قَلَّ be less in Arabic
قَلَّ is how you say “be less” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
فمن قل طعامه قل شربه،
Whoever eats less, drinks less.
قَلَّ becomes less
The same verb 'becomes little' repeated, now opening the result clause, 'his drink becomes little'. It carries its built-in subject and again reads with present, general force under the conditional frame.
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More example sentences
ومن قل شربه خف منامه،
Whoever drinks less, sleeps lightly.
قَلَّ becomes less
A past-tense verb meaning 'becomes little' carrying its own subject, read with general present force because of the conditional 'whoever'. It opens the condition clause of this paired saying.