أقل

أَقَلّ \ less: (with verbs) not so much: You should work more and play less, (with an adj. or adv.) not so: He drives faster than you but less carefully. minor: smaller; less important, unimportant: a minor difficulty. under: less: It will cost $2 or under. \ أَقَلّ \ lesser: old use smaller. \ See Also أصغر (أَصْغَر)‏ \ أَقَلّ أَهَمِّيّة \ subordinate: of lower rank or importance: a subordinate official. \ أَقَلّ مَرْتَبَة \ inferior: of lower quality or rank; less good in quality: His work is inferior to yours. She’s so clever, she makes me feel inferior. \ أَقَلّ مِن \ short of: less than; other than: Nothing short of a new government will save the country. under: less than; below; children under 14 years old can travel half-price. It cost under $2. \ أَقَلّ مِن غَيْره \ least: (often with the) less than any other: I like her (the) least because she’s the least friendly of all the girls.