See also: کسر and ك س ر

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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كَسَرَ (kasara) I (non-past يَكْسِرُ (yaksiru), verbal noun كَسْر (kasr))

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

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Verbal noun of كَسَرَ (kasara, to break).

Noun

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

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Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kas.sa.ra/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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كَسَّرَ (kassara) II (non-past يُكَسِّرُ (yukassiru), verbal noun تَكْسِير (taksīr))

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

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  • 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

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كسر

Etymology

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

Noun

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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

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Root
ك س ر
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic كَسَرَ (kasara).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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كسر (kasar) I (present بكسر (biksir))

  1. to break
  2. to defy

Conjugation

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    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)