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קצר

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Compare Arabic قَصِير (qaṣīr, short)

Root
ק־צ־ר (q-ts-r)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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קָצָר (katsár) (feminine קְצָרָה, masculine plural קְצָרִים, feminine plural קְצָרוֹת)

  1. short, having a short length or duration
    שיער קצרse'ár katsárshort hair
    זמן קצרz'mán katsára short time

Usage notes

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  • The adjective קצר (katsár) means “short” as opposed “long”, not “short” as opposed “tall”. A short person is said to be נמוך (namúkh).

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Verb

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קָצַר (katsár) (pa'al construction)

  1. to be short, become shorter

Conjugation

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Verb

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קָצַר (katsár) (pa'al construction)

  1. to reap, harvest

Conjugation

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Noun

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קֹצֶר (kótserm

  1. defective spelling of קוצר

Verb

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קִצֵּר (kitsér) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of קיצר

Verb

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קֻצַּר (kutsár) (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of קוצר