قیل و قال

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قِيل وَقال (⁧qīl waqāl, literally “it was said and [then] he said”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qiː.lu.ˈqɑːl]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qiː.lʊ.qɑ́ːl]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qiː.lʊ.qɑ́ːl]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qu.lu.qɔ́ːl̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qiː.lo.ʁɒ́ːl̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qi.lu.qɔ́l]

Readings
Classical reading^?	qīluqāl
Dari reading^?	qīluqāl
Iranian reading^?	ğiloğâl
Tajik reading^?	qiluqol

Noun

قیل و قال • (qil o qâl)

brawl, dispute, commotion, tumult
Synonyms: سر و صدا (sar o sedâ), شلوغ (šoluğ)
exchange of claims; pedantic argumentation
- c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 351”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]‎:
  از قیل و قالِ مدرسه حالی دلم گرفت
  یک چند نیز خدمتِ معشوق و می کنم
  az qīl u qāl-i madrasa halē dil-am girift
  yak čand nēz xidmat-i ma'šuq u may kunam
  My heart has gotten sick of the seminary's "it was said and he said";
  For a while, let me serve the beloved and the wine.
  (Classical Persian transliteration)

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