قوس

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See also: قوش

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ق و س (q-w-s)

Compare Ugaritic 𐎖𐎌𐎚 (qšt), Akkadian 𒄑𒉼 (qaštum), Hebrew קֶשֶׁת (qéšeṯ), Ge'ez ቀስት (ḳäst), ቀሥት (ḳäśt), ቀስተም (ḳästäm), ቀስታም (ḳästam), Amharic ቀስት (ḳäst), Tigrinya ቀስቲ (ḳästi), Tigre ቀሽ (ḳäš).

Pronunciation

  • Verb I: IPA(key): /qa.wi.sa/
  • Verb II: IPA(key): /qaw.wa.sa/
  • Noun: IPA(key): /qaws/
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Verb

قَوِسَ • (qawisa) I, non-past يَقْوَسُ‎ (yaqwasu)

  1. to be/become bent/curved
  2. to form or make a curved shape

Conjugation

Conjugation of
قَوِسَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun قَوَس)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
قَوَس

qawas
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
qāwis
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
qawistu
qawista
قَوِسَ

qawisa
qawistumā
qawisā
qawisnā
qawistum
qawisū
f
qawisti
qawisat
qawisatā
qawistunna
qawisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔaqwasu
taqwasu
yaqwasu
taqwasāni
yaqwasāni
naqwasu
taqwasūna
yaqwasūna
f
taqwasīna
taqwasu
taqwasāni
taqwasna
yaqwasna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔaqwasa
taqwasa
yaqwasa
taqwasā
yaqwasā
naqwasa
taqwasū
yaqwasū
f
taqwasī
taqwasa
taqwasā
taqwasna
yaqwasna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔaqwas
taqwas
yaqwas
taqwasā
yaqwasā
naqwas
taqwasū
yaqwasū
f
taqwasī
taqwas
taqwasā
taqwasna
yaqwasna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
iqwas
iqwasā
iqwasū
f
iqwasī
iqwasna

Verb

قَوَّسَ • (qawwasa) II, non-past يُقَوِّسُ‎ (yuqawwisu)

  1. to bend, to curve, to write

Conjugation

Conjugation of
قَوَّسَ
(form-II sound)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
taqwīs
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
muqawwis
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
muqawwas
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
qawwastu
qawwasta
قَوَّسَ

qawwasa
qawwastumā
qawwasā
qawwasnā
qawwastum
qawwasū
f
qawwasti
qawwasat
qawwasatā
qawwastunna
qawwasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔuqawwisu
tuqawwisu
yuqawwisu
tuqawwisāni
yuqawwisāni
nuqawwisu
tuqawwisūna
yuqawwisūna
f
tuqawwisīna
tuqawwisu
tuqawwisāni
tuqawwisna
yuqawwisna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔuqawwisa
tuqawwisa
yuqawwisa
tuqawwisā
yuqawwisā
nuqawwisa
tuqawwisū
yuqawwisū
f
tuqawwisī
tuqawwisa
tuqawwisā
tuqawwisna
yuqawwisna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔuqawwis
tuqawwis
yuqawwis
tuqawwisā
yuqawwisā
nuqawwis
tuqawwisū
yuqawwisū
f
tuqawwisī
tuqawwis
tuqawwisā
tuqawwisna
yuqawwisna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
قَوِّسْ

qawwis
qawwisā
qawwisū
f
qawwisī
qawwisna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
quwwistu
quwwista
قُوِّسَ

quwwisa
quwwistumā
quwwisā
quwwisnā
quwwistum
quwwisū
f
quwwisti
quwwisat
quwwisatā
quwwistunna
quwwisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔuqawwasu
tuqawwasu
yuqawwasu
tuqawwasāni
yuqawwasāni
nuqawwasu
tuqawwasūna
yuqawwasūna
f
tuqawwasīna
tuqawwasu
tuqawwasāni
tuqawwasna
yuqawwasna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔuqawwasa
tuqawwasa
yuqawwasa
tuqawwasā
yuqawwasā
nuqawwasa
tuqawwasū
yuqawwasū
f
tuqawwasī
tuqawwasa
tuqawwasā
tuqawwasna
yuqawwasna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔuqawwas
tuqawwas
yuqawwas
tuqawwasā
yuqawwasā
nuqawwas
tuqawwasū
yuqawwasū
f
tuqawwasī
tuqawwas
tuqawwasā
tuqawwasna
yuqawwasna

Noun

قَوْس • (qaws) m or f (plural أَقْواس (ʔaqwās) or قُسِيّ (qusiyy) or قِسِيّ (qisiyy))

