صغیر

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صغیر (sağīr), from Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sə.ɣiːɾ/
• Rhymes: -iːɾ
• Hyphenation: صَ‧غِیر

Adjective

صَغِیر • (saġīr) (Hindi spelling सग़ीर)

1. junior, minor, small
2. inferior, contemptible

References

• “صغیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “صغیر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.