קצר

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Arabic ⁧قَصِير⁩ (qaṣīr, “short”)

Root
⁧ק־צ־ר⁩ (q-ṣ-r)

Pronunciation
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Adjective

⁧קָצָר⁩ • (katsár) (feminine ⁧קְצָרָה⁩, masculine plural ⁧קְצָרִים⁩, feminine plural ⁧קְצָרוֹת⁩)

  1. short, having a short length or duration
    ⁧שיער קצר⁩ ― se'ár katsár ― short hair
    ⁧זמן קצר⁩ ― z'mán katsár ― a short time

Usage notes
  • The adjective ⁧קצר⁩ (katsár) means “short” as opposed “long”, not “short” as opposed “tall”. A short person is said to be ⁧נמוך⁩ (namúkh).

Antonyms

Derived terms

Verb

⁧קָצַר⁩ • (katsár) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to be short, become shorter

Conjugation
Conjugation of ⁧קָצַר⁩ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: ⁧לקצור / לִקְצֹר⁩
  • action noun: —
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first ⁧קָצַרְתִּי⁩⁧קָצַרְנוּ⁩
second ⁧קָצַרְתָּ⁩⁧קָצַרְתְּ⁩⁧קְצַרְתֶּם⁩1⁧קְצַרְתֶּן⁩1
third ⁧קָצַר⁩⁧קָצְרָה⁩⁧קָצְרוּ⁩
present ⁧קָצֵר⁩⁧קְצֵרָה⁩⁧קְצֵרִים⁩⁧קְצֵרוֹת⁩
future first ⁧אֶקְצַר⁩⁧נִקְצַר⁩
second ⁧תִּקְצַר⁩⁧תִּקְצְרִי⁩⁧תִּקְצְרוּ⁩⁧תִּקְצַרְנָה⁩2
third ⁧יִקְצַר⁩⁧תִּקְצַר⁩⁧יִקְצְרוּ⁩⁧תִּקְצַרְנָה⁩2
imperative ⁧קְצַר⁩⁧קִצְרִי⁩⁧קִצְרוּ⁩⁧קְצַרְנָה⁩2
notes
  1. Pronounced ⁧קָצַרְתֶּם⁩ and ⁧קָצַרְתֶּן⁩ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

⁧קָצַר⁩ • (katsár) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to reap, harvest

Conjugation
Conjugation of ⁧קָצַר⁩ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: ⁧לקצור / לִקְצֹר⁩
  • action noun: ⁧קְצִירָה⁩
  • passive participle: ⁧קָצוּר⁩
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first ⁧קָצַרְתִּי⁩⁧קָצַרְנוּ⁩
second ⁧קָצַרְתָּ⁩⁧קָצַרְתְּ⁩⁧קְצַרְתֶּם⁩1⁧קְצַרְתֶּן⁩1
third ⁧קָצַר⁩⁧קָצְרָה⁩⁧קָצְרוּ⁩
present ⁧קוֹצֵר⁩⁧קוֹצֶרֶת⁩⁧קוֹצְרִים⁩⁧קוֹצְרוֹת⁩
future first ⁧אקצור / אֶקְצֹר⁩⁧נקצור / נִקְצֹר⁩
second ⁧תקצור / תִּקְצֹר⁩⁧תִּקְצְרִי⁩⁧תִּקְצְרוּ⁩⁧תקצורנה / תִּקְצֹרְנָה⁩2
third ⁧יקצור / יִקְצֹר⁩⁧תקצור / תִּקְצֹר⁩⁧יִקְצְרוּ⁩⁧תקצורנה / תִּקְצֹרְנָה⁩2
imperative ⁧קצור / קְצֹר⁩⁧קִצְרִי⁩⁧קִצְרוּ⁩⁧קצורנה / קְצֹרְנָה⁩2
notes
  1. Pronounced ⁧קָצַרְתֶּם⁩ and ⁧קָצַרְתֶּן⁩ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

⁧קֹצֶר⁩ • (kótser) m

  1. defective spelling of ⁧קוצר⁩

Verb

⁧קִצֵּר⁩ • (kitsér) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ⁧קיצר⁩

Verb

⁧קֻצַּר⁩ • (kutsár) third-singular masculine past (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of ⁧קוצר⁩
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