قائل

See also: قايل

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qaː.ʔil/
• Rhymes: -il

Etymology 1

Root
ق و ل (q w l)
8 terms

Derived from the active participle of قَالَ (qāla, “to say”).

Root
ق و ل (q w l)
8 terms

Adjective

قَائِل • (qāʔil)

1. active participle of قَالَ (qāla, “to say”) sayer, one who said something

Declension

Declension of adjective قَائِل (qāʔil)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	قَائِل qāʔil	الْقَائِل al-qāʔil	قَائِلَة qāʔila	الْقَائِلَة al-qāʔila
Nominative	قَائِلٌ qāʔilun	الْقَائِلُ al-qāʔilu	قَائِلَةٌ qāʔilatun	الْقَائِلَةُ al-qāʔilatu
Accusative	قَائِلًا qāʔilan	الْقَائِلَ al-qāʔila	قَائِلَةً qāʔilatan	الْقَائِلَةَ al-qāʔilata
Genitive	قَائِلٍ qāʔilin	الْقَائِلِ al-qāʔili	قَائِلَةٍ qāʔilatin	الْقَائِلَةِ al-qāʔilati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	قَائِلَيْن qāʔilayn	الْقَائِلَيْن al-qāʔilayn	قَائِلَتَيْن qāʔilatayn	الْقَائِلَتَيْن al-qāʔilatayn
Nominative	قَائِلَانِ qāʔilāni	الْقَائِلَانِ al-qāʔilāni	قَائِلَتَانِ qāʔilatāni	الْقَائِلَتَانِ al-qāʔilatāni
Accusative	قَائِلَيْنِ qāʔilayni	الْقَائِلَيْنِ al-qāʔilayni	قَائِلَتَيْنِ qāʔilatayni	الْقَائِلَتَيْنِ al-qāʔilatayni
Genitive	قَائِلَيْنِ qāʔilayni	الْقَائِلَيْنِ al-qāʔilayni	قَائِلَتَيْنِ qāʔilatayni	الْقَائِلَتَيْنِ al-qāʔilatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	قَائِلَات qāʔilāt	الْقَائِلَات al-qāʔilāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	قَائِلَاتٌ qāʔilātun	الْقَائِلَاتُ al-qāʔilātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	قَائِلَاتٍ qāʔilātin	الْقَائِلَاتِ al-qāʔilāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	قَائِلَاتٍ qāʔilātin	الْقَائِلَاتِ al-qāʔilāti

Descendants

• Hijazi Arabic: قايل (gāyil)
• → Azerbaijani: qail, qayil
• → Middle Armenian: ղայիլ (ġayil)
  • Armenian: ղայիլ (ġayil), խայիլ (xayil), կայիլ (kayil)
• → Ottoman Turkish: قائل (kail, kayil)
  • Turkish: kail
• → Persian: قائل (qâ'el)

Etymology 2

Root
ق ي ل (q y l)
8 terms

Derived from the active participle of قَالَ (qāla, “to nap”).

Root
ق ي ل (q y l)
8 terms

Adjective

قَائِل • (qāʔil)

1. active participle of قَالَ (qāla, “to nap”) napper
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:4:

     وَكَمْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا فَجَاءَهَا بَأْسُنَا بَيَاتًا أَوْ هُمْ قَائِلُونَ

     wakam min qaryatin ʔahlaknāhā fajāʔahā baʔsunā bayātan ʔaw hum qāʔilūna

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of adjective قَائِل (qāʔil)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	قَائِل qāʔil	الْقَائِل al-qāʔil	قَائِلَة qāʔila	الْقَائِلَة al-qāʔila
Nominative	قَائِلٌ qāʔilun	الْقَائِلُ al-qāʔilu	قَائِلَةٌ qāʔilatun	الْقَائِلَةُ al-qāʔilatu
Accusative	قَائِلًا qāʔilan	الْقَائِلَ al-qāʔila	قَائِلَةً qāʔilatan	الْقَائِلَةَ al-qāʔilata
Genitive	قَائِلٍ qāʔilin	الْقَائِلِ al-qāʔili	قَائِلَةٍ qāʔilatin	الْقَائِلَةِ al-qāʔilati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	قَائِلَيْن qāʔilayn	الْقَائِلَيْن al-qāʔilayn	قَائِلَتَيْن qāʔilatayn	الْقَائِلَتَيْن al-qāʔilatayn
Nominative	قَائِلَانِ qāʔilāni	الْقَائِلَانِ al-qāʔilāni	قَائِلَتَانِ qāʔilatāni	الْقَائِلَتَانِ al-qāʔilatāni
Accusative	قَائِلَيْنِ qāʔilayni	الْقَائِلَيْنِ al-qāʔilayni	قَائِلَتَيْنِ qāʔilatayni	الْقَائِلَتَيْنِ al-qāʔilatayni
Genitive	قَائِلَيْنِ qāʔilayni	الْقَائِلَيْنِ al-qāʔilayni	قَائِلَتَيْنِ qāʔilatayni	الْقَائِلَتَيْنِ al-qāʔilatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	قَائِلَات qāʔilāt	الْقَائِلَات al-qāʔilāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	قَائِلَاتٌ qāʔilātun	الْقَائِلَاتُ al-qāʔilātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	قَائِلَاتٍ qāʔilātin	الْقَائِلَاتِ al-qāʔilāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	قَائِلَاتٍ qāʔilātin	الْقَائِلَاتِ al-qāʔilāti