Arabic for short

qaSiir
ﻗَﺼِﻴﺮ
short – masculine singular

ﻗَﺼِﻴﺮ is an Arabic word. The meaning is short. You pronounce it qaSiir.

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The Arabic word word for short can also be conjugated:

qaSiira
ﻗَﺼِﻴﺮَﺓ
short – feminine singular
qiSaar
ﻗِﺼَﺎﺭ
short – masculine plural
Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word short

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Important letters:
The root of the word short consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written and pronounced q, Sad that is written and pronounced S and ra that is written and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word short letter by letter

ﻗَﺼِﻴﺮ
ﻗـ
ـﺼـ
ـﻴـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻗـ
ـﺼـ
ـﻴـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﺻـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺺ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ـﺮ
 
qaf
q
Sad
S
ya
y
ra
r
 
 
The Arabic word for short 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 a that is written as the sign َ above 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 i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y. 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 ﻗَﺼِﻴﺮ and pronounced qaSiir.
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 short

fa3iil becomes qaSiir

We have seen that the Arabic word for short is written ﻗَﺼِﻴﺮ and pronounced qaSiir. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3iil where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3iil and the root letters are q, S and r, the word becomes qaSiir.
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

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