What does Jmʿ al-qlaa mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Jmʿ al-qlaa (جمع الْقلَّة) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Jmʿ al-qlaa

Jmʿ al-qlaa according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

A plural applied to any number from three to ten, and everything in between. It occurs in the patterns af'al, af'al, af'ilah, and fi'lah, such as aflas, afras, arghifah, and ghulman, which are the plurals of falas, faris, raghif, and ghulam.

Jmʿ al-qlaa according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

That which is applied to ten and below it, in the literal sense.

Jmʿ al-qlaa according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

It is that which is applied to ten and below without a specific context, and to what is above it with a context.

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