صِغَر
young age
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Most common words from the same root
صَغِير in English
Adjective
- small
- young (for a person)
وَٱخۡفِضۡ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرۡحَمۡهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرࣰاAnd be humble with them out of mercy, and pray, “My Lord! Be merciful to them as they raised me when I was young.”609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:24
Word origin
From Proto-Semitic *ṣaɣir- (“to be small, young”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒌉 (ṣeḫrum, “small, young”) and Biblical Hebrew צָעִיר (ṣɔʿir).
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
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
diminishment
مُصَغِّر
مُصَغَّر
أَصْغَرَ
· present يُصْغِرُ
Form IV · Causative
to reduce, to diminish; to demean, to degrade; to belittle, to humiliate, to disparage
إِصْغَار
مُصْغِر
مُصْغَر
صَغِير: plural and other forms
| Singular | صَغِير |
|---|---|
| Feminine | صَغِيرَة |
| Feminine plural | صَغِيرَات، صَغَائِر |
| Plural | صِغَار |
| Elative (more / most) | أَصْغَر |
صَغِير in a sentence
Dictionary examples
young
وَٱخۡفِضۡ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرۡحَمۡهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرࣰاAnd be humble with them out of mercy, and pray, “My Lord! Be merciful to them as they raised me when I was young.”609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:24
From a fully vowelled text
«خَمِيرَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ تُخَمِّرُ الْعَجِينَ كُلَّهُ».A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.Galatians 5:9, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
يُبَارِكُ مُتَّقِي الرَّبِّ، الصِّغَارَ مَعَ الْكِبَارِ.He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.Psalms 115:13, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَإِنْ تَكُنْ أُولاَكَ صَغِيرَةً فَآخِرَتُكَ تَكْثُرُ جِدًّا.Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.Job 8:7, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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