قصر
العربية
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قصر¹
verb قَصُرَ · qaṣura · يَقْصُرُ · قَصْر · قِصَر · قَصَارَة
- to be or become short, to shorten
- to be inadequate
verb قَصَرَ · qaṣara · يَقْصُرُ · قُصُور · قَاصِر
- to fall short of, to miss
- to unable, to be incapable of
- to desist, to refrain, to abstain
verb قَصَرَ · qaṣara · يَقْصُرُ · يَقْصِرُ · قَصْر
- to shorten, to curtail, to pare
verb قَصَرَ · qaṣara · يَقْصُرُ · قَصْر · قَاصِر
- to detain, to lock up, to pen up, to put in jail
- to hold back, to keep or restrict (within certain limits), to restrain
- to confine to, to limit to, to restrict to
verb قَصَّرَ · qaṣṣara · يُقَصِّرُ · تَقْصِير · مُقَصِّر
- to shorten; to abbreviate
- to clip (hair)
- to fall short, to shirk one's responsibilities, to not pull one's weight
- to lag behind, to be slothful
- to fail in strength
- to subside
- to come short
قصر²
Where it comes from
From Aramaic קַצְרָא (qaṣrā), from Latin castrum. Cognate to Classical Syriac ܩܰܨܪܳܐ (qaṣrā), Hebrew קְצָרָה (qəṣārâ), Medieval Greek κάστρον (kástron).
noun قَصْر · qaṣr · قُصُور · الْقَصْر
- large stone building from which power is projected, castle, palace
قصر³
Where it comes from
Back-formed from قَصَّار (qaṣṣār, “walker, fuller”).
verb قَصَرَ · qaṣara · يَقْصُرُ · قَصْر · قِصَارَة
- to wash, to scour, to full, to walk
verb قَصَّرَ · qaṣṣara · يُقَصِّرُ · تَقْصِير · مُقَصِّر
- to wash, to scour, to full, to walk
In English
Talk about this word "قصر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%B1. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. قصر. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%B1 "قصر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%B1.Cite this
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