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Arabic
Etymology 1
Noun
قَيْس • (qays) m
- verbal noun of قَاسَ (qāsa) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun قَيْس (qays)
| Singular
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basic singular triptote
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| Indefinite
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Definite
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Construct
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| Informal
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قَيْس
qays
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الْقَيْس
al-qays
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قَيْس
qays
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| Nominative
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قَيْسٌ
qaysun
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الْقَيْسُ
al-qaysu
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قَيْسُ
qaysu
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| Accusative
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قَيْسًا
qaysan
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الْقَيْسَ
al-qaysa
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قَيْسَ
qaysa
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| Genitive
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قَيْسٍ
qaysin
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الْقَيْسِ
al-qaysi
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قَيْسِ
qaysi
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Etymology 2
Verb
قِيسَ • (qīsa) (form I) /qiː.sa/
- third-person masculine singular past passive of قَاسَ (qāsa)
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic قَيَّسَ (qayyasa).
Pronunciation
Verb
قيس • (qayyas) II (non-past يقيس (yqayyas))
- to measure
- Synonym: عبر (ʕbar)
قيست العرض د دوك البيبان ؟- qayyasti l-ʕarḍ d dūk el-bībān ?
- Did you measure the width of those doors?.
Conjugation