Arabic vocabulary

قِصَرٌshort dagger in Arabic

قِصَرٌ is how you say “short dagger” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.

Example sentences

فَلَمَّا تَصَافَّ الْقَوْمُ كَانَ سَيْفُ عَامِرٍ فِيهِ قِصَرٌ،
When the people engaged one another, Amir's sword had a short dagger in it.
قِصَرٌ — short dagger. The indefinite noun that the framing 'was' has been building toward: it is the new thing being introduced into the scene, left non-specific because it is fresh information. Its indefinite ending marks it as 'a' such item rather than one already known to the listener.
From: The Martyr's Reward →

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