זעיר

Hebrew

Root
ז־ע־ר (z-ʿ-r)
1 term

Etymology

Related to Arabic أَزْعَر (ʔazʕar, “thin-haired”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

זָעִיר • (za'ir) (feminine זָעִירָה, masculine plural זָעִירִים, feminine plural זָעִירוֹת) [pattern: קָטִיל]

1. tiny, little, minute ("very small").

See also

• זְעִירוּת m (“littleness, smallness, unimportance”)

References

• “זעיר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language