قاس

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See also: فأس, فاس, فاش, and قاش

Arabic

Root
ق ي س (q y s)
9 terms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Verb

قَاسَ (qāsa) I (non-past يَقِيسُ (yaqīsu), verbal noun قَيْس (qays) or قِيَاس (qiyās))

  1. to measure
  2. to compare
  3. to infer from analogy, to analogize
    وقِسْ عَلