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Al-Waqi'ah · 56:14
And a few of the later peoples,
Sahih International
Word 1 of 3
وَقَلِيلٌۭ
waqalīlun
And a few
Word breakdown
و
Harf · Conjunctionand
قليل
Ism · NounAnd a few
Rootقللqll
to be few, little, small in quantity or number
76× in the Quran · Occasional
LemmaقَلِيلNominal (1) Noun
Grammar rules
Indefinite noun
وَقَلِيلٌۭ (And a few) has no ال and takes tanwīn (the "n" sound at the end), so it means "a" or "some" — not a specific one.
We translate it as "a/an" or leave it general.
Lesson 2 · I'rab & FlexibilityConjunction وَ (and)
وَقَلِيلٌۭ (And a few) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles