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Form 1قَلَّ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — it was, or became, few, little, or scanty; he became poorgenerated

1.1

It was, or became, few; small, or little, in number, quantity, or amount; scanty.

1.1.1he, or it, is smaller than, or too small for, such a thing—هُوَ يَقِلُّ عَنْ كَذَا

Synonymous with يَصْغُرُ.

1.1.2her milk became little, or scanty; she became scant in her milk—قَلَّ لَبَنُهَا
1.1.3[his wealth and his beneficence became few, or scanty; he became poor; and he became niggardly]—قَلَّ خَيْرُهُ

Also: it became scanty, deficient, or wanting in goodness.

In art. حجد, قِلَّةُ خَيْرٍ signifies “poverty” and “niggardliness”.

1.1.4he had few aiders—قَلَّ

For an example, see فَلَّ.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
4:7
لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ وَلِلنِّسَآءِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ مِمَّا قَلَّ مِنْهُ أَوْ كَثُرَ ۚ نَصِيبًا مَّفْرُوضًا

From what is left by parents and those nearest related there is a share for men and a share for women, whether the property be small or large,-a determinate share.

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, It was, or became, few; small, or little, in number, quantity, or amount; scanty. هُوَ يَقِلُّ عَنْ كَذَا He, or it, is smaller than, or too small for, such a thing; syn. يَصْغُرُ . (TA.) قَلَّ لَبَنُهَا Her milk became little, or scanty; she became scant in her milk. قَلَّ خَيْرُهُ [His good things, or wealth, and his beneficence, became few, or little; scanty, or wanting; he became poor; and he became niggardly:] for قِلَّةُ خَيْرٍ signifies “ poverty ” and “ niggardliness. ” (A, TA, in art. حجد .) And It became scanty, or deficient, or wanting, in goodness. قَلَّ He had few aiders: sec an ex. voce فَلَّ .
Form 2قَلَّلَهُ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he made it, or held it, to be littlegenerated

2.1

He made it, or held it, to be little.

2.1.1

He showed it, or made it appear, to be little in quantity.

2.1.2

See form 4.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 2
8:44
وَإِذْ يُرِيكُمُوهُمْ إِذِ ٱلْتَقَيْتُمْ فِىٓ أَعْيُنِكُمْ قَلِيلًا وَيُقَلِّلُكُمْ فِىٓ أَعْيُنِهِمْ لِيَقْضِىَ ٱللَّهُ أَمْرًا كَانَ مَفْعُولًا ۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ

And remember when ye met, He showed them to you as few in your eyes, and He made you appear as contemptible in their eyes: that Allah might accomplish a matter already enacted. For to Allah do all questions go back (for decision).

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He made it, or held it, to be little. (Msb.) He showed it, or made it to appear, to be little, in quantity. (TA.) See 4.
Form 4أَقَلَّهُ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he lifted it from the ground and carried it; he became poorgenerated

4.1

He lifted it, or raised it, from the ground, and carried it.

4.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredanger disquieted, or flurried, him—أَقَلَّهُ الغَضَبُ

Given in art. حمل.

he was disquieted, or flurried, by anger—أُقِلَّ

Used by itself.

4.1.2the same as قَلَّلَهُ—أَقَلَّ مِنْهُ
4.1.3he became poor—أَقَلَّ

Or: he had little property.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4
7:57
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُرْسِلُ ٱلرِّيَـٰحَ بُشْرًۢا بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَقَلَّتْ سَحَابًا ثِقَالًا سُقْنَـٰهُ لِبَلَدٍ مَّيِّتٍ فَأَنزَلْنَا بِهِ ٱلْمَآءَ فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِۦ مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نُخْرِجُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ

It is He Who sendeth the winds like heralds of glad tidings, going before His mercy: when they have carried the heavy-laden clouds, We drive them to a land that is dead, make rain to descend thereon, and produce every kind of harvest therewith: thus shall We raise up the dead: perchance ye may remember.

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He lifted it, or raised it, from the ground; and carried it. (Msb.) أَقَلَّهُ الغَضَبُ Anger disquieted, or flurried, him. (Mj, TA, in art. حمل .) And أُقِلَّ [alone] He was disquieted, or flurried, by anger. (T, TA, in that art.) أَقَلَّ مِنْهُ i. q. قَلَّلَهُ . (M.) أَقَلَّ He became poor: (S, Msb:) or he had little property. (K.)
Form 5تَقَلَّلَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — it became diminished, or little in quantity; he deemed it littlegenerated

5.1

It became diminished, or made little or small in quantity.

