أقلية

Arabic

Root
ق ل ل (q-l-l)

Etymology

Relative noun (nisba) composed of أَقَلّ (ʔaqall) + ـِيَّة (-iyya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.qal.lij.ja/

Noun

أَقَلِّيَّة • (ʔaqalliyya) f (plural أَقَلِّيَّات (ʔaqalliyyāt))

  1. minority
    Antonyms: أَكْثَرِيَّة (ʔakṯariyya), أَغْلَبِيَّة (ʔaḡlabiyya)

Declension

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic أَقَلِّيَّة (ʔaqalliyya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.qal.lij.je/, [ʔɑ.qɑlˈlij.je]
  • IPA(key): /ʔa.qal.lij.ja/, [ʔɑ.qɑlˈlij.ja]
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Noun

أقلّيّة • (ʔaqalliyye) f

  1. minority
    Antonyms: أكترية (ʔaktariyye), أغلبية (ʔaḡlabiyye)
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