قصير
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ق ص ر (q-ṣ-r), cognate with Hebrew קצר (katsár, “short”)
Pronunciation
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))
Declension
Declension of adjective قَصِير (qaṣīr)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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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
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- Arabic adjectives with basic diptote broken plural
- Arabic adjectives with basic triptote broken plural
- Arabic adjectives with sound feminine plural