[1]
صَغُرَ , 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.) ―
2-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.)
―
2-b3- مَا صَغَرَنِى إِلَّا بِسَنَةٍ, aor.
صَغُرَ , means مَا صَغُرَ عَنِّى
[i. e. He was not younger than I, save by a
year]. (IAar, K.) ―
2-b4- And صَغُرَتِ الشَّمْسُ The
sun inclined to setting. (Th, K.)