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): /aqalˈlan/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /aqalˈlan/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /æɢælˈlæn/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /aqalˈlan/

Adverb

اقلا • (aqallan)

at least

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