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قصير

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ق ص ر (q ṣ r)
9 terms

Cognate with Hebrew קצר (katsár, short).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /qa.sˤiːr/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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قَصِير (qaṣīr) (feminine قَصِيرَة (qaṣīra), common plural قِصَار (qiṣār), masculine plural قَصِيرُون (qaṣīrūn) or قُصَرَاء (quṣarāʔ), feminine plural قَصِيرَات (qaṣīrāt) or قَصَائِر (qaṣāʔir), elative أَقْصَر (ʔaqṣar))

  1. short
  2. too short, defective
  3. small

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Hijazi Arabic: قصير (gaṣīr)
  • Maltese: qasir
  • Moroccan Arabic: قصير (qṣīr)
  • Ottoman Turkish: قصير (kasīr)

References

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Chadian Arabic

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Root
ق ص ر
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic قَصِير (qaṣīr).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (N'Djamena):(file)

Adjective

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قصير (gisayyir) (feminine قصيرة (gisayre), common plural قصار (gusār))

  1. short

Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ق ص ر
3 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic قَصِير (qaṣīr).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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قصير (gaṣīr) (feminine قصيرة (gaṣīra), common plural قصار (guṣār) or قصيرين (gaṣīrīn), elative أقصر (ʔagṣar))

  1. short
    Antonym: طويل (ṭawīl)

Moroccan Arabic

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Root
ق ص ر
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic قَصِير (qaṣīr).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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قصير (qṣīr) (feminine قصيرة (qṣīra), common plural قصار (qṣār), masculine plural قصيرين (qṣīrīn), feminine plural قصيرات (qṣīrāt), elative أقصر (ʔaqṣar) or قصر (qṣar))

  1. short
    Antonym: طويل (ṭwīl)

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ق ص ر
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic قَصِير (qaṣīr).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔa.sˤiːr/, [ʔɑˈsˤiːr]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡa.sˤiːr/, [ɡɑˈsˤiːr]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

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قصير (ʔaṣīr) (feminine قصيرة (ʔaṣīre), common plural قصار (ʔaʔṣār))

  1. short (length, time, height of people)
    Antonym: طويل (ṭawīl)