ʃagal
{noun} {adjective} {adverb} [Generate paradigm] 1. little, few, a small amount, a small number
♢ məj təlat ʃagaləm kalasen kertam {sentence} there's not much I can tell you
♦ ʃagal βyran {adjective} anemic
♦ ʃagal gən {adverb} {set phrase} at least, at the least, at a minimum
♦ ʃagal ʒap {noun} little time
♦ ʃagal kalək {noun} few people
♦ ʃagal kuan {noun} little joy
♦ ʃagal mut dene {adjective} in a few words
♦ ʃagal mutan {adjective} taciturn, not talkative
♦ ʃagal ogəl {adjective} a good deal
♦ ʃagalʒe godəm {adjective} in rare instances
2. little, insufficiently, not much, not enough
♢ marij jəlməm ʃagal paləməʒəmat monden {sentence} (s)he forgot what little Mari (s)he knew
♦ ʃagal βozəʃo pisateʎ {noun} unproductive writer
♦ ʃagal paləʃe {adjective} ill-informed
♦ ʃagal tərʃem {verb II} not to try hard enough, to try only a little
♦ ʃagal ʃint͡ɕəʃe {adjective} ill-informed
♦ ʃagal ʃonem {verb II} not to think much
3. rarely, seldom
♢ tudo ʃagal toleʃ {sentence} (s)he rarely comes
