صغير
Arabic
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ص غ ر (ṣ ḡ r) |
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Etymology
editFrom Proto-Semitic *ṣaɣir- (“to be small, young”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒌉 (ṣeḫrum, “small, young”) and Biblical Hebrew צָעִיר (ṣɔʿir).
Pronunciation
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editصَغِير • (ṣaḡīr) (feminine صَغِيرَة (ṣaḡīra), common plural صِغَار (ṣiḡār), feminine plural صَغِيرَات (ṣaḡīrāt) or صَغَائِر (ṣaḡāʔir), elative أَصْغَر (ʔaṣḡar))
- small
- Antonym: كَبِير (kabīr)
- 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
editDeclension of adjective صَغِير (ṣaḡīr)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | صَغِير ṣaḡīr |
الصَّغِير aṣ-ṣaḡīr |
صَغِيرَة ṣaḡīra |
الصَّغِيرَة aṣ-ṣaḡīra |
Nominative | صَغِيرٌ ṣaḡīrun |
الصَّغِيرُ aṣ-ṣaḡīru |
صَغِيرَةٌ ṣaḡīratun |
الصَّغِيرَةُ aṣ-ṣaḡīratu |
Accusative | صَغِيرًا ṣaḡīran |
الصَّغِيرَ aṣ-ṣaḡīra |
صَغِيرَةً ṣaḡīratan |
الصَّغِيرَةَ aṣ-ṣaḡīrata |
Genitive | صَغِيرٍ ṣaḡīrin |
الصَّغِيرِ aṣ-ṣaḡīri |
صَغِيرَةٍ ṣaḡīratin |
الصَّغِيرَةِ aṣ-ṣaḡīrati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | صَغِيرَيْن ṣaḡīrayn |
الصَّغِيرَيْن aṣ-ṣaḡīrayn |
صَغِيرَتَيْن ṣaḡīratayn |
الصَّغِيرَتَيْن aṣ-ṣaḡīratayn |
Nominative | صَغِيرَانِ ṣaḡīrāni |
الصَّغِيرَانِ aṣ-ṣaḡīrāni |
صَغِيرَتَانِ ṣaḡīratāni |
الصَّغِيرَتَانِ aṣ-ṣaḡīratāni |
Accusative | صَغِيرَيْنِ ṣaḡīrayni |
الصَّغِيرَيْنِ aṣ-ṣaḡīrayni |
صَغِيرَتَيْنِ ṣaḡīratayni |
الصَّغِيرَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣaḡīratayni |
Genitive | صَغِيرَيْنِ ṣaḡīrayni |
الصَّغِيرَيْنِ aṣ-ṣaḡīrayni |
صَغِيرَتَيْنِ ṣaḡīratayni |
الصَّغِيرَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣaḡīratayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
basic broken plural triptote | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote; basic broken plural triptote | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | صِغَار ṣiḡār |
الصِّغَار aṣ-ṣiḡār |
صَغِيرات; صَغَائِر; صِغَار ṣaḡīrāt; ṣaḡāʔir; ṣiḡār |
الصَّغِيرات; الصَّغَائِر; الصِّغَار aṣ-ṣaḡīrāt; aṣ-ṣaḡāʔir; aṣ-ṣiḡār |
Nominative | صِغَارٌ ṣiḡārun |
الصِّغَارُ aṣ-ṣiḡāru |
صَغِيراتٌ; صَغَائِرُ; صِغَارٌ ṣaḡīrātun; ṣaḡāʔiru; ṣiḡārun |
الصَّغِيراتُ; الصَّغَائِرُ; الصِّغَارُ aṣ-ṣaḡīrātu; aṣ-ṣaḡāʔiru; aṣ-ṣiḡāru |
Accusative | صِغَارًا ṣiḡāran |
الصِّغَارَ aṣ-ṣiḡāra |
صَغِيراتٍ; صَغَائِرَ; صِغَارًا ṣaḡīrātin; ṣaḡāʔira; ṣiḡāran |
الصَّغِيراتِ; الصَّغَائِرَ; الصِّغَارَ aṣ-ṣaḡīrāti; aṣ-ṣaḡāʔira; aṣ-ṣiḡāra |
Genitive | صِغَارٍ ṣiḡārin |
الصِّغَارِ aṣ-ṣiḡāri |
صَغِيراتٍ; صَغَائِرَ; صِغَارٍ ṣaḡīrātin; ṣaḡāʔira; ṣiḡārin |
الصَّغِيراتِ; الصَّغَائِرِ; الصِّغَارِ aṣ-ṣaḡīrāti; aṣ-ṣaḡāʔiri; aṣ-ṣiḡāri |
Descendants
edit- Maltese: żgħir
References
edit- 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
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editصغير • (ṣuḡayyar)
Hijazi Arabic
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ص غ ر |
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Etymology
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editصغير • (ṣaḡīr) (feminine صغيرة (ṣaḡīra), common plural صغار (ṣuḡār) or صغيرين (ṣaḡīrīn))
Moroccan Arabic
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ص غ ر |
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Etymology
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editصغير • (ṣḡīr) (feminine صغيرة (ṣḡīra), common plural صغار (ṣḡār), masculine plural صغيرين (ṣḡīrīn), feminine plural صغيرات (ṣḡīrāt), elative أصغر (ʔaṣḡar) or صغر (ṣḡar))
South Levantine Arabic
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editصغير • (ṣḡīr)
- Alternative form of زغير (zḡīr, “small”)
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