صغير

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Arabic

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Root
ص غ ر (ṣ ḡ r)
7 terms

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *ṣaɣir- (to be small, young). Cognate with Akkadian 𒌉 (ṣeḫrum, small, young) and Biblical Hebrew צָעִיר (ṣɔʿir).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sˤa.ɣiːr/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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صَغِير (ṣaḡīr) (feminine صَغِيرَة (ṣaḡīra), common plural صِغَار (ṣiḡār), feminine plural صَغِيرَات (ṣaḡīrāt) or صَغَائِر (ṣaḡāʔir), elative أَصْغَر (ʔaṣḡar))

  1. small
    Antonym: كَبِير (kabīr)
  2. young (for a person)
    Antonym: كَبِير (kabīr)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:24:
      وَٱخۡفِضۡ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرۡحَمۡهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرࣰا
      wa-ḵfiḍ lahumā janāḥa ḏ-ḏulli mina r-raḥmati wa-qul rabbi rḥamhumā kamā rabbayānī ṣaḡīran
      And be humble with them out of mercy, and pray, “My Lord! Be merciful to them as they raised me when I was young.”

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: żgħir

References

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

Egyptian Arabic

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Adjective

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صغير (ṣuḡayyar)

  1. small
  2. young (for a person)

Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ص غ ر
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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صغير (ṣaḡīr) (feminine صغيرة (ṣaḡīra), common plural صغار (ṣuḡār) or صغيرين (ṣaḡīrīn))

  1. small
    Antonym: كبير (kabīr)
  2. young (for a person)
    Antonym: كبير (kabīr)

Moroccan Arabic

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Root
ص غ ر
4 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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صغير (ṣḡīr) (feminine صغيرة (ṣḡīra), common plural صغار (ṣḡār), masculine plural صغيرين (ṣḡīrīn), feminine plural صغيرات (ṣḡīrāt), elative أصغر (ʔaṣḡar) or صغر (ṣḡar))

  1. small
    Antonym: كبير (kbīr)
    مدينة صغيرةmdīna ṣḡīraa small city
  2. young (for a person)
    Synonym: شاب (šābb)
    Antonyms: شارف (šāref), كبير (kbīr)

South Levantine Arabic

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Adjective

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صغير (ṣḡīr)

  1. Alternative form of زغير (zḡīr, small)