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Arabic root

ق-ل-ل

2 words from this root family

A1adjective
قَلِيلٌ
qalīlun

few / little

Example
عِنْدِي وَقْتٌ قَلِيلٌ.
ʿindī waqtun qalīlun.
I have little time.
Grammar

Feminine: qalīla (قَلِيلَةٌ). Opposite of kathīr.

B2noun
أَقَلِّيَّة
aqalliyya

minority

Example
يَجِبُ حِمايَةُ حُقوقِ الأَقَلِّيّات.
yajibu ḥimāyatu ḥuqūqi l-aqalliyyāt.
The rights of minorities must be protected.