قاصر

Arabic

Noun

قاصر • (qāṣir) m

  1. (law) minor; underage; a person under the legal age (usually 18).

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَاصِر (qāṣir).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [qɑː.sɪ́ɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [qɑː.sɪ́ɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [qɔː.síɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? qāsir
Dari reading? qāsir
Iranian reading? ğâser
Tajik reading? qosir

Adjective

قاصر • (qâser)

  1. coming short; failing (to do); helpless, weak
    زبانم قاصر است از این همه زیبایی.
    zabân-am qâser ast az in hame zibâyi.
    Words cannot express all this beauty.
    (literally, “My tongue is helpless from all this beauty.”)
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