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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