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أَصْغَر

lesser

AdjectiveRoot ص-غ-ر

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Feminine
صُغْرَى
Masculine plural
أَصْغَرُون، أَصَاغِر
Feminine plural
صُغْرَيَات، صُغَر

Most common words from the same root

Adjective
صَغِير
small
Noun
صَغِيرَة
a minor sin
Verb · Form I
صَغُرَ
to be or become small
Verb · Form II
صَغَّرَ
to diminish
Verb · Form I
صَغَرَ
to be younger

أَصْغَر in English

Adjective

  1. elative degree of صَغِير (ṣaḡīr):
    1. smaller; smallest
    2. younger; youngest
  2. lesser (of two, or rarely more than two, things: the smaller in size, in value, in importance etc.)
  3. junior (age, rank, etc.)

Word origin

Elative of صَغِير (ṣaḡīr, “small, young”).

Words from the root ص-غ-ر

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

صَغُرَ · present يَصْغُرُ
Form I · The plain action

to be or become small, little; to be too small, young; to be or become insignificant or trifling

صِغَر
Verbal noun
young age
صَغَارَة
Verbal noun
صَغَار
Verbal noun
صَغِير
Active participle · Adjective
small
صَاغِر
Active participle · Adjective
subservient
صَغَرَ · present يَصْغُرُ
Form I · The plain action

to be younger (than)

صَغْر
Verbal noun
صَغِير
Active participle
مَصْغُور
Passive participle
صَغَّرَ · present يُصَغِّرُ
Form II · Causative or intensive

to diminish, to make smaller, to reduce in size; to belittle; to make diminutive, to change into the diminutive form

تَصْغِير
Verbal noun
diminishment
مُصَغِّر
Active participle
مُصَغَّر
Passive participle
أَصْغَرَ · present يُصْغِرُ
Form IV · Causative

to reduce, to diminish; to demean, to degrade; to belittle, to humiliate, to disparage

إِصْغَار
Verbal noun
مُصْغِر
Active participle
مُصْغَر
Passive participle
أَصْغَر
Adjective
lesser
صَغِيرَة
Noun · f.
a minor sin

أَصْغَر: plural and other forms

Singularأَصْغَر
Feminineصُغْرَى
Masculine pluralأَصْغَرُون، أَصَاغِر
Feminine pluralصُغْرَيَات، صُغَر

أَصْغَر in a sentence

From a fully vowelled text

وَبِدُونِ كُلِّ مُشَاجَرَةٍ: الأَصْغَرُ يُبَارَكُ مِنَ الأَكْبَرِAnd without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.Hebrews 7:7, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
أَرْبَعَةٌ هِيَ الأَصْغَرُ فِي الأَرْضِ، وَلكِنَّهَا حَكِيمَةٌ جِدًّا:There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:Proverbs 30:24, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ لاَ تَقْدِرُونَ وَلاَ عَلَى الأَصْغَرِ، فَلِمَاذَا تَهْتَمُّونَ بِالْبَوَاقِي؟If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?Luke 12:26, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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