See art. نزر.

5.1.1he saw it, or deemed it, to be little in quantity—تَقَلَّلَهُ
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(K, art. نزر ) It became diminished, or rendered little or small in quantity. (TK, same art.) تَقَلَّلَهُ He saw it, or deemed it, to be little in quantity. (TA.)
Form 10اِسْنَفَلَّ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he was independent, or alone, with none to share with himgenerated

10.1he was independent, or alone—اِسْتَقَلَّ بِنَفْسِهِ

Or, as shown by an explanation of the ism fāʿil, he managed his affairs by himself alone, thoroughly, soundly, or vigorously.

he is not able, by himself, to do this—هُوَ لاَ يَسْتَقِلُّ بِهٰذَا

on this sense He was independent, or alone, with none to share, or participate, with him.

10.1.1he was independent of all others; absolute—اِسْتَقَلَّ
10.1.2he (a man) rose, or raised himself, with a burden—اِسْتَقلَّ

Also said of a bird in its flight.

10.1.3he (a man) became affected with a trembling from anger—اُسْتُقِلَّ غَضَبًا
10.1.4the same as اِسْتَبَدَّ بِهِ—اِسْتَقَلَّ بِالشَّىْءِ

See art. حكر.

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He was independent, or alone; with none to share, or participate, with him. (TA.) [And اِسْتَقَلَّ بِنَفْسِهِ , the same; or (as shown by an explanation of the act. part. n. in the TA) he managed his affairs, by himself alone, thoroughly, soundly, or vigorously.] And هُوَ لاَ يَسْتَقِلُّ بِهٰذَا He is not able [by himself] to do this. (TA.) اِسْتَقَلَّ He was independent of all others; absolute. اِسْتَقلَّ He (a man) rose, or raised himself, with a burden: (JK:) and a bird in his flight. (JK, K.) اُسْتُقِلَّ غَضَبًا He (a man) became affected with a tremour, or trembling, by anger. (JK.) اِسْتَقَلَّ بِالشَّىْءِ i. q. اِسْتَبَدَّ بِهِ . (TA in art. حكر .)

Derived nouns 8

Nounقُلٌّ1 sense

Core sense — povertygenerated

1

Poverty. For an example in a verse, see طَلَّاع.

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Poverty: see an ex. in a verse cited voce طَلَّاع .
Nounقُلُّ بْنُ قُلٍّ1 sense

Core sense — a man of no known parentagegenerated

1

See ضُلُّ.

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: see ضُلُّ .
Nounقُلَّةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the top, or highest part, of a mountain, or of the headgenerated

1

The top, or highest part, of a mountain, and the like.

1.1

The top of the head, and of the hump.

For a verse, see ظِلٌّ.

1.2the hollows of the two collar-bones—قلتانِ

Apparently قُلَّتَانِ, or rather قَلْتَانِ, from قلت.

See art. ترب.

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The top, or highest part, of a mountain, &c. (S, K.) The top of the head and hump. (K.) See a verse cited voce ظِلٌّ . قلتانِ [app. قُلَّتَانِ , or rather قَلْتَانِ , from قلت ] The hollows of the two collar-bones ( الترقوتان ). (TA, art. ترب .)
Nounقِلَّةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — paucity, smallness, littleness, scantiness; lackgenerated

1want of due care, or want of care—قِلَّةُ مُبَالَاةٍ

[Paucity; smallness; littleness; scantiness; want of the due amount of anything; also fewness.]

قِلَّةٌ sometimes means the same as عَدَمٌ. See art. حفَظ.

1.1lack—قِلَّةٌ

This word may often be well rendered in this way.

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[Paucity; smallness; littleness; scantiness; want of due amount of anything: as in قِلَّةُ مُبَالَاةٍ want of due care: or this phrase signifies want of care: also fewness: for] قِلَّةٌ sometimes signifies i. q. عَدَمٌ . (Mgh in art. حفَظ .) قِلَّةٌ may often be well rendered Lack.
Nounقَلِيلٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — few; small, or little, in number or quantity; scantygenerated

1

Few; small, or little, in number, quantity, or amount; scanty.

1.1a small quantity, or number, of property, cattle, and the like—مِن مَالٍ وَغَيْرِهِ
1.2lacking, or destitute of, good, or wealth; or having little of it—قَلِيلُ الخَيْرِ

It generally means having little, or no, wealth or good; or lacking, or destitute of, goodness or good things.

