كسر

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See also: کسر, and ك س ر

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ك س ر (k-s-r), related to breaking.

Verb

كَسَرَ (kasara) I (non-past يَكْسِرُ (yaksiru), verbal noun كَسْر (kasr))

  1. (transitive) to break, to crash, to smash
    كَسَرا هذِهِ الوَصِيَّةَ.
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  2. (transitive) to defeat, to rout
  3. (transitive, linguistics) to mark or pronounce (a consonant) with a kasra
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of كَسَرَ (kasara, to break).

Noun

كَسْر (kasrm (plural كُسُور (kusūr) or كُسُورَات (kusūrāt))

  1. verbal noun of كَسَرَ (kasara) (form I)
  2. breach, fracture
  3. breakage
  4. (arithmetic) fraction
  5. contrition, affliction
  6. (linguistics) the sound of short /i/
Usage notes

According to Wehr, the plural كُسُورَات (kusūrāt) is used in the sense “fractions”.

Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
References

Etymology 3

Intensive form II verb derived from form I كَسَرَ (kasara, to break).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kas.sa.ra/
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Verb

كَسَّرَ (kassara) II (non-past يُكَسِّرُ (yukassiru), verbal noun تَكْسِير (taksīr))

  1. (transitive) to break into pieces, to shatter, to smash
  2. (Arabic grammar, transitive) to turn into a broken plural
Conjugation

References

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

Ottoman Turkish

كسر

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *keser (adze), a development of *kes- (to cut), whence كسمك (kesmek, to cut).

Noun

كسر (keser)

  1. adze, a cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle
    Synonym: فاس (fas)

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك س ر
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic كَسَرَ (kasara).

Pronunciation

Verb

كسر (kasar) I (present بكسر (biksir))

  1. to break
  2. to defy

Conjugation

    Conjugation of كسر (kasar)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m كسرت (kasart) كسرت (kasart) كسر (kasar) كسرنا (kasarna) كسرتو (kasartu) كسرو (kasaru)
f كسرتي (kasarti) كسرت (kasrat)
present m بكسر (baksir) بتكسر (btiksir) بكسر (biksir) منكسر (mniksir) بتكسرو (btiksiru) بكسرو (biksiru)
f بتكسري (btiksiri) بتكسر (btiksir)
subjunctive m أكسر (ʔaksir) تكسر (tiksir) يكسر (yiksir) نكسر (niksir) تكسرو (tiksiru) يكسرو (yiksiru)
f تكسري (tiksiri) تكسر (tiksir)
imperative m اكسر (iksir) اكسرو (iksiru)
f اكسري (iksiri)