صغير

Arabic

Root
ص غ ر‎ (ṣ-ḡ-r)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṣaɣir- (“to be small, young”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒌉 (ṣeḫrum, “small, young”) and Biblical Hebrew צָעִיר‎ (ṣɔʿir)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤa.ɣiːr/
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Adjective

صَغِير • (ṣaḡīr) (feminine صَغِيرَة‎ (ṣaḡīra), common plural صِغَار‎ (ṣiḡār), feminine plural صَغِيرَات‎ (ṣaḡīrāt) or صَغَائِر‎ (ṣaḡāʔir), elative أَصْغَر‎ (ʔaṣḡar))

  1. small
    Antonym: كَبِير‎ (kabīr)
  2. young (for a person)
    Antonym: كَبِير‎ (kabīr)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:24:
      ‏وَٱخۡفِضۡ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرۡحَمۡهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرࣰا‎‎
      wa-ḵfiḍ lahumā janāḥa ḏ-ḏulli mina r-raḥmati wa-qul rabbi rḥamhumā kamā rabbayānī ṣaḡīran
      And be humble with them out of mercy, and pray, “My Lord! Be merciful to them as they raised me when I was young.”

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: żgħir

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “صغر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Egyptian Arabic

Adjective

صغير • (sʿoğayyar)

  1. small
  2. young (for a person)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ص غ ر‎
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صَغِير‎ (ṣaḡīr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤɣiːr/
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Adjective

صغير • (ṣḡīr) (feminine صغيرة‎ (ṣḡīra), common plural صغار‎ (ṣḡār), masculine plural صغيرين‎ (ṣḡīrīn), feminine plural صغيرات‎ (ṣḡīrāt), elative أصغر‎ (ʔaṣḡar) or صغر‎ (ṣḡar))

  1. small
    Antonym: كبير‎ (kbīr)
    ‏مدينة صغيرة‎ ― mdīna ṣḡīra ― a small city
  2. young (for a person)
    Synonym: شاب‎ (šābb)
    Antonyms: شارف‎ (šāref), كبير‎ (kbīr)

South Levantine Arabic

Adjective

صغير • (ṣḡīr)

  1. Alternative form of زغير‎ (zḡīr, “small”)
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