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يَقُلْ say in Arabic

يَقُلْ is how you say “say” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

فَلَمْ يَقُلْ لَهَا شَيْئًا،

So he did not say anything to her.

يَقُلْ he say

A verb with its 'he' subject built in, sitting in the clipped jussive shape because the past-negator before it governs it; that shortened ending is how Arabic marks a negated past. The two together yield 'he did not say'.

From Wives of the Prophet

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فَلَمْ يَقُلْ لَهَا شَيْئًا،

He said nothing to her.

يَقُلْ say

A verb with its 'he' subject built in, sitting in the clipped jussive shape because the past-negator before it governs it; that shortened ending is how Arabic marks a negated past. The two together yield 'he did not say'.

From Wives of the Prophet

وَإِنْ شَرِبَ لَمْ يَقُلْ بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ فَاشْرَبْ مَعَهُ

And if he drinks without saying the name of God, then drink with him.

يَقُلْ he says

A present-tense verb forced into the cut-off (jussive) shape by the 'did not' before it, so together they mean 'he did not say'. The clipped ending is the negator's mark.

From Staying Firm in Faith

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