  1. bow, curve, twist
  2. (weaponry) bow
  3. (architecture) bow, arch, vault
  4. (typography) parenthesis, bracket

Declension

Declension of noun قَوْس (qaws)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَوْس
qaws 		الْقَوْس
al-qaws 		قَوْس
qaws
Nominative قَوْسٌ
qawsun 		الْقَوْسُ
al-qawsu 		قَوْسُ
qawsu
Accusative قَوْسًا
qawsan 		الْقَوْسَ
al-qawsa 		قَوْسَ
qawsa
Genitive قَوْسٍ
qawsin 		الْقَوْسِ
al-qawsi 		قَوْسِ
qawsi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَوْسَيْن
qawsayn 		الْقَوْسَيْن
al-qawsayn 		قَوْسَيْ
qawsay
Nominative قَوْسَانِ
qawsāni 		الْقَوْسَانِ
al-qawsāni 		قَوْسَا
qawsā
Accusative قَوْسَيْنِ
qawsayni 		الْقَوْسَيْنِ
al-qawsayni 		قَوْسَيْ
qawsay
Genitive قَوْسَيْنِ
qawsayni 		الْقَوْسَيْنِ
al-qawsayni 		قَوْسَيْ
qawsay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَقْواس‎; قُسِي‎; قِسِي
ʔaqwās‎; qusī‎; qisī 		الْأَقْواس‎; الْقُسِي‎; الْقِسِي
al-ʔaqwās‎; al-qusī‎; al-qisī 		أَقْواس‎; قُسِي‎; قِسِي
ʔaqwās‎; qusī‎; qisī
Nominative أَقْواسٌ‎; قُسِيٌّ‎; قِسِيٌّ
ʔaqwāsun‎; qusiyyun‎; qisiyyun 		الْأَقْواسُ‎; الْقُسِيُّ‎; الْقِسِيُّ
al-ʔaqwāsu‎; al-qusiyyu‎; al-qisiyyu 		أَقْواسُ‎; قُسِيُّ‎; قِسِيُّ
ʔaqwāsu‎; qusiyyu‎; qisiyyu
Accusative أَقْواسًا‎; قُسِيًّا‎; قِسِيًّا
ʔaqwāsan‎; qusiyyan‎; qisiyyan 		الْأَقْواسَ‎; الْقُسِيَّ‎; الْقِسِيَّ
al-ʔaqwāsa‎; al-qusiyya‎; al-qisiyya 		أَقْواسَ‎; قُسِيَّ‎; قِسِيَّ
ʔaqwāsa‎; qusiyya‎; qisiyya
Genitive أَقْواسٍ‎; قُسِيٍّ‎; قِسِيٍّ
ʔaqwāsin‎; qusiyyin‎; qisiyyin 		الْأَقْواسِ‎; الْقُسِيِّ‎; الْقِسِيِّ
al-ʔaqwāsi‎; al-qusiyyi‎; al-qisiyyi 		أَقْواسِ‎; قُسِيِّ‎; قِسِيِّ
ʔaqwāsi‎; qusiyyi‎; qisiyyi

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Maltese: qaws
  • → Azerbaijani: qövs
  • → Ge'ez: ቀውስ (ḳäws)
  • → Classical Malay: kaus
  • → Ottoman Turkish: قوس (kavs, kavis)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَوْس (qaws).

Pronunciation

Noun

قوس • (qōs) m (plural اقواس (aqwās))

  1. arch
  2. bow (tool)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق و س
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قَوْس (qaws).

Pronunciation

Noun

قوس • (gōs) m (plural أَقْواس (ʔagwās))

  1. arch
  2. bow (used in hunting or wars)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَوْس (qaws).

Pronunciation

Noun

قوس • (ʔōs) m (plural أقواس (ʔaʔwās))

  1. arch, bow
  2. rainbow
  3. (astrology) Sagittarius

See also

Signs of the Zodiac · الأبراج (il-ʔabrāj)
الحمل (il-ḥamal, “Aries”) التور (it-tōr, “Taurus”) الجوزاء (il-jōzāʔ, “Gemini”) السرطان (is-saraṭān, “Cancer”)
الأسد (il-ʔasad, “Leo”) العذراء (il-ʕazrāʔ, “Virgo”) الميزان (il-mīzān, “Libra”) العقرب (il-ʕaqrab, “Scorpio”)
القوس (il-ʔōs, “Sagittarius”) الجدي (il-jidi, “Capricorn”) الدلو (id-dalu, “Aquarius”) الحوت (il-ḥūt, “Pisces”)
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