قصير

Arabic

Etymology
Root
ق ص ر (q-ṣ-r)

Cognate with Hebrew קצר (katsár, “short”).

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

Adjective

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
Declension of adjective قَصِير (qaṣīr)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal قَصِير
qaṣīr		 الْقَصِير
al-qaṣīr		 قَصِيرَة
qaṣīra		 الْقَصِيرَة
al-qaṣīra
Nominative قَصِيرٌ
qaṣīrun		 الْقَصِيرُ
al-qaṣīru		 قَصِيرَةٌ
qaṣīratun		 الْقَصِيرَةُ
al-qaṣīratu
Accusative قَصِيرًا
qaṣīran		 الْقَصِيرَ
al-qaṣīra		 قَصِيرَةً
qaṣīratan		 الْقَصِيرَةَ
al-qaṣīrata
Genitive قَصِيرٍ
qaṣīrin		 الْقَصِيرِ
al-qaṣīri		 قَصِيرَةٍ
qaṣīratin		 الْقَصِيرَةِ
al-qaṣīrati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal قَصِيرَيْن
qaṣīrayn		 الْقَصِيرَيْن
al-qaṣīrayn		 قَصِيرَتَيْن
qaṣīratayn		 الْقَصِيرَتَيْن
al-qaṣīratayn
Nominative قَصِيرَانِ
qaṣīrāni		 الْقَصِيرَانِ
al-qaṣīrāni		 قَصِيرَتَانِ
qaṣīratāni		 الْقَصِيرَتَانِ
al-qaṣīratāni
Accusative قَصِيرَيْنِ
qaṣīrayni		 الْقَصِيرَيْنِ
al-qaṣīrayni		 قَصِيرَتَيْنِ
qaṣīratayni		 الْقَصِيرَتَيْنِ
al-qaṣīratayni
Genitive قَصِيرَيْنِ
qaṣīrayni		 الْقَصِيرَيْنِ
al-qaṣīrayni		 قَصِيرَتَيْنِ
qaṣīratayni		 الْقَصِيرَتَيْنِ
al-qaṣīratayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal قَصِيرِين‎; قُصَرَاء‎; قِصَار
qaṣīrīn‎; quṣarāʔ‎; qiṣār		 الْقَصِيرِين‎; الْقُصَرَاء‎; الْقِصَار
al-qaṣīrīn‎; al-quṣarāʔ‎; al-qiṣār		 قَصِيرَات‎; قِصَار‎; قَصَائِر
qaṣīrāt‎; qiṣār‎; qaṣāʔir		 الْقَصِيرَات‎; الْقِصَار‎; الْقَصَائِر
al-qaṣīrāt‎; al-qiṣār‎; al-qaṣāʔir
Nominative قَصِيرُونَ‎; قُصَرَاءُ‎; قِصَارٌ
qaṣīrūna‎; quṣarāʔu‎; qiṣārun		 الْقَصِيرُونَ‎; الْقُصَرَاءُ‎; الْقِصَارُ
al-qaṣīrūna‎; al-quṣarāʔu‎; al-qiṣāru		 قَصِيرَاتٌ‎; قِصَارٌ‎; قَصَائِرُ
qaṣīrātun‎; qiṣārun‎; qaṣāʔiru		 الْقَصِيرَاتُ‎; الْقِصَارُ‎; الْقَصَائِرُ
al-qaṣīrātu‎; al-qiṣāru‎; al-qaṣāʔiru
Accusative قَصِيرِينَ‎; قُصَرَاءَ‎; قِصَارًا
qaṣīrīna‎; quṣarāʔa‎; qiṣāran		 الْقَصِيرِينَ‎; الْقُصَرَاءَ‎; الْقِصَارَ
al-qaṣīrīna‎; al-quṣarāʔa‎; al-qiṣāra		 قَصِيرَاتٍ‎; قِصَارًا‎; قَصَائِرَ
qaṣīrātin‎; qiṣāran‎; qaṣāʔira		 الْقَصِيرَاتِ‎; الْقِصَارَ‎; الْقَصَائِرَ
al-qaṣīrāti‎; al-qiṣāra‎; al-qaṣāʔira
Genitive قَصِيرِينَ‎; قُصَرَاءَ‎; قِصَارٍ
qaṣīrīna‎; quṣarāʔa‎; qiṣārin		 الْقَصِيرِينَ‎; الْقُصَرَاءِ‎; الْقِصَارِ
al-qaṣīrīna‎; al-quṣarāʔi‎; al-qiṣāri		 قَصِيرَاتٍ‎; قِصَارٍ‎; قَصَائِرَ
qaṣīrātin‎; qiṣārin‎; qaṣāʔira		 الْقَصِيرَاتِ‎; الْقِصَارِ‎; الْقَصَائِرِ
al-qaṣīrāti‎; al-qiṣāri‎; al-qaṣāʔiri

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

References
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قصير”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “قصر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Chadian Arabic
Root
ق ص ر
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قَصِير (qaṣīr).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (N'Djamena)(file)

Adjective

قصير • (gisayyir) (feminine قصيرة, plural قصار)

  1. short

Hijazi Arabic
Root
ق ص ر
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَصِير (qaṣīr).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡa.sˤiːr/

Adjective

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

  1. short
    Antonym: طويل (ṭawīl)

Moroccan Arabic
Root
ق ص ر
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَصِير (qaṣīr).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qsˤiːr/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

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
Root
ق ص ر
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قَصِير (qaṣīr).

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

Adjective

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

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