كسر

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See also: کسر and ك س ر

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ك س ر (k-s-r), related to breaking.

Verb

كَسَرَ (kasara) I, non-past يَكْسِرُ‎ (yaksiru)

  1. (transitive, intensive or frequentative) to break, to crash, to smash
  2. (transitive, linguistics) to mark or pronounce (a consonant) with a kasra
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of كَسَرَ (kasara, to break).

Noun

كَسْر (kasrm (plural كُسُور (kusūr) or كُسُورَات (kusūrāt))

  1. verbal noun of كَسَرَ (kasara) (form I)
  2. breach, fracture
  3. breakage
  4. (arithmetic) fraction
  5. contrition, affliction
  6. (linguistics) the sound of short /i/
Usage notes

According to Wehr, the plural كُسُورَات (kusūrāt) is used in the sense “fractions”.

Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: kəsr
  • Bashkir: кәсер (kəser, fraction)
  • Hindi: कसर (kasar)
  • Ottoman Turkish: (via the plural) كسور (küsûr)
  • Persian: کسر
  • Urdu: کسر
  • Uzbek: kasr
References

Etymology 3

Intensive form II verb derived from form I كَسَرَ (kasara, to break).

Pronunciation

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Verb

كَسَّرَ (kassara) II, non-past يُكَسِّرُ‎ (yukassiru)

  1. to break into pieces, to shatter, to smash
  2. (Arabic grammar, transitive) to turn into a broken plural
Conjugation

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “كسر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN