قصير
Arabic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ق ص ر (q ṣ r) |
| 11 terms |
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))
Declension
| 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[1], 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
Pronunciation
Audio (N'Djamena): (file)
Adjective
قصير • (gisayyir) (feminine قصيرة (gisayre), common plural قصار (gusār))
Hijazi Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ق ص ر |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡa.sˤiːr/
Adjective
قصير • (gaṣīr) (feminine قصيرة (gaṣīra), common plural قصار (guṣār) or قصيرين (gaṣīrīn), elative أقصر (ʔagṣar))
Moroccan Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ق ص ر |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
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))
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ق ص ر |
| 1 term |
Etymology
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))