חסר

Hebrew

Root
ח־ס־ר (kh-s-r)
5 terms

Etymology

Possibly related to Arabic خَسِرَ (ḵasira, to lose).

Adjective

חָסֵר • (khasér) (feminine חֲסֵרָה, masculine plural חֲסֵרִים, feminine plural חֲסֵרוֹת) [pattern: קָטֵל]

  1. absent, missing
  2. deficient, defective

Derived terms

Noun

חֹסֶר • (khóserm

  1. defective spelling of חוסר

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