English → Arabic
least in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ʾaqall
- Arabizi
a2all- Type
- adverb
Other meanings
- أَقَلّ ʾaqall — least · smallest in amount or degree
How to use it
The word 'least' is often used in English to mean 'smallest' or 'to the smallest degree'. In Arabic, the word 'أقلّ' (ʾaqall) serves a similar purpose, often appearing with the definite article 'ال' (al-) when used as a determiner or superlative.
Example sentences
-
هَذا هُوَ الأَقَلُّ إِزْعاجاً.
hādhā huwa l-ʾaqallu ʾizʿājan.
This is the least annoying.
-
لَمْ أَكُنْ أَتَوَقَّعُ الأَقَلَّ.
lam ʾakun ʾatawaqqaʿu l-ʾaqalla.
I didn't expect the least.
-
هَذا هُوَ الأَقَلُّ مُهِمَّةً.
hādhā huwa l-ʾaqallu muhimmata.
This is the least important.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
At least a year
سنة على الأقل
Least Often Played
الأقل تشغيلاً
At least six months
ستة شهور على الأقل
Least Recently Added
الأقدم إضافةً
Least Recently Played
الأقدم تشغيلاً
At least once a week.
على الأقل مرة في الأسبوع.
At least it's not death:
على الأقل لم يُحكم عليه بالموت:
She looks at least sixty.
تبدو في الستينات من عمرها على الأقل.
At least the panda smiled.
ولكن الباندا ابتسم على الأقل.
At least that was transparent.
على الأقل، كان في ذلك التصريح قدر كبير من الشفافية.
At least 94 people were infected, of whom at least 68 died.
ما لا يقل عن 94 شخصا اصيبوا، منهم 68 على الاقل حتفهم.
In addition, at least a further 20 per cent will go to least developed countries.
وبالإضافة إلى ذلك، سيخصص جزء آخر لا يقل عن نسبة 20 في المائة إلى أقل البلدان نمموا.
Related words and expressions
Updated