قائل

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 • (qāʾil)

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)
  • Turkish: kail
• → Persian: قائل‎ (qāʼil)

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

قَائِل • (qāʾil)

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 ʾahlaknāhā fajāʾahā baʾsunā bayātan ʾaw hum qāʾilūna

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