Arabic

Verb

قَصَّرَ • ‎(qaṣṣara) II, non-past يُقَصِّرُ‎ (yuqaṣṣiru)

1. to shorten, to abbreviate (transitive)
2. to clip the hair
3. to fall short of
4. to lag behind, be slothful
5. to fail in strength
6. to subside
7. to wash, to full

Conjugation

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “قصر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

From Latin castrum.

Noun

قَصْر • ‎(qaṣr) m ‎(plural قُصُور ‎(quṣūr))

1. large stone building, castle, palace, fortress

Declension

Descendants

• English: alcazar
• Portuguese: alcácer
• Spanish: alcázar

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “قصر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَصْر ‎(qaṣr)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡasˤur/

Noun

قَصُر • ‎(gaṣur) m (plural قُصور ‎(guṣūr))

1. palace