Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Compare Arabic قَصِير (qaṣīr, short)

Root
ק־צ־ר (q-ṣ-r)

Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

קָצָר (katsár) (feminine קְצָרָה, masculine plural קְצָרִים, feminine plural קְצָרוֹת)

  1. short, having a short length or duration
    שיער קצרse'ár katsárshort hair
    זמן קצרz'mán katsára short time

Usage notes edit

  • The adjective קצר (katsár) means “short” as opposed “long”, not “short” as opposed “tall”. A short person is said to be נמוך (namúkh).

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Verb edit

קָצַר (katsár) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to be short, become shorter

Conjugation edit

Verb edit

קָצַר (katsár) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to reap, harvest

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

קֹצֶר (kótserm

  1. defective spelling of קוצר

Verb edit

קִצֵּר (kitsér) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of קיצר

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קֻצַּר (kutsár) third-singular masculine past (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of קוצר