Meaning of short in Arabic is: (اختصار، باكر، ضئيل) among others. This article contains pronunciation, examples, and more!

Meaning of short in English and Arabic

اختصاراخْتِصَار - اسم

1) short - adj

  ∘ Meaning of short in Arabic and English:

used to say that a name is used as a shorter form of another name

  ∘ Example of short in Arabic and English

FBI اختصاراخْتِصَارٌ لوكالة المباحثات الفيدراليةلِوَكَالَةِ المُبَاحَثَاتِ الفِيْدَرَالِيَّةِ

FBI is short for Federal Bureau of Investigation

أدعى اختصارا أُدْعَىْ اخْتِصَارًا شيشِيْ

I am called Shi for short

  ∘ How to pronounce short in English?

short is pronounced in English as

باكربَاكِر - اسم

2) short - adverb

  ∘ Meaning of short in Arabic and English:

before the arranged or expected time or place

  ∘ Example of short in Arabic and English

أوقفني باكرا لأنه أَوْقَفَنِيْ بَاكِرًا لِأَنَّهُ كانكَانَ فيفِيْ عجلة من أمرهعَجَلِةٍ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ

He stopped me short because he was in a hurry

انتهت حياته باكرا انْتَهَتْ حَيَاتُهُ بَاكِرًا بسبببِسَبَبِ السرطانالسَّرَطَانِ

His life cut short due to cancer

  ∘ How to pronounce short in English?

short is pronounced in English as

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ضئيلضَئِيْل - اسم

3) short - adj

  ∘ Meaning of short in Arabic and English:

not easily available; not supplying as much as you need

  ∘ Example of short in Arabic and English

كميات الذهب في البنك ضئيلةكَمِّيَاتُ الذَّهَبِ فِيْ البَنْكِ ضَئِيْلَةٌ

Gold amounts in bank are short

كانت المساعدات للبنان ضئيلة كَانَتِ المُسَاعَدَاتُ لِلُبْنَانَ ضَئِيْلَةً بعدبَعْدَ الكارثةالكَارِثَةِ

Aids to Lebanon was short after the disaster

  ∘ How to pronounce short in English?

short is pronounced in English as

طفيفطَفِيْف - اسم

4) short - adj

  ∘ Meaning of short in Arabic and English:

not easily available; not supplying as much as you need

  ∘ Example of short in Arabic and English

كميات الذهب في البنك طفيفةكَمِّيَاتُ الذَّهَبِ فِيْ البَنْكِ طَفِيْفَةٌ

Gold amounts in bank are short

كانت المساعدات للبنان طفيفة بعد الكارثةكَانَتِ المُسَاعَدَاتُ لِلُبْنَانَ طَفِيْفَةً بَعْدَ الكَارِثَةِ

Aids to Lebanon was short after the disaster

  ∘ How to pronounce short in English?

short is pronounced in English as

عرض مختصر لفيلمعَرْضٌ مُخْتَصَرٌ لِفِيْلْم - اسم

5) short - noun

  ∘ Meaning of short in Arabic and English:

a short film, especially one made for showing before the main film at a cinema

  ∘ plural of short in Arabic

عروض مختصرة لأفلامعُرُوْضٌ مُخْتَصَرَةٌ لِأَفْلَامٍ

  ∘ Example of short in Arabic and English

العرض المختصر للفيلم العَرْضُ المُخْتَصَرُ لِلْفِيْلْمِ مشوقمُشَوِّقٌ

The short is interesting

  ∘ How to pronounce short in English?

short is pronounced in English as

قصيرقَصِيْر - اسم

6) short - adj

  ∘ Meaning of short in Arabic and English:

small in length, distance, or height

  ∘ plural of short in Arabic

قصارقِصَار

  ∘ Example of short in Arabic and English

لبست الفتاة الصغيرة فستانا قصيرالَبِسَتِ الفَتَاةُ الصَّغِيْرَةُ فُسْتَانًا قَصِيْرًا

The little girl wore a short dress

لالَا أحبأُحِبُّ اللحى القصيرةاللِّحَىْ القَصِيْرَةَ

I do not like short beards

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أخي أَخِيْ صبيصَبِيٌّ قصيرقَصِيْرٌ

My brother is a short boy

شجيرات قصيرة شُجَيْرَاتٌ قَصِيْرَةٌ

Short bushes

  ∘ How to pronounce short in English?

short is pronounced in English as

قصير - اسم

7) short - adj

  ∘ Meaning of short in Arabic and English:

lasting for a smaller amount of time than usual

  ∘ Example of short in Arabic and English

سأزورك لفترة قصيرة سَأَزُوْرُكَ لِفَتْرَةٍ قَصِيْرَةٍ

I'll visit you for a short while

استمرت المناوشة لوقت قصير اسْتَمَرَّتِ المُنَاوَشَةُ لِوَقْتٍ قَصِيْرٍ

The clash continued for a short time

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شهر شباط أقصر شهور السنةشَهْرُ شُبَاطَ أَقْصَرُ شُهُوْرِ السَّنَةِ

February is the shortest month of the year

وظيفة سهلة قصيرةوَظِيْفَةٌ سَهْلَةٌ قَصِيْرَة

A short easy homework

انهارت الليرة اللبنانية في وقت قصير انْهَارَتِ اللَّيْرَةُ اللُّبْنَانِيَّةُ فِيْ وَقْتٍ قَصِيْرٍ

The Lebanese Lira collapsed in a short space of time

  ∘ How to pronounce short in English?

short is pronounced in English as

قصير - اسم

8) short - adj

  ∘ Meaning of short in Arabic and English:

seeming to have passed quickly

  ∘ Example of short in Arabic and English

أشعر أن اليوم قصيرا بصحبتكأَشْعُرُ أَنَّ اليَوْمَ قَصِيْرًا بِصُحْبَتِكَ

I feel that the day is short with your company

  ∘ How to pronounce short in English?

short is pronounced in English as

قصير - اسم

9) short - adj

  ∘ Meaning of short in Arabic and English:

a short vowel is pronounced for a shorter time than other vowels

  ∘ How to pronounce short in English?

short is pronounced in English as

قصير - اسم

10) short - adj

  ∘ Meaning of short in Arabic and English:

short of breath: unable to breathe very well, for example because you have been running or doing some type of energetic exercise

  ∘ Example of short in Arabic and English

جدي قصير النفس جَدِّيْ قَصِيْرُ النَّفَسِ

My grandpa is short of breath

  ∘ How to pronounce short in English?

short is pronounced in English as

قصيرقَصِيْر - اسم

11) short - adverb

  ∘ Meaning of short in Arabic and English:

in a way that makes something short in length, distance, or height:

  ∘ Example of short in Arabic and English

قررت شراء فستاني قصيراقَرَّرْتُ شِرَاءَ فُسْتَانِيْ قَصِيْرًا

I decided to buy my dress short

  ∘ How to pronounce short in English?

short is pronounced in English as

قليلقَلِيْل - اسم

12) short - adj

  ∘ Meaning of short in Arabic and English:

not easily available; not supplying as much as you need

  ∘ Example of short in Arabic and English

كميات الذهب في البنك قليلةكَمِّيَاتُ الذَّهَبِ فِيْ البَنْكِ قَلِيْلَةٌ

Gold amounts in bank are short

كانت المساعدات للبنان قليلة بعد الكارثةكَانَتِ المُسَاعَدَاتُ لِلُبْنَانَ قَلِيْلَةً بَعْدَ الكَارِثَةِ

Aids to Lebanon was short after the disaster

  ∘ How to pronounce short in English?

short is pronounced in English as

محتاجمُحْتَاج - اسم

13) short - adj

  ∘ Meaning of short in Arabic and English:

to not have enough of something

  ∘ plural of short in Arabic

محتاجونمُحْتَاجُوْن

  ∘ Example of short in Arabic and English

زوجي محتاج إلى النقودزَوْجِيَ مُحْتَاجٌ إِلَىْ الْنُّقُوْدِ

My husband is short of money

أنا محتاجة إلى الوقت الكافي لإنجاز العمل أَنَا مُحْتَاجَةٌ إِلَىْ الْوَقْتِ الكَافِيْ لِإِنْجَازِ العَمَلِ

I am short of time to finish the work

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إنه محتاج إلى مساعدة ذويهإِنَّهُ مُحْتَاجٌ إِلَىْ مُسَاعَدَةِ ذَوِيْهِ

He is short of the help of his family

أنت محتاج للأدبأَنْتَ مُحْتَاجٌ لِلْأَدَبِ

Your short on manners

  ∘ How to pronounce short in English?

short is pronounced in English as

مفتقرمُفْتَقِر - اسم

14) short - adj

  ∘ Meaning of short in Arabic and English:

to not have enough of something

  ∘ plural of short in Arabic

مفتقرونمُفْتَقِرُوْن

  ∘ Example of short in Arabic and English

زوجي مفتقر إلى النقودزَوْجِيَ مُفْتَقِرٌ إِلَىْ الْنُّقُوْدِ

My husband is short of money

أنا مفتقرة إلى الوقت الكافي لإنجاز العمل أَنَا مُفْتَقِرَةٌ إِلَىْ الْوَقْتِ الكَافِيْ لِإِنْجَازِ العَمَلِ

I am short of time to finish the work

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إنه مفتقر إلى مساعدة ذويهإِنَّهُ مُفْتَقِرٌ إِلَىْ مُسَاعَدَةِ ذَوِيْهِ

He is short of the help of his family

أنت مفتقر للأدبأَنْتَ مُفْتَقِرٌ لِلْأَدَبِ

Your short on manners

  ∘ How to pronounce short in English?

short is pronounced in English as

جافجَافٍ - اسم

15) short - adj

  ∘ Meaning of short in Arabic and English:

saying little but showing slight impatience or anger in the few words that you say

  ∘ Example of short in Arabic and English

أعتذر أَعْتَذِرُ أنأَنْ كنت كُنْتُ جافجَافٍ معك مَعَكَ البارحةالبَارِحَةَ

I am sorry that I was short with you yesterday

  ∘ How to pronounce short in English?

short is pronounced in English as

جافجَافّ - اسم

16) short - adj

  ∘ Meaning of short in Arabic and English:

saying little but showing slight impatience or anger in the few words that you say

  ∘ Example of short in Arabic and English

أعتذر أن كنت جافا معك البارحةأعْتَذِرُ أَنْ كُنْتُ جَافًّا مَعَكَ البَارِحَةَ

I am sorry that I was short with you yesterday

  ∘ How to pronounce short in English?

short is pronounced in English as

فظفَظّ - اسم

17) short - adj

  ∘ Meaning of short in Arabic and English:

saying little but showing slight impatience or anger in the few words that you say

  ∘ plural of short in Arabic

أفظاظأَفْظَاظ

  ∘ Example of short in Arabic and English

أعتذر أن كنت فظا معك البارحةأَعْتَذِرُ أَنْ كُنْتُ فَظًّا مَعَكَ البَارِحَةَ

I am sorry that I was short with you yesterday

  ∘ How to pronounce short in English?

short is pronounced in English as

مشروب كحوليمَشْرُوْبٌ كُحُوْلِيّ - اسم

18) short - noun

  ∘ Meaning of short in Arabic and English:

a small strong alcoholic drink

  ∘ Example of short in Arabic and English

أعطني كأس مشروب كحوليأَعْطِنِيْ كَأْسَ مَشْرُوْبٍ كُحُوْلِيٍّ

Give me a glass of short

  ∘ How to pronounce short in English?

short is pronounced in English as

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