See art. خير, where an explanation is given equivalent to عَادمُ الخَيْرِ.

not making use of oaths at all—قَلِيلُ الخَيْرِ

See art. حفظ.

1.3

قَلِيلٌ: see مَطَّرِدٌ.

1.4

Possessing little, or possessed in a small degree, of anything.

Qur’ānic occurrences قَلِيل 5 shown of 70
16:117
مَتَـٰعٌ قَلِيلٌ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

(In such falsehood) is but a paltry profit; but they will have a most grievous Penalty.

53:34
وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰٓ

Gives a little, then hardens (his heart)?

56:14
وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

And a few from those of later times.

73:2
قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

Stand (to prayer) by night, but not all night,-

73:3
نِّصْفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا

Half of it,- or a little less,

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Few; small, or little, in number, quantity, or amount; scanty. A small quantity, or quantum, or number, مِن مَالٍ وَغَيْرِهِ of property, or cattle, &c. قَلِيلُ الخَيْرِ : [see art. خير , where an explanation is given equivalent to عَادمُ الخَيْرِ : and in like manner] قَلِيلُ الخَيْرِ is used to signify Not making use of oaths at all. (Mgh in art. حفظ .) It may be well rendered Lacking, or destitute of, good, or wealth; as well as having little thereof: it generally means having little, or no, wealth, or good; or lacking, or destitute of, goodness or good things. قَلِيلٌ : see مَطَّرِدٌ . Possessing little, or possessed in a small degree, of anything.
Nounقَلِيلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a little, a small amountgenerated

1

Used as a noun: a little. See كَثِيرَةٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences قَلِيلَة
2:249
فَلَمَّا فَصَلَ طَالُوتُ بِٱلْجُنُودِ قَالَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مُبْتَلِيكُم بِنَهَرٍ فَمَن شَرِبَ مِنْهُ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّى وَمَن لَّمْ يَطْعَمْهُ فَإِنَّهُۥ مِنِّىٓ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱغْتَرَفَ غُرْفَةًۢ بِيَدِهِۦ ۚ فَشَرِبُوا۟ مِنْهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّنْهُمْ ۚ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزَهُۥ هُوَ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ قَالُوا۟ لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا ٱلْيَوْمَ بِجَالُوتَ وَجُنُودِهِۦ ۚ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّهُم مُّلَـٰقُوا۟ ٱللَّهِ كَم مِّن فِئَةٍ قَلِيلَةٍ غَلَبَتْ فِئَةً كَثِيرَةًۢ بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ مَعَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ

When Talut set forth with the armies, he said: "Allah will test you at the stream: if any drinks of its water, He goes not with my army: Only those who taste not of it go with me: A mere sip out of the hand is excused." but they all drank of it, except a few. When they crossed the river,- He and the faithful ones with him,- they said: "This day We cannot cope with Goliath and his forces." but those who were convinced that they must meet Allah, said: "How oft, by Allah's will, Hath a small force vanquished a big one? Allah is with those who steadfastly persevere."

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as a subst., Little: see كَثِيرَةٌ .
Nounأَقَلُّ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا1 sense

Core sense — possessing less than another in respect of wealth and childrengenerated

1

Possessing, or possessor of, less than another in respect of wealth and children. For an example, from the Qur'ān 18:37, see art. ف.

Qur’ān 18:39 approximate — somewhere between 18:1 and 18:42 Lane cites “Kur xviii. 37”
Qur’ān 18:39 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
وَلَوْلَآ إِذْ دَخَلْتَ جَنَّتَكَ قُلْتَ مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ ۚ إِن تَرَنِ أَنَا۠ أَقَلَّ مِنكَ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا

"Why didst thou not, as thou wentest into thy garden, say: 'Allah's will (be done)! There is no power but with Allah!' If thou dost see me less than thee in wealth and sons,Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

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Possessing, or possessor, of less than another in respect of wealth and children: see an ex. (from the Kur xviii. 37) in art. ف .
Nounمُسْتَقِلٌّ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — independent; a writing on a special subject; a monographgenerated

1

A writing on a particular, or special, subject.

1.1a monograph—رِسَالَةٌ مُسْتَقِلَّةٌ

For a verse, see غَتْمٌ.

1.2an independent meaning—مَعْنًى مُسْتَقِلٌّ بِهِ
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A writing on a particular, peculiar, or special, subject. رِسَالَةٌ مُسْتَقِلَّةٌ A monograph. See also a verse cited voce غَتْمٌ . مَعْنًى مُسْتَقِلٌّ بِهِ An independent meaning.