Arabic for shortness
qiSar
ﻗِﺼَﺮ
shortness – masculine singular
The Arabic word for shortness is pronounced qiSar and written ﻗِﺼَﺮ.
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
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Important letters:
ﻕ
ﺹ
ﺭ
The root of the word shortness consists of three Arabic letters:
qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q,
Sad that is written ﺹ and pronounced S and
ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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The word shortness letter by letter
ﻗِﺼَﺮ
The Arabic word for shortness consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ـﺼـ ) and pronounced S and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗِﺼَﺮ and pronounced qiSar.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for shortness
fi3al becomes qiSar
We have seen that the Arabic word for shortness is written ﻗِﺼَﺮ and pronounced qiSar. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3al and the root letters are q, S and r, the word becomes qiSar.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns
Since the pattern is fi3al and the root letters are q, S and r, the word becomes qiSar.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns