q l l
25 lemmas · 7 languages
geminateSecond and third consonants are identical (ḥ-b-b 'love'). Surface forms often show a doubled consonant (mediae geminatae).T Gen.30.37
Themes:light· نُور · אוֹר·5lightweight·2quickly·2weight·2ease·2
POS shape:noun·8verb·7adj·7adv·3
This root is attested across 7 Semitic languages in our index. Each section below shows representative lemmas; attested means a Wiktionary editor explicitly tagged the root, inferredmeans we derived it mechanically from the word's consonantal skeleton.
Etymology treehow this root diverged from Proto-Semitic through the family
*q-l-lProto-Semitic
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Canaanite
Hebrewקַלק ל ל— light (of low weight)
Aramaic
Imperial Aramaicקללק ל ל— to be lightweight
Syriacܩܠܝܠܐܩ ܠ ܠ— light
Assyrian NAܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐܩ ܠ ܠ— light, lightweight
Arabic
Arabicقَلَّق ل ل— to be few, to be little
South Semitic
Ethio-Semitic
Ge'ezቀለለቀ ለ ለ— to be light (in weight)
Amharicአክሊልቀ ለ ለ— crown
Branch structure: Huehnergard (2005), Rubin (2010). The reconstructed Proto-Semitic form is computed on the fly from the cognate set's majority reflex pattern.
Imperial Aramaic
arc · 1 lemma- to be lightweight
Classical Syriac
syc · 2 lemmas- lightFrom the root ܩ ܠ ܠ related to being light. Compare Arabic قَلِيل (qalīl) and Hebrew קַל (qal).
- quicklyFrom the root ܩ ܠ ܠ related to being light. Compare Arabic قَلِيل (qalīl) and Hebrew קַל (qal).
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
aii · 2 lemmas- light, lightweightOf the adjective pattern 1a22ū3ā, inherited from Aramaic קַלּוּלָא (qallūlā); related to Classical Syriac ܩܠܝܠܐ (qallīlā), Arabic قَلِيل (qalīl) and Hebrew קַל (kál).
▸ 5 derivations
- derivedܡܹܐܟ݂̈ܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܩܲܠܘܼ̈ܠܹܐmēḵlāṯā qalūlē
- derivedܩܲܠܘܼܠqalūl
- derivedܩܲܠܘܼܠ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐqalūl ṭīmē
- derivedܩܲܠܘܼܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܐqalūlūṯā
- derivedܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂qalūlāˀīṯ
- quickly, swiftlyOf the adjective pattern 1a22ū3ā, inherited from Aramaic קַלּוּלָא (qallūlā); related to Classical Syriac ܩܠܝܠܐ (qallīlā), Arabic قَلِيل (qalīl) and Hebrew קַל (kál).
Hebrew
he · 8 lemmas- light (of low weight)Related to Arabic قَلِيل (qalīl, “few”).
▸ 8 derivations
- derivedדָּגֵשׁ קַלdagesh qal
- derivedחִישׁ קַלkhish kal
- derivedפַּל קַלpal-qal
- derivedצוֹם קַלtsom kal
- derivedקַל דַּעַתqal dá'at
- derivedקַל וָחוֹמֶרqal vaḥómer
- derivedקל רגלייםqal ragláyim
- derivedקַל רַגְלַיִםqal ragláyim
- to ease, to relieve, to facilitate
- Masculine singular present participle and present tense of הֵקֵל (hekél).Adjective follows from the verb.
- lenientAdjective follows from the verb.
- plural construct state form of קַל (kál)
- A lightening, an easing, a relief.Action noun of the verb הקל (hekél), from the root ק־ל־ל (k-l-l).
- to curse, to cuss, to damn
- easeFrom קל (kal) + ־ות (-út). The adverb is an extension of the noun.
▸ 2 derivations
- derivedבקלותbekalút
- derivedבְּקַלֵּי קַלּוּתbekalé kalút
Arabic
ar · 8 lemmas- to be few, to be littleFrom the root ق ل ل (q l l), from which also قَلِيل (qalīl).
- elative degree of قَلِيل (qalīl):Elative of قَلِيل (qalīl, “few; little; sparse; rare”).
▸ 1 derivation
- derivedعَلَى اَلْأَقَلّʕala l-ʔaqall
- verbal noun of قَلَّ (qalla) (form I)
- peak, summit, vertex, apogeeقُلَّة
- to lessen, to decrease, to reduce, to diminishFrom the root ق ل ل (q l l). Related to Aramaic קלל.
- poor, pauperThe active participle of أَقَلَّ (ʔaqalla).
- rarely, seldomقَلَّ (qalla) + مَا (mā).
- few, littleFrom the root ق ل ل (q l l). Related to Aramaic קלל.
Ge'ez
gez · 1 lemma- to be light (in weight)Compare Arabic قَلَّ (qalla, “to be few, little”), Aramaic קלל (“to be light”), Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܩܰܠ, and Biblical Hebrew קָלַל (“to be swift”).
Amharic
am · 3 lemmas- crownBorrowed from Arabic إِكْلِيل (ʔiklīl).
- kidneyCompare Hebrew כִּלְיָה and Arabic كلية.
- light rail