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صَغِير
little one, young one (a small or young person or thing) /sˤaˈɣiːr/
nounA1#147 most common
Also: small one, youngster, young child
Example sentences
هٰذا كَلْبٌ صَغِير.
This is a small dog.
أُخْتِي صَغِيرَة وَتُحِبُّ اللَّعِب.
My sister is little and loves to play.
اِشْتَرَيْتُ سَيَّارَةً صَغِيرَةً لِأَنَّ المَوْقِفَ ضَيِّق.
I bought a small car because the parking space is narrow.
رَغْمَ أَنَّهُ ما زالَ صَغِيراً، إلّا أنَّهُ يَفْهَمُ أُمُورَ الكِبار.
Although he is still young, he understands grown-ups' affairs.
الأَطْفالُ الصِّغارُ يَحْتاجُونَ إلى رِعايَةٍ خاصَّةٍ في سَنَواتِهِمِ الأُولى.
Young children need special care in their first years.
لا تَحْتَقِرْ خَطَأً صَغِيراً، فَكَثِيرٌ مِنَ الكَوارِثِ بَدَأَتْ بِزَلَّةٍ صَغِيرَة.
Do not belittle a small mistake, for many disasters began with a small slip.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | صَغِيرٌ | صِغَارٌ |
| Genitive | صَغِيرٍ | صِغَارٍ |
| Accusative | صَغِيراً | صِغَاراً |
| Vocative | يا صَغِيرُ | يا صِغَارُ |
Word family
صِغَرsmallness; young age
أَصْغَرsmaller, younger; smallestصَغُرَto be or become small
صَغِيرَةlittle girl; small one (f)
تَصْغِيرdiminutive form (grammar)
Etymology
صَغِير comes from the Semitic root ṣ-gh-r, which holds the idea of smallness and youth. It follows the فَعِيل (faʿīl) adjective pattern, the same shape as كَبِير 'big' and جَدِيد 'new'. Used as a noun it names the small or young one, often a child. The root has clear cognates across the Semitic family.
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