قصر

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ق ص ر (q-ṣ-r).

Verb

قَصَّرَ (qaṣṣara) II, non-past يُقَصِّرُ‎ (yuqaṣṣiru)

  1. to shorten, to abbreviate (transitive)
  2. to clip the hair
  3. to fall short of
  4. to lag behind, be slothful
  5. to fail in strength
  6. to subside
  7. to wash, to full
  8. to come short
Conjugation
References
قَصْر

Etymology 2

From Latin castrum.

Noun

قَصْر (qaṣr) m (plural قُصُور (quṣūr))

  1. large stone building, castle, palace, fortress
Declension
Descendants
References

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ق ص ر (q-ṣ-r); "to shorten".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡasˁːar/

Verb

قَصَّر • (gaṣṣar)

third-person singular past of يِقَصِّر
  1. he shortened
  2. he fell short of
  3. he lagged behind

Etymology 2

From Arabic قَصْر (qaṣr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡasˁur/

Noun

قَصُر • (gaṣur) m

(plural قُصور ‎(guṣūr))
  1. palace
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