No. 2,840 in Arabic
قليلا
A little.
In a sentence
أحتاج إلى قليل من الوقت لإنهاء عملي.
I need a little time to finish my work.
Here, "قليل" is used to indicate a small amount of a quantifiable item, which is 'time' in this context.
تناولت قليلا من الحلوى بعد العشاء.
I ate a little dessert after dinner.
In this sentence, "قليلا" describes a small, unspecified amount of dessert that was consumed.
أشعر بقليل من الحزن عندما أفكر في تلك الأيام.
I feel a bit sad when I think about those days.
"قليل" is employed to express a slight degree of the emotion 'sadness', denoting its subtle intensity.
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