مقال

Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.qaːl/

Etymology 1

Verbal noun of قَالَ (qāla, “to say”).

Root
ق و ل (q-w-l)

Noun

مَقَال • (maqāl) m (plural مَقَالَات (maqālāt))

  1. verbal noun of قَالَ (qāla) (form I)
  2. (uncountable) speech, utterance; words
    Synonyms: كَلَام (kalām), قَوْل (qawl), مَقَالَة (maqāla)
    خَيْرُ الْمَقَالِ مَا صَدَّقَتْهُ الْفِعَال.
    ḵayru al-maqāli mā ṣaddaqathu l-fiʕāl.
    The best speech is that which actions verify.
    1. (countable) a comment; a remark
      لِكُلِّ مَقَامٍ مَقَالٌ.
      likulli maqāmin maqālun.
      For every place, there is a [proper] remark.
    2. (countable) a formalized opinion, a view, a position
      Synonyms: قَوْل (qawl), رَأْي (raʔy)
  3. (countable) an opinion piece, an article; a report, a story; an essay
Declension
Descendants
  • → Bashkir: мәҡәл (məqəl, “proverb”)
  • → Kazakh: мақал (maqal, “proverb”)
  • → Indonesian: makalah (“article”)
  • → Swahili: makala (“article, document”)
  • → Uzbek: maqol (“proverb”)

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of قَالَ (qāla, “to nap”).

Root
ق ي ل (q-y-l)

Noun

مَقَال • (maqāl) m

  1. verbal noun of قَالَ (qāla, “to nap; to rest”) (form I)
  2. noun of place of قَالَ (qāla): a napping or resting place, a rest
Declension
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