قصير

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق ص ر‎ (q-ṣ-r). Cognate with Hebrew קצר‎ (katsár, “short”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qa.sˤiːr/

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Adjective

قَصِير • (qaṣīr) (feminine قَصِيرَة‎ (qaṣīra), common plural قِصَار‎ (qiṣār), masculine plural قَصِيرُون‎ (qaṣīrūn) or قُصَرَاء‎ (quṣarāʾ), feminine plural قَصِيرَات‎ (qaṣīrāt) or قَصَائِر‎ (qaṣāʾir), elative أَقْصَر‎ (ʾaqṣar))

1. short
2. too short, defective
3. small

Declension

Declension of adjective قَصِير (qaṣīr)

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; quṣarāʾ‎; qiṣār	الْقَصِيرِين‎‎; الْقُصَرَاء‎‎; الْقِصَار‎ al-qaṣīrīn‎; al-quṣarāʾ‎; al-qiṣār	قَصِيرَات‎‎; قِصَار‎‎; قَصَائِر‎ qaṣīrāt‎; qiṣār‎; qaṣāʾir	الْقَصِيرَات‎‎; الْقِصَار‎‎; الْقَصَائِر‎ al-qaṣīrāt‎; al-qiṣār‎; al-qaṣāʾir
Nominative	قَصِيرُونَ‎‎; قُصَرَاءُ‎‎; قِصَارٌ‎ qaṣīrūna‎; quṣarāʾu‎; qiṣārun	الْقَصِيرُونَ‎‎; الْقُصَرَاءُ‎‎; الْقِصَارُ‎ al-qaṣīrūna‎; al-quṣarāʾu‎; al-qiṣāru	قَصِيرَاتٌ‎‎; قِصَارٌ‎‎; قَصَائِرُ‎ qaṣīrātun‎; qiṣārun‎; qaṣāʾiru	الْقَصِيرَاتُ‎‎; الْقِصَارُ‎‎; الْقَصَائِرُ‎ al-qaṣīrātu‎; al-qiṣāru‎; al-qaṣāʾiru
Accusative	قَصِيرِينَ‎‎; قُصَرَاءَ‎‎; قِصَارًا‎ qaṣīrīna‎; quṣarāʾa‎; qiṣāran	الْقَصِيرِينَ‎‎; الْقُصَرَاءَ‎‎; الْقِصَارَ‎ al-qaṣīrīna‎; al-quṣarāʾa‎; al-qiṣāra	قَصِيرَاتٍ‎‎; قِصَارًا‎‎; قَصَائِرَ‎ qaṣīrātin‎; qiṣāran‎; qaṣāʾira	الْقَصِيرَاتِ‎‎; الْقِصَارَ‎‎; الْقَصَائِرَ‎ al-qaṣīrāti‎; al-qiṣāra‎; al-qaṣāʾira
Genitive	قَصِيرِينَ‎‎; قُصَرَاءَ‎‎; قِصَارٍ‎ qaṣīrīna‎; quṣarāʾa‎; qiṣārin	الْقَصِيرِينَ‎‎; الْقُصَرَاءِ‎‎; الْقِصَارِ‎ al-qaṣīrīna‎; al-quṣarāʾi‎; al-qiṣāri	قَصِيرَاتٍ‎‎; قِصَارٍ‎‎; قَصَائِرَ‎ qaṣīrātin‎; qiṣārin‎; qaṣāʾira	الْقَصِيرَاتِ‎‎; الْقِصَارِ‎‎; الْقَصَائِرِ‎ al-qaṣīrāti‎; al-qiṣāri‎; al-qaṣāʾiri

Descendants

• Maltese: qasir
• Moroccan Arabic: قصير‎ (qṣīr)

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

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Moroccan Arabic

Root
ق ص ر‎

Etymology

From Arabic قَصِير‎ (qaṣīr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qsˤiːr/

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Adjective

قصير • (qṣīr) (feminine قصيرة‎ (qṣīra), common plural قصار‎ (qṣār), masculine plural قصيرين‎ (qṣīrīn), feminine plural قصيرات‎ (qṣīrāt), elative أقصر‎ (ʔaqṣar) or قصر‎ (qṣar))

1. short

   Antonym: طويل‎ (ṭwīl)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق ص ر‎

Etymology

From Arabic قَصِير‎ (qaṣīr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /ʔa.sˤiːr/, [ʔɑˈsˤiːr]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /ɡa.sˤiːr/, [ɡɑˈsˤiːr]

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Adjective

قصير • (ʔaṣīr) (feminine قصيرة‎ (ʔaṣīre), common plural قصار‎ (ʔaʔṣār))

1. short (length, time, height of people)

   Antonym: طويل‎ (ṭawīl)