صغر

1 صَغُرَ ذ , aor. صَغُرَ ; (S, Msb, K;) and صَغِرَ, aor. صَغَرَ ; (K;) inf. n. صِغَرٌ, (S, Msb, K,) of the former, (S, Msb, TA,) and صَغَارَةٌ, (K,) also of the former, (TA,) and صَغَرٌ and صُغْرَانٌ, (IAar, K,) which are both of the latter; (TA; [but Ibr D thinks that there is no reason for this assertion with respect to صغران;]) [ He or] it (S, Msb) was, or became, small, or little; صِغَرٌ being the contr. of كِبَرٌ, (S,) or of عِظَمٌ, as also صَغَارَةٌ [&c.]: (M, K:) or صِغَرٌ is in body, or corporeal substance, (فِى الجِرْمِ,) [and in years, or age; and صَغُرَ, with this inf. n., said of a human being, signifies he was a child, or in the state of childhood, not having attained to puberty; ] and صَغَارَةٌ is in estimation or rank or dignity (فِى القَدْرِ). (M, K.) ― -b2- Also صَغُرَ, inf. n. صِغَرٌ and صَغَارٌ and صَغَارَةٌ and صُغْرَانٌ and صُغْرٌ (K) and صَغَرٌ, (TA,) He was content with vileness, baseness, abasement, or ignominy, (K,) and tyranny, or injury: (TA:) or صَغَرٌ is inf. n. of صَغِرَ, aor. صَغَرَ , signifying he was, or became, vile, base, or ignominious; (S, * Msb;) and so صُغْرٌ and صَغَارٌ: (Mgh:) or صَغَارٌ signifies the being small, or little, in estimation or rank or dignity: (TA:) and you say, صَغُرَ فِى عُيُونِ النَّاسِ, with damm, meaning, [ he became small, or little, in the eyes of men; i. e.,] he lost his reverence, or reverend dignity. (Msb.) [See also 6.] One says also, هُوَ يَصْغُرُ عَنْ كَذَا He, or it, is smaller than, or too small for, such a thing; syn. يَقِلُّ. (TA in art. قل.) And صَغُرَتْ عَنِ الوَلَدِ [ She was too young to bear offspring ]. (S in art. جل, &c.) ― -b3- مَا صَغَرَنِى اـِلَّا بِسَنَةٍ, aor. صَغُرَ , means مَا صَغُرَ عَنِّى [i. e. He was not younger than I, save by a year ]. (IAar, K.) ― -b4- And صَغُرَتِ الشَّمْسُ The sun inclined to setting. (Th, K.)