Arabic vocabulary
قَلِيلًa little
How to say “a little” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
حين تسكتُ قليلًا، تسمعُ بوضوحٍ ما يقوله عقلك وما يخفيه قلبك
When you are silent for a while, you clearly hear what your mind says and what your heart hides.
قَلِيلًا — for a while. 'a little,' in the -a form working adverbially — 'for a little [while].' An indefinite noun in the accusative often becomes an adverb of degree or duration; here it measures the silence: just a short pause.
From: On Silence →
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