9sir قصير
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“9sir” (قصير) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning short (length, duration).
Meanings
- short (length, duration)
- short, small in stature
Usage
9sir is the common adjective for "short" or "short in height", used for a person as well as for an object, hair, a garment or a length of time. The feminine is 9sira and the plural 9sar. To compare, use the form 9ser men ("shorter than"). You also hear a construction with 3la, as in 9sir 3liya, meaning "shorter than me" or "too short for me". The opposite is twil. Careful: 9sir does not mean "small" in general. For a small object, say sghir instead.
Example
عندو شعر قصير
3ndo ch3er 9Sir
“He has short hair.”
Forms
| feminine | 9Sira |
|---|---|
| plural | 9Sar |
| feminine plural | 9Sirat |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “9sir” but also “9ssir”, “qsir” and “kssir”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.
Type “9sir” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “short (length, duration)”; “short in height”: gsir in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “short (length, duration)”; “short in height (person)”: 9sir in Tunisian.