أقصر

Arabic

Etymology 1

Elative of قَصِير (qaṣīr, “short”), from the root ق ص ر (q-ṣ-r).

Adjective

أَقْصَر • (ʔaqṣar) (feminine قُصْرَى (quṣrā), masculine plural أَقْصَرُونَ (ʔaqṣarūna) or أَقَاصِر (ʔaqāṣir), feminine plural قُصْرَيَات (quṣrayāt))

1. Template:elative of:
   1. shorter; shortest

Declension

Declension of adjective أَقْصَر (ʔaqṣar)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَقْصَر ʔaqṣar	الْأَقْصَر al-ʔaqṣar	قُصْرَى quṣrā	الْقُصْرَى al-quṣrā
Nominative	أَقْصَرُ ʔaqṣaru	الْأَقْصَرُ al-ʔaqṣaru	قُصْرَى quṣrā	الْقُصْرَى al-quṣrā
Accusative	أَقْصَرَ ʔaqṣara	الْأَقْصَرَ al-ʔaqṣara	قُصْرَى quṣrā	الْقُصْرَى al-quṣrā
Genitive	أَقْصَرَ ʔaqṣara	الْأَقْصَرِ al-ʔaqṣari	قُصْرَى quṣrā	الْقُصْرَى al-quṣrā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَقْصَرَيْن ʔaqṣarayn	الْأَقْصَرَيْن al-ʔaqṣarayn	قُصْرَيَيْن quṣrayayn	الْقُصْرَيَيْن al-quṣrayayn
Nominative	أَقْصَرَانِ ʔaqṣarāni	الْأَقْصَرَانِ al-ʔaqṣarāni	قُصْرَيَانِ quṣrayāni	الْقُصْرَيَانِ al-quṣrayāni
Accusative	أَقْصَرَيْنِ ʔaqṣarayni	الْأَقْصَرَيْنِ al-ʔaqṣarayni	قُصْرَيَيْنِ quṣrayayni	الْقُصْرَيَيْنِ al-quṣrayayni
Genitive	أَقْصَرَيْنِ ʔaqṣarayni	الْأَقْصَرَيْنِ al-ʔaqṣarayni	قُصْرَيَيْنِ quṣrayayni	الْقُصْرَيَيْنِ al-quṣrayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَقْصَرِين‎; أَقَاصِر ʔaqṣarīn‎; ʔaqāṣir	الْأَقْصَرِين‎; الْأَقَاصِر al-ʔaqṣarīn‎; al-ʔaqāṣir	قُصْرَيَات quṣrayāt	الْقُصْرَيَات al-quṣrayāt
Nominative	أَقْصَرُونَ‎; أَقَاصِرُ ʔaqṣarūna‎; ʔaqāṣiru	الْأَقْصَرُونَ‎; الْأَقَاصِرُ al-ʔaqṣarūna‎; al-ʔaqāṣiru	قُصْرَيَاتٌ quṣrayātun	الْقُصْرَيَاتُ al-quṣrayātu
Accusative	أَقْصَرِينَ‎; أَقَاصِرَ ʔaqṣarīna‎; ʔaqāṣira	الْأَقْصَرِينَ‎; الْأَقَاصِرَ al-ʔaqṣarīna‎; al-ʔaqāṣira	قُصْرَيَاتٍ quṣrayātin	الْقُصْرَيَاتِ al-quṣrayāti
Genitive	أَقْصَرِينَ‎; أَقَاصِرَ ʔaqṣarīna‎; ʔaqāṣira	الْأَقْصَرِينَ‎; الْأَقَاصِرِ al-ʔaqṣarīna‎; al-ʔaqāṣiri	قُصْرَيَاتٍ quṣrayātin	الْقُصْرَيَاتِ al-quṣrayāti

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “أقصر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate

Etymology 2

Verb

أُقَصِّرُ • (ʔuqaṣṣiru) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of قَصَّرَ (qaṣṣara)

Verb

أُقَصِّرَ • (ʔuqaṣṣira) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of قَصَّرَ (qaṣṣara)

Verb

أُقَصِّرْ • (ʔuqaṣṣir) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of قَصَّرَ (qaṣṣara)

Verb

أُقَصَّرُ • (ʔuqaṣṣaru) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of قَصَّرَ (qaṣṣara)

Verb

أُقَصَّرَ • (ʔuqaṣṣara) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of قَصَّرَ (qaṣṣara)

Verb

أُقَصَّرْ • (ʔuqaṣṣar) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of قَصَّرَ (qaṣṣara)