قاصر

Arabic

Adjective

قَاصِر • (qāṣir) (feminine قَاصِرَة (qāṣira), common plural قُصَّر (quṣṣar), masculine plural قَاصِرُون (qāṣirūn), feminine plural قَاصِرَات (qāṣirāt) or قَوَاصِر (qawāṣir))

active participle of قَصَرَ (qaṣara)

Declension

Declension of adjective **قَاصِر** (qāṣir)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	قَاصِر qāṣir	الْقَاصِر al-qāṣir	قَاصِرَة qāṣira	الْقَاصِرَة al-qāṣira
nominative	قَاصِرٌ qāṣirun	الْقَاصِرُ al-qāṣiru	قَاصِرَةٌ qāṣiratun	الْقَاصِرَةُ al-qāṣiratu
accusative	قَاصِرًا qāṣiran	الْقَاصِرَ al-qāṣira	قَاصِرَةً qāṣiratan	الْقَاصِرَةَ al-qāṣirata
genitive	قَاصِرٍ qāṣirin	الْقَاصِرِ al-qāṣiri	قَاصِرَةٍ qāṣiratin	الْقَاصِرَةِ al-qāṣirati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	قَاصِرَيْن qāṣirayn	الْقَاصِرَيْن al-qāṣirayn	قَاصِرَتَيْن qāṣiratayn	الْقَاصِرَتَيْن al-qāṣiratayn
nominative	قَاصِرَانِ qāṣirāni	الْقَاصِرَانِ al-qāṣirāni	قَاصِرَتَانِ qāṣiratāni	الْقَاصِرَتَانِ al-qāṣiratāni
accusative	قَاصِرَيْنِ qāṣirayni	الْقَاصِرَيْنِ al-qāṣirayni	قَاصِرَتَيْنِ qāṣiratayni	الْقَاصِرَتَيْنِ al-qāṣiratayni
genitive	قَاصِرَيْنِ qāṣirayni	الْقَاصِرَيْنِ al-qāṣirayni	قَاصِرَتَيْنِ qāṣiratayni	الْقَاصِرَتَيْنِ al-qāṣiratayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	قَاصِرِين‎; قُصَّر qāṣirīn‎; quṣṣar	الْقَاصِرِين‎; الْقُصَّر al-qāṣirīn‎; al-quṣṣar	قَاصِرَات‎; قَوَاصِر‎; قُصَّر qāṣirāt‎; qawāṣir‎; quṣṣar	الْقَاصِرَات‎; الْقَوَاصِر‎; الْقُصَّر al-qāṣirāt‎; al-qawāṣir‎; al-quṣṣar
nominative	قَاصِرُونَ‎; قُصَّرٌ qāṣirūna‎; quṣṣarun	الْقَاصِرُونَ‎; الْقُصَّرُ al-qāṣirūna‎; al-quṣṣaru	قَاصِرَاتٌ‎; قَوَاصِرُ‎; قُصَّرٌ qāṣirātun‎; qawāṣiru‎; quṣṣarun	الْقَاصِرَاتُ‎; الْقَوَاصِرُ‎; الْقُصَّرُ al-qāṣirātu‎; al-qawāṣiru‎; al-quṣṣaru
accusative	قَاصِرِينَ‎; قُصَّرًا qāṣirīna‎; quṣṣaran	الْقَاصِرِينَ‎; الْقُصَّرَ al-qāṣirīna‎; al-quṣṣara	قَاصِرَاتٍ‎; قَوَاصِرَ‎; قُصَّرًا qāṣirātin‎; qawāṣira‎; quṣṣaran	الْقَاصِرَاتِ‎; الْقَوَاصِرَ‎; الْقُصَّرَ al-qāṣirāti‎; al-qawāṣira‎; al-quṣṣara
genitive	قَاصِرِينَ‎; قُصَّرٍ qāṣirīna‎; quṣṣarin	الْقَاصِرِينَ‎; الْقُصَّرِ al-qāṣirīna‎; al-quṣṣari	قَاصِرَاتٍ‎; قَوَاصِرَ‎; قُصَّرٍ qāṣirātin‎; qawāṣira‎; quṣṣarin	الْقَاصِرَاتِ‎; الْقَوَاصِرِ‎; الْقُصَّرِ al-qāṣirāti‎; al-qawāṣiri‎; al-quṣṣari

Adjective

قَاصِر • (qāṣir) (feminine قَاصِر (qāṣir) or قَاصِرَة (qāṣira), common plural قُصَّر (quṣṣar), masculine plural قَاصِرُون (qāṣirūn), feminine plural قَاصِرَات (qāṣirāt) or قَوَاصِر (qawāṣir))

(law) minor; underage; a person under the legal age (usually 18).

Declension

Declension of adjective **قَاصِر** (qāṣir)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		basic singular triptote‎; singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	قَاصِر qāṣir	الْقَاصِر al-qāṣir	قَاصِر‎; قَاصِرَة qāṣir‎; qāṣira	الْقَاصِر‎; الْقَاصِرَة al-qāṣir‎; al-qāṣira
nominative	قَاصِرٌ qāṣirun	الْقَاصِرُ al-qāṣiru	قَاصِرٌ‎; قَاصِرَةٌ qāṣirun‎; qāṣiratun	الْقَاصِرُ‎; الْقَاصِرَةُ al-qāṣiru‎; al-qāṣiratu
accusative	قَاصِرًا qāṣiran	الْقَاصِرَ al-qāṣira	قَاصِرًا‎; قَاصِرَةً qāṣiran‎; qāṣiratan	الْقَاصِرَ‎; الْقَاصِرَةَ al-qāṣira‎; al-qāṣirata
genitive	قَاصِرٍ qāṣirin	الْقَاصِرِ al-qāṣiri	قَاصِرٍ‎; قَاصِرَةٍ qāṣirin‎; qāṣiratin	الْقَاصِرِ‎; الْقَاصِرَةِ al-qāṣiri‎; al-qāṣirati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	قَاصِرَيْن qāṣirayn	الْقَاصِرَيْن al-qāṣirayn	قَاصِرَيْن‎; قَاصِرَتَيْن qāṣirayn‎; qāṣiratayn	الْقَاصِرَيْن‎; الْقَاصِرَتَيْن al-qāṣirayn‎; al-qāṣiratayn
nominative	قَاصِرَانِ qāṣirāni	الْقَاصِرَانِ al-qāṣirāni	قَاصِرَانِ‎; قَاصِرَتَانِ qāṣirāni‎; qāṣiratāni	الْقَاصِرَانِ‎; الْقَاصِرَتَانِ al-qāṣirāni‎; al-qāṣiratāni
accusative	قَاصِرَيْنِ qāṣirayni	الْقَاصِرَيْنِ al-qāṣirayni	قَاصِرَيْنِ‎; قَاصِرَتَيْنِ qāṣirayni‎; qāṣiratayni	الْقَاصِرَيْنِ‎; الْقَاصِرَتَيْنِ al-qāṣirayni‎; al-qāṣiratayni
genitive	قَاصِرَيْنِ qāṣirayni	الْقَاصِرَيْنِ al-qāṣirayni	قَاصِرَيْنِ‎; قَاصِرَتَيْنِ qāṣirayni‎; qāṣiratayni	الْقَاصِرَيْنِ‎; الْقَاصِرَتَيْنِ al-qāṣirayni‎; al-qāṣiratayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	قَاصِرِين‎; قُصَّر qāṣirīn‎; quṣṣar	الْقَاصِرِين‎; الْقُصَّر al-qāṣirīn‎; al-quṣṣar	قَاصِرَات‎; قَوَاصِر‎; قُصَّر qāṣirāt‎; qawāṣir‎; quṣṣar	الْقَاصِرَات‎; الْقَوَاصِر‎; الْقُصَّر al-qāṣirāt‎; al-qawāṣir‎; al-quṣṣar
nominative	قَاصِرُونَ‎; قُصَّرٌ qāṣirūna‎; quṣṣarun	الْقَاصِرُونَ‎; الْقُصَّرُ al-qāṣirūna‎; al-quṣṣaru	قَاصِرَاتٌ‎; قَوَاصِرُ‎; قُصَّرٌ qāṣirātun‎; qawāṣiru‎; quṣṣarun	الْقَاصِرَاتُ‎; الْقَوَاصِرُ‎; الْقُصَّرُ al-qāṣirātu‎; al-qawāṣiru‎; al-quṣṣaru
accusative	قَاصِرِينَ‎; قُصَّرًا qāṣirīna‎; quṣṣaran	الْقَاصِرِينَ‎; الْقُصَّرَ al-qāṣirīna‎; al-quṣṣara	قَاصِرَاتٍ‎; قَوَاصِرَ‎; قُصَّرًا qāṣirātin‎; qawāṣira‎; quṣṣaran	الْقَاصِرَاتِ‎; الْقَوَاصِرَ‎; الْقُصَّرَ al-qāṣirāti‎; al-qawāṣira‎; al-quṣṣara
genitive	قَاصِرِينَ‎; قُصَّرٍ qāṣirīna‎; quṣṣarin	الْقَاصِرِينَ‎; الْقُصَّرِ al-qāṣirīna‎; al-quṣṣari	قَاصِرَاتٍ‎; قَوَاصِرَ‎; قُصَّرٍ qāṣirātin‎; qawāṣira‎; quṣṣarin	الْقَاصِرَاتِ‎; الْقَوَاصِرِ‎; الْقُصَّرِ al-qāṣirāti‎; al-qawāṣiri‎; al-quṣṣari

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَاصِر (qāṣir).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qaː.ˈsir/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɑː.sɪ́ɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qɑː.sɪ́ɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qɔː.síɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qɒː.séɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qɔ.síɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	qāsir
Dari reading^?	qāsir
Iranian reading^?	ġâser
Tajik reading^?	qosir

Adjective

قاصر • (qâser)

coming short; failing (to do); helpless, weak
zabân-am qâser ast az in hame zibâyi.
Words cannot express all this beauty.
(literally, “My tongue is helpless from all this beauty.”)