Minuscule

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Etymology

The root qāf lām lām (ق ل ل) is used in Quran 76 times.

Lat. suffix -cula used for the purpose of giving a described object, subjective-valued meaning of little, insignificance of size, volume, dimension, etc. See Latin diminutive.

Examples: molecule (Novolat. molecula, from Latin moles - mass), corpuscule (from Latin corpusculum, Latin corpus - corpus, tiny flesh, particle), particle - very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something, obstacle- an obstacle, a difficulty, an embarrassment.

miniscule