This is the 6283rd most frequent Arabic word.
أقصر
"أقصر" means "shorter" or "shortest" in English, depending on context.
Here, "أقصر" is used as an adjective to describe the comparative length of two roads, emphasizing the concept of being 'shorter'.
الطريق إلى المدينة أقصر من الطريق عبر الجبال.
The road to the city is shorter than the road through the mountains.
In this sentence, "أقصر" is used as a superlative adjective to indicate the quality of being 'shortest' among a group.
أقصر رجل في الغرفة هو الذي يجلس بجانب النافذة.
The shortest man in the room is the one sitting by the window.
Here, "أقصر" is employed as a superlative adjective to describe the timeframe, implying 'shortest' in duration.