گفتن · قَالَ — to say
Different wordCertainverb · Expressions · everyday
The two languages use unrelated words here.
Arabic
قَالَ
qāla/qaːla/
In Arabic
to say
Persian
گفتن
goftan/ɡoftæn/
In Persian
to say
- Root
- ق و ل
Note. Arabic verbs are cited in the past, 3rd person: qāla 'he said'. Persian qowl 'promise, statement' comes from the same root.
Sources: Dehkhoda · Wehr