مختصر

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Arabic

Root
خ ص ر (ḵ ṣ r)
6 terms

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of the verb اِخْتَصَرَ (iḵtaṣara).

Pronunciation

Noun

مُخْتَصِر (muḵtaṣirm (plural مُخْتَصِرُون (muḵtaṣirūn))

  1. abbreviator
Declension

Adjective

مُخْتَصِر (muḵtaṣir) (feminine مُخْتَصِرَة (muḵtaṣira), masculine plural مُخْتَصِرُونَ (muḵtaṣirūna), feminine plural مُخْتَصِرَات (muḵtaṣirāt))

  1. active participle of اِخْتَصَرَ (iḵtaṣara, to abbreviate)
Declension

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of the verb اِخْتَصَرَ (iḵtaṣara).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُخْتَصَر (muḵtaṣar) (feminine مُخْتَصَرَة (muḵtaṣara), masculine plural مُخْتَصَرُونَ (muḵtaṣarūna), feminine plural مُخْتَصَرَات (muḵtaṣarāt), elative أَخْصَر (ʔaḵṣar))

  1. passive participle of اِخْتَصَرَ (iḵtaṣara, to abbreviate)
  2. brief
  3. concise
  4. abbreviated
Declension
Descendants

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُخْتَصَر (muḵtaṣar).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? muxtasar
Dari reading? muxtasar
Iranian reading? moxtasar
Tajik reading? muxtasar

Adjective

مختصر (moxtasar)

  1. brief, concise
    Synonym: کوتاه (kutâh)
    به طور مختصرbe towr-e moxtasarconcisely
  2. abridged
    تاریخ مختصرtârix-e moxtasarabridged history
  3. slight, trivial
    تفاوت مختصرtafâvot-e moxtasarslight difference

Further reading

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مختصر (muxtasar), from Arabic مُخْتَصَر (muḵtaṣar).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُخْتَصَر (muxtasar) (Hindi spelling मुख़्तसर)

  1. brief, short (in duration or area)
  2. concise
  3. abbreviated

Further reading

  • مختصر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • مختصر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.