قصير

Arabic

Etymology

From the 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
  • Maltese: qasir
  • Moroccan Arabic: قصير‎ (qṣīr)

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

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

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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