قائل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of قَالَ‎ (qāla, “to say”), from the root ق و ل‎ (q-w-l).

Adjective

قَائِل • (qāʔil)

  1. active participle of قَالَ‎ (qāla, “to say”)
Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: qail, qayil
  • → Middle Armenian: ղայիլ (łayil)
    • Armenian: ղայիլ (łayil), խայիլ (xayil), կայիլ (kayil)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: قائل‎ (kail, kayil)
  • → Persian: قائل‎ (qâ'el)

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of قَالَ‎ (qāla, “to nap”), from the root ق ي ل‎ (q-y-l).

Adjective

قَائِل • (qāʔil)

  1. active participle of قَالَ‎ (qāla, “to nap”)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:4:
      ‏وَكَمْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا فَجَاءَهَا بَأْسُنَا بَيَاتًا أَوْ هُمْ قَائِلُونَ‎‎
      wakam min qaryatin ʔahlaknāhā fajāʔahā baʔsunā bayātan ʔaw hum qāʔilūna
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
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