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English
Etymology
From Arabic قِصَاص (qiṣāṣ).
Noun
qisas (uncountable)
- (Islam, law) Under sharia law, the principle of retaliation in kind, or retributive justice.
See also
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Arabic قِصَاص (qiṣāṣ).
Pronunciation
Noun
qisas (definite accusative qisası, plural qisaslar)
- retaliation, revenge
- Synonyms: öc, intiqam, əvəz
1947, Suleyman Rustam, 12-ci tüfəng; reprinted as Süleyman Rüstəm. Seçilmiş əsərləri., 2005, page 196:Qan ləkəli tüfəngi gətirdim Nərimana,
Məni sözsüz anlayıb ürəyi döndü qana,
Bax, həmin bu otaqda od saçıb nəfəsindən:
"Atamın qisasını alacağam, - dedi, mən..."- I brought him the bloodstained rifle
He understood me without words, his heart turning to blood
See, right in this room he breathed fire
"I will avenge my father", he said.
Declension
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