ul-Quran), Maulana Azizul Haque al-Umari, Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, Muslim Shahin, Hussein Taji Kal Dari, Muhammad Hamidullah.