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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)
7 terms

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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Conjugation of קָצַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לקצור / לִקְצֹר
action noun
passive participle
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first קָצַרְתִּי קָצַרְנוּ
second קָצַרְתָּ קָצַרְתְּ קְצַרְתֶּם1 קְצַרְתֶּן1
third קָצַר קָצְרָה קָצְרוּ
present קָצֵר קְצֵרָה קְצֵרִים קְצֵרוֹת
future first אֶקְצַר נִקְצַר
second תִּקְצַר תִּקְצְרִי תִּקְצְרוּ תִּקְצַרְנָה2
third יִקְצַר תִּקְצַר יִקְצְרוּ תִּקְצַרְנָה2
imperative קְצַר קִצְרִי קִצְרוּ קְצַרְנָה2

1 Pronounced קָצַרְתֶּם and קָצַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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