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 قَصِيرُونَ (qaṣīrūna) or قُصَرَاء (quṣarāʔ), feminine plural قَصِيرَات (qaṣīrāt) or قَصَائِر (qaṣāʔir), elative أَقْصَر (ʔaqṣar))

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; quṣarāʔ‎; qiṣār	الْقَصِيرِين‎; الْقُصَرَاء‎; الْقِصَار al-qaṣīrīn‎; al-quṣarāʔ‎; al-qiṣār	قَصِيرَات‎; قِصَار‎; قَصَائِر qaṣīrāt‎; qiṣār‎; qaṣāʔir	الْقَصِيرَات‎; الْقِصَار‎; الْقَصَائِر al-qaṣīrāt‎; al-qiṣār‎; al-qaṣāʔir
Nominative	قَصِيرُونَ‎; قُصَرَاءُ‎; قِصَارٌ qaṣīrūna‎; quṣarāʔu‎; qiṣārun	الْقَصِيرُونَ‎; الْقُصَرَاءُ‎; الْقِصَارُ al-qaṣīrūna‎; al-quṣarāʔu‎; al-qiṣāru	قَصِيرَاتٌ‎; قِصَارٌ‎; قَصَائِرُ qaṣīrātun‎; qiṣārun‎; qaṣāʔiru	الْقَصِيرَاتُ‎; الْقِصَارُ‎; الْقَصَائِرُ al-qaṣīrātu‎; al-qiṣāru‎; al-qaṣāʔiru
Accusative	قَصِيرِينَ‎; قُصَرَاءَ‎; قِصَارًا qaṣīrīna‎; quṣarāʔa‎; qiṣāran	الْقَصِيرِينَ‎; الْقُصَرَاءَ‎; الْقِصَارَ al-qaṣīrīna‎; al-quṣarāʔa‎; al-qiṣāra	قَصِيرَاتٍ‎; قِصَارًا‎; قَصَائِرَ qaṣīrātin‎; qiṣāran‎; qaṣāʔira	الْقَصِيرَاتِ‎; الْقِصَارَ‎; الْقَصَائِرَ al-qaṣīrāti‎; al-qiṣāra‎; al-qaṣāʔira
Genitive	قَصِيرِينَ‎; قُصَرَاءَ‎; قِصَارٍ qaṣīrīna‎; quṣarāʔa‎; qiṣārin	الْقَصِيرِينَ‎; الْقُصَرَاءِ‎; الْقِصَارِ al-qaṣīrīna‎; al-quṣarāʔi‎; al-qiṣāri	قَصِيرَاتٍ‎; قِصَارٍ‎; قَصَائِرَ qaṣīrātin‎; qiṣārin‎; qaṣāʔira	الْقَصِيرَاتِ‎; الْقِصَارِ‎; الْقَصَائِرِ al-qaṣīrāti‎; al-qiṣāri‎; al-qaṣāʔiri

Descendants

• Maltese: qasir

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

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قصير”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], 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