No. 6,283 in Arabic
أقصر
"أقصر" means "shorter" or "shortest" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
الطريق إلى المدينة أقصر من الطريق عبر الجبال.
The road to the city is shorter than the road through the mountains.
Here, "أقصر" is used as an adjective to describe the comparative length of two roads, emphasizing the concept of being 'shorter'.
أقصر رجل في الغرفة هو الذي يجلس بجانب النافذة.
The shortest man in the room is the one sitting by the window.
In this sentence, "أقصر" is used as a superlative adjective to indicate the quality of being 'shortest' among a group.
قرر أن يسافر في أقصر مدة ممكنة.
He decided to travel in the shortest time possible.
Here, "أقصر" is employed as a superlative adjective to describe the timeframe, implying 'shortest' in duration.
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