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Hebrew
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ṣaɣir- (“to be small, young”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒌉 (ṣeḫrum, “small, young”) and Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr).
Adjective
צָעִיר • (tza'ír) (feminine צְעִירָה, masculine plural צְעִירִים, feminine plural צְעִירוֹת)
- Young (in the early part of life or growth).
- איה כורם, אוטוביוגרפיה
עברו שלושה שבועות ושלחתי מכתב כדי שאמא תדע מה קרה, שרק לא תדאג לי ורק שתזכור שגם היא פעם הייתה צְעִירָה.- 'avru shlosha shavu'ot v'shalakhti mikhtav k'dei she'ima teda' ma kara, sherak lo tid'ag li v'rak shetizkor shegam hi pa'am hay'ta tse'ira.
- three weeks passed and I sent a letter to mom so she'd know what happened, so she wouldn't worry about me, and so she'd remember that she too was once young.
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Noun
צָעִיר • (tza'ír) m (plural indefinite צְעִירִים, singular construct צְעִיר־, plural construct צְעִירֵי־, feminine counterpart צְעִירָה)
- A young (male) person, a (male) youth.
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