اقلا

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic أقل (ʔaqall, “less, least”), elative of قليل (qalīl, “little”). The use of the adverbial tanwin ending is a Persian innovation since the Arabic word is diptote and hence cannot take a tanwin.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔa.qal.ˈlan]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.qäl.lǽn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.qäl.lǽn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.qäl.lǽn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.qäl.lǽn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.ʁæl.lǽn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.qäl.lǽn]

Readings
Classical reading?	aqallan
Dari reading?	aqallan
Iranian reading?	ağallan
Tajik reading?	aqallan

Adverb

اقلا • (aqallan)

1. at least