No. 1,902 in Arabic

قصير

Short.

In a sentence

يبدو الشارع الرئيسي في البلدة قصيرًا رغم أنه مزدحم طوال النهار.
The main street in the town seems short despite being crowded all day.
In this sentence, 'قصير' describes the physical length of the main street.
قصص الأطفال غالبًا ما تكون قصيرًا لتناسب تركيز الأطفال.
Children's stories are often short to suit children's attention span.
Here, 'قصير' is used to describe the length or duration of something, specifically children's stories.
قام أحمد بشرح موضوعه بشكل قصير ومباشر لتوفير الوقت.
Ahmed explained his topic in a short and direct way to save time.
In this context, 'قصير' refers to the concise nature of Ahmed's explanation.

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