See also: کسر and ك س ر

Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Verb edit

كَسَرَ (kasara) I, non-past يَكْسِرُ‎ (yaksiru)

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

Etymology 2 edit

Verbal noun of كَسَرَ (kasara, to break).

Noun edit

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 edit

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

Declension edit
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Etymology 3 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kas.sa.ra/
  • (file)

Verb edit

كَسَّرَ (kassara) II, non-past يُكَسِّرُ‎ (yukassiru)

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

References edit

  • 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 edit

 
كسر

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

كسر (keser)

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

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South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ك س ر
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic كَسَرَ (kasara).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ka.sar/, [ˈka.sar]
  • (file)

Verb edit

كسر (kasar) I (present بكسر (biksir))

  1. to break
  2. to defy

Conjugation edit

    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)