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قَوْل
saying /ˈqawl/
nounA1#335 most common
Also: statement, utterance, remark
Example sentences
قَوْلُكَ صَحِيحٌ.
What you say is right.
لا أُوافِقُ عَلى هذا القَوْلِ.
I do not agree with this statement.
أَقْوالُهُ دائِماً صادِقَةٌ.
His words are always truthful.
القَوْلُ سَهْلٌ وَالفِعْلُ صَعْبٌ.
Saying is easy and doing is hard.
لا يَكْفي القَوْلُ دونَ العَمَلِ.
Words are not enough without action.
تَعَدَّدَتِ الأَقاويلُ حَوْلَ أَسْبابِ الأَزْمَةِ.
Conflicting claims multiplied about the causes of the crisis.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | قَوْلٌ | أَقْوالٌ |
| Genitive | قَوْلٍ | أَقْوالٍ |
| Accusative | قَوْلاً | أَقْوالاً |
| Vocative | يا قَوْلُ | يا أَقْوالُ |
Word family
قالto say, to speak
مَقالةarticle, essay
قائِلspeaker, one who saysمَقُولةsaying, maxim
أَقْوالsayings, statements (plural)
Etymology
قَوْل is the verbal noun of the verb قال, 'to say.' It comes from the Semitic root q-w-l, which is tied to voice and speech. Related forms run across the family, including Hebrew qōl, 'voice,' and Geʿez qāl, 'word.' The noun names both the act of saying and the thing said.
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