قلل

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ق ل ل (q-l-l). Related to Aramaic קלל.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /qal.la.la/

Verb

قَلَّلَ (qallala) II, non-past يُقَلِّلُ‎ (yuqallilu)

  1. to lessen, to decrease, to reduce, to diminish
  2. to call something unimportant, to deemphasize, to play down
    • 2017 November 4, “مستشار في حملة ترامب يعترف باجراء اتصالات مع مسؤولين روس”, in Al-Quds:
      لكنه قلل من اهمية الاجتماعات وقال انه "القى التحية بشكل وجيز على بعض الاشخاص".
      But he (Carter Page) played down the importance of the encounters (with Russians) and said that he “briefly greeted some people”.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

قِلَل (qilal) f pl

  1. plural of قِلَّة (qilla)
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