قسي

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ق س و (q s w)
3 terms

Adjective

قَسِيّ • (qasiyy)

  1. firm, hard, dure
Declension
Declension of adjective قَسِيّ (qasiyy)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal قَسِي
qasī 		الْقَسِي
al-qasī 		قَسِيَّة
qasiyya 		الْقَسِيَّة
al-qasiyya
Nominative قَسِيٌّ
qasiyyun 		الْقَسِيُّ
al-qasiyyu 		قَسِيَّةٌ
qasiyyatun 		الْقَسِيَّةُ
al-qasiyyatu
Accusative قَسِيًّا
qasiyyan 		الْقَسِيَّ
al-qasiyya 		قَسِيَّةً
qasiyyatan 		الْقَسِيَّةَ
al-qasiyyata
Genitive قَسِيٍّ
qasiyyin 		الْقَسِيِّ
al-qasiyyi 		قَسِيَّةٍ
qasiyyatin 		الْقَسِيَّةِ
al-qasiyyati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal قَسِيَّيْن
qasiyyayn 		الْقَسِيَّيْن
al-qasiyyayn 		قَسِيَّتَيْن
qasiyyatayn 		الْقَسِيَّتَيْن
al-qasiyyatayn
Nominative قَسِيَّانِ
qasiyyāni 		الْقَسِيَّانِ
al-qasiyyāni 		قَسِيَّتَانِ
qasiyyatāni 		الْقَسِيَّتَانِ
al-qasiyyatāni
Accusative قَسِيَّيْنِ
qasiyyayni 		الْقَسِيَّيْنِ
al-qasiyyayni 		قَسِيَّتَيْنِ
qasiyyatayni 		الْقَسِيَّتَيْنِ
al-qasiyyatayni
Genitive قَسِيَّيْنِ
qasiyyayni 		الْقَسِيَّيْنِ
al-qasiyyayni 		قَسِيَّتَيْنِ
qasiyyatayni 		الْقَسِيَّتَيْنِ
al-qasiyyatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal قَسِيِّين‎; قِسْيَان
qasiyyīn‎; qisyān 		الْقَسِيِّين‎; الْقِسْيَان
al-qasiyyīn‎; al-qisyān 		قَسِيَّات
qasiyyāt 		الْقَسِيَّات
al-qasiyyāt
Nominative قَسِيُّونَ‎; قِسْيَانٌ
qasiyyūna‎; qisyānun 		الْقَسِيُّونَ‎; الْقِسْيَانُ
al-qasiyyūna‎; al-qisyānu 		قَسِيَّاتٌ
qasiyyātun 		الْقَسِيَّاتُ
al-qasiyyātu
Accusative قَسِيِّينَ‎; قِسْيَانًا
qasiyyīna‎; qisyānan 		الْقَسِيِّينَ‎; الْقِسْيَانَ
al-qasiyyīna‎; al-qisyāna 		قَسِيَّاتٍ
qasiyyātin 		الْقَسِيَّاتِ
al-qasiyyāti
Genitive قَسِيِّينَ‎; قِسْيَانٍ
qasiyyīna‎; qisyānin 		الْقَسِيِّينَ‎; الْقِسْيَانِ
al-qasiyyīna‎; al-qisyāni 		قَسِيَّاتٍ
qasiyyātin 		الْقَسِيَّاتِ
al-qasiyyāti

Etymology 2

Possibly from Latin cassus (“vain”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

قَسِّيّ • (qassiyy) m

  1. coins from bad silver
    • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Buḵāriyy, 77:80:
      نَهَانَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ سَبْعٍ نَهَى عَنْ خَاتَمِ الذَّهَبِ ـ أَوْ قَالَ حَلْقَةِ الذَّهَبِ ـ وَعَنِ الْحَرِيرِ، وَالإِسْتَبْرَقِ، وَالدِّيبَاجِ، وَالْمِيثَرَةِ الْحَمْرَاءِ، وَالْقَسِّيِّ، وَآنِيَةِ الْفِضَّةِ،
      nahānā n-nabiyyu ṣallā llāhu ʕalay-hi wasallama ʕan sabʕin nahā ʕan ḵātami ḏ-ḏahabi - ʔaw qāla ḥalqati ḏ-ḏahabi - wa-ʕani l-ḥarīri, wa-l-ʔistabraqi, wa-d-dībāji, wa-l-mīṯarati l-ḥamrāʔi, wa-l-qassiyyi, wa-ʔāniyati l-fiḍḍati,
      The Prophet (PBUH) forbade us seven things, signets of gold, silk, brocade, silk brocade, red saddle pillows, fake silver coins, and silverware.
Declension
Declension of noun قَسِّيّ (qassiyy)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَسِّي
qassī 		الْقَسِّي
al-qassī 		قَسِّي
qassī
Nominative قَسِّيٌّ
qassiyyun 		الْقَسِّيُّ
al-qassiyyu 		قَسِّيُّ
qassiyyu
Accusative قَسِّيًّا
qassiyyan 		الْقَسِّيَّ
al-qassiyya 		قَسِّيَّ
qassiyya
Genitive قَسِّيٍّ
qassiyyin 		الْقَسِّيِّ
al-qassiyyi 		قَسِّيِّ
qassiyyi

Etymology 3

Verb

قُسِّي • (qussī) (form I) /qus.siː/

  1. second-person feminine singular imperative of قَسَّ (qassa)

References

  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 196
  • Freytag, Georg (1835) “قسي”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎ (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 445a
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