أَقَلَّ (aaqalaa)to reduce

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb أَقَلَّ (aaqalaa) — “to reduce”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: أَقَلَّ يُقِلُّ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
أَقَلَّ aaqalaaيُقِلُّ yuqiluuأَقِلَّ aaqilaaإِقْلَالٌ iiqlaālun

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to reduce

    • يَجِبُ أَنْ نُقِلَّ النَّفَقَاتِ.We must reduce expenses.
    • أَقَلَّتِ الشَّرِكَةُ عَدَدَ المُوَظَّفِينَ لِتَجَنُّبِ الإِفْلَاسِ.The company reduced the number of employees to avoid bankruptcy.
    • هَلْ أَقَلَّتِ الحُكُومَةُ ضَرِيبَةَ الدَّخْلِ؟Did the government reduce the income tax?
  2. 2. to lessen

    • أَقَلَّتِ الشَّرِكَةُ عَدَدَ الْمُوَظَّفِينَ لِتَخْفِيضِ التَّكَالِيفِ.The company lessened the number of employees to reduce costs.
    • أَقَلَّ الطَّبِيبُ جُرْعَةَ الدَّوَاءِ بَعْدَ تَحَسُّنِ حَالَتِهِ.The doctor lessened the dose of the medicine after his condition improved.
    • أَقَلَّتِ الْحُكُومَةُ الضَّرَائِبَ عَلَى بَعْضِ الْمُنْتَجَاتِ الْأَسَاسِيَّةِ.The government lessened the taxes on some essential products.
  3. 3. to transport

    • أَقَلَّتِ السَّيَّارَةُ الرُّكَّابَ.The car transported the passengers.
    • أَقَلَّتِ الطَّائِرَةُ المُسَافِرِينَ إِلَى وَجْهَتِهِمْ.The airplane transported the travelers to their destination.
    • هَلْ سَتُقِلُّ الحَافِلَةُ الطُّلَّابَ إِلَى المَدْرَسَةِ غَدًا؟Will the bus transport the students to school tomorrow?
  4. 4. to bring low

    • يُقِلُّ الفَشَلُ المُتَكَرِّرُ مِنْ مَعْنَوِيَّاتِ الشَّخْصِ.Repeated failure brings down a person's morale.
    • لَا تَدَعِ الصِّعَابَ تُقِلُّ مِنْ عَزِيمَتِكَ.Do not let difficulties bring down your determination.
  5. 5. to carry

    • أَقَلَّ الْحِمْلَ.He carried the load.
    • أَقَلَّ الرَّجُلُ الْحَقِيبَةَ الثَّقِيلَةَ.The man carried the heavy bag.
    • أَقَلَّتِ السَّيَّارَةُ الرُّكَّابَ إِلَى الْمَحَطَّةِ الْأَخِيرَةِ.The car transported the passengers to the last station.
  6. 6. to cease

    • أَقَلَّ الرَّجُلُ عَنِ العَمَلِ بَعْدَ تَعَبٍ طَوِيلٍ.The man ceased working after long fatigue.
    • أَقَلَّتِ الحَرْبُ عَنِ البِلَادِ بَعْدَ مُعَاهَدَةِ السَّلَامِ.The war ceased in the country after the peace treaty.
    • أَقَلَّتِ العَوَاصِفُ عَنِ المَدِينَةِ فِي الصَّبَاحِ.The storms ceased over the city in the morning.
  7. 7. to decrease

    • أَقَلَّتِ الشَّرِكَةُ عَدَدَ الْمُوَظَّفِينَ.The company decreased the number of employees.
    • يُقِلُّ الْحِمْيَةُ الْغِذَائِيَّةُ الْوَزْنَ.The diet decreases weight.
    • يَجِبُ أَنْ نُقِلَّ مِنْ اسْتِهْلَاكِ السُّكَّرِ.We must decrease our sugar consumption.
  8. 8. to do little

    • أَقَلَّ الطَّالِبُ مِنْ مُذَاكَرَةِ دُرُوسِهِ هَذَا الْأُسْبُوعَ.The student did little studying of his lessons this week.
    • أَقَلَّ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ شُرْبِ الْمَاءِ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ.The man did little drinking of water in the desert.
    • أَقَلَّتِ الشَّرِكَةُ مِنْ إِنْتَاجِهَا بِسَبَبِ الْأَزْمَةِ.The company did little production due to the crisis.

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