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صَغِير small in Arabic

صَغِير is how you say “small” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

ومع كل فجرٍ جديد، اجعل نيتك أوّل عملك، وابتسم سرًّا حين تنتصر على نفسك في أمر صغير؛

With each new dawn, make your intention your first action, and smile secretly when you overcome yourself in a small matter.

صَغِيرٍ small

'saghir' = 'small'; describes 'a matter'.

From Small Daily Habits

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More example sentences

امْلأ يومك بحقائق صغيرةٍ متينة نِيّةٍ مصحَّحة، صلاةٍ على وقتها، كلمةِ عدل، عفوٍ عند القدرة

Fill your day with small, sturdy truths—a corrected intention, a prayer on time, a word of justice, forgiveness when able—

صَغِيرَةٍ small

'small', adjective on 'truths', genitive — and here the adjective DOES show the regular -in ending its noun could not.

From When Hidden Deeds Are Shown

وَأَنَّ كُلُّ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ وَمَا يَقُولُونَ صَغِيرًا أَوْ كَبِيرًا

And that everything they do and everything they say, whether small or great,

صَغِيرًا small

An adjective 'small' in the object form, its tanwin ending marking it as a state-word — whether what they do or say is small. This accusative-of-state use lets it describe the deeds and words across a range. It opens the 'small or great' pair that means 'of any size at all'.

From How the Companions Preserved Hadith

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