صغير

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Arabic

Root
ص غ ر (ṣ ḡ r)
7 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

Descendants

  • Maltese: żgħir

References

  • 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

Adjective

صغير (ṣuḡayyar)

  1. small
  2. young (for a person)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ص غ ر
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr).

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

Root
ص غ ر
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr).

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

Adjective

صغير (ṣḡīr)

  1. Alternative form of زغير (zḡīr, small)