قول

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of speaking, saying, and uttering words. It encompasses various forms of speech, from simple statements to extensive discourse, and also touches upon the concepts of claiming, asserting, and even lying or fabricating.

Derived headwords

قالَverb

1.
he said, he says, sayingboth
he said, he says, saying
2.
he said, he says, saying, a saying, a statement, a speechboth
he said, he says, saying, a saying, a statement, a speech
3.
sleeping at noonboth
sleeping at noon

يقولُverb

1.
to sayboth
Present tense of 'to say', indicating ongoing or habitual speech.

قَوْلًاnoun

1.
sayingboth
The act or instance of saying something; a statement or utterance.

قَوْلَةnoun

1.
a talkative manboth
a talkative man
2.
he made him say what he did not sayboth
he made him say what he did not say

مَقَالًاnoun

1.
sayingboth
A statement, utterance, or discourse.

مَقَالَةnoun

1.
articleboth
A written piece of discourse, an essay, or an article.

القيل والقالnoun

1.
gossipclassical
Idle talk, gossip, or rumor, often implying excessive or negative speech.

القالةnoun

1.
people's talk increasedboth
people's talk increased

قؤولadjective

1.
a talkative manboth
a talkative man

قَوَّالadjective

1.
a very talkative manboth
a very talkative man

مَقْوَلnoun

1.
a talkative manboth
a talkative man

المَقَاوِلnoun

1.
speechesclassical
Plural of 'maqawil', referring to utterances or speeches.

قَيْلnoun

1.
plural of qāʾilboth
plural of qāʾil

قَيْلَةnoun

1.
he gave him to drink at middayboth
he gave him to drink at midday

قائلnoun

1.
one who sleeps at noonboth
one who sleeps at noon

قَالnoun

1.
he said, he says, sayingboth
he said, he says, saying
2.
he said, he says, saying, a saying, a statement, a speechboth
he said, he says, saying, a saying, a statement, a speech
3.
sleeping at noonboth
sleeping at noon

قَوَّلَverb

1.
talkative peopleboth
talkative people

أَقْوَلَverb

1.
to attribute falselyclassical
To falsely attribute words or actions to someone; to claim they said something they did not.

تَقَوَّلَverb

1.
he lied against himboth
he lied against him

اقْتَالَverb

1.
he imposed his will on himboth
he imposed his will on him
2.
it came with the meaning of 'said'both
it came with the meaning of 'said'

قَاوَلَverb

1.
to negotiateclassical
To discuss matters with someone; to negotiate or confer.

تَقَاوَلَverb

1.
to negotiateclassical
To discuss matters mutually; to negotiate or confer with each other.

Parallel reading

ويقال: كثر القيل والقال.

And it is said: gossip became abundant.

نهى عن قيل وقال

He forbade gossip and idle talk.

ذلك عيسى بن مريم قول الحق الذى فيه يمترون

That is Jesus, son of Mary—the saying of truth about which they are in doubt.

يقال: كثرت قالة الناس.

It is said: the talk of people became widespread.

ورجل قؤول وقوم قول، مثل صبور وصبر.

And a man is 'qawl' (talkative) and a people are 'qawl', like 'sabur' (patient) and 'sabr' (patience).

ورجل مقول ومقوال، وقولة، وقوال، وتقوالة، عن الكسائي، أي لسن كثير القول.

And a man is 'maqawl' and 'miqwal', and 'qawlah', and 'qawwal', and 'taqwalah', according to Al-Kisa'i, meaning eloquent and very talkative.

والمقول: اللسان.

And 'al-maqawl': the tongue.

والمقول: القيل بلغة أهل اليمن، والجمع المقاول.

And 'al-maqawl': speech in the dialect of the people of Yemen, and its plural is 'al-maqawil'.

لها غلل من رازقي وكرسف بأيمان عجم ينصفون المقاولا

They have harvests of roses and cotton in the lands of non-Arabs who give fair consideration to the speeches.

والقيل: ملك من ملوك حمير دون الملك الأعظم، والمرأة قيلة، وأصله قيل بالتشديد، كأنه الذي له قول، أي ينفذ قوله، والجمع أقوال وأقيال أيضا، ومن جمعه على أقيال لم يجعل الواحد منه مشددا.

And 'al-qayl': a king from the kings of Himyar, below the great king, and the woman is 'qaylah'. Its origin is 'qayl' with shadda, as if he is one whose word is effective, meaning his word is executed. The plural is 'aqwal' and also 'aqyal'. And whoever pluralizes it as 'aqyal' does not make the singular with shadda.

والقول: جمع قائل، مثل راكع وركع

And 'al-qawl': is the plural of 'qa'il' (speaker), like 'raki'' (one who bows) and 'rukk' (those who bow).

القال: الخشبة التى تضرب بها القلة.

Al-qal: the wooden beam with which the pot is struck.

ويقال: قولتني ما لم أقل، وأقولتني ما لم أقل، أي ادعيته على.

And it is said: 'qawwaltani ma lam aqul' (you attributed to me what I did not say), and 'aqwaltani ma lam aqul', meaning you falsely claimed it against me.

وتقول عليه، أي كذب عليه.

And 'taqawwala 'alayhi', meaning he lied about him.

واقتال عليه: تحكم.

And 'iqtala 'alayhi': he usurped or imposed his will.

ومنزلة في دار صدق وغبطة وما اقتال من حكم علي طبيب

And a dwelling in a place of truth and joy, and no physician could impose a cure upon me.

وقاولته في أمره وتقاولنا، أي تفاوضنا.

And I negotiated with him concerning his affair, and we negotiated, meaning we conferred.

وإن الله نافلة تقاه ولا يقتالها إلا السعيد أي: ولا يقولها.

And indeed, God is a gift that is protected, and none but the happy person can avoid it, meaning: he does not say it.

متى تقول القلص الرواسما يدنين أم قاسم وقاسما

When do you think the strong camels will bring us near to Qasim and Qasima?

علام تقول الرمح يثقل عاتقي

Why do you think the spear weighs down my shoulder?

فمتى تقول الدار تجمعنا

So when do you think the dwelling will bring us together?