قاصر

Arabic

Noun

قاصر • (qāṣir) m

1. (law) minor; underage; a person under the legal age (usually 18).

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَاصِر (qāṣir).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qɑː.ˈsiɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɑː.sɪ́ɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɑː.sɪ́ɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qɑː.sɪ́ɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qɔː.síɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qɒː.séɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qɔ.síɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	qāsir
Dari reading?	qāsir
Iranian reading?	ğâser
Tajik reading?	qosir

Adjective

قاصر • (qâser)

1. coming short; failing (to do); helpless, weak

   زبانم قاصر است از این همه زیبایی.

   zabân-am qâser ast az in hame zibâyi.

   Words cannot express all this beauty.

   (literally, “My tongue is helpless from all this beauty.”)