صغیر

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صغیر (saġīr), from Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sə.ɣiːɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iːɾ
  • Hyphenation: صَ‧غِیر

Adjective

صَغِیر • (saġīr) (Hindi spelling सग़ीर)

  1. junior, minor, small
  2. inferior, contemptible

References

  • “صغیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “صغیر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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