צעיר

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
צ־ע־ר (ṣ-ʿ-r)

From Proto-Semitic *ṣaɣir- (to be small, young). Cognate with Akkadian 𒌉 (ṣeḫrum, small, young) and Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr).

Adjective[edit]

צָעִיר (tza'ír) (feminine צְעִירָה, masculine plural צְעִירִים, feminine plural צְעִירוֹת) [pattern: קָטִיל]

  1. Young (in the early part of life or growth).
    • איה כורם, אוטוביוגרפיה
      עברו שלושה שבועות ושלחתי מכתב כדי שאמא תדע מה קרה, שרק לא תדאג לי ורק שתזכור שגם היא פעם הייתה צְעִירָה.
      'avru shlosha shavu'ot v'shalakhti mikhtav k'dei she'ima teda' ma kara, sherak lo tid'ag li v'rak shetizkor shegam hi pa'am hay'ta tse'ira.
      three weeks passed and I sent a letter to mom so she'd know what happened, so she wouldn't worry about me, and so she'd remember that she too was once young.

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Noun[edit]

צָעִיר (tza'írm (plural indefinite צְעִירִים, singular construct צְעִיר־, plural construct צְעִירֵי־, feminine counterpart צְעִירָה) [pattern: קָטִיל]

  1. A young (male) person, a (male) youth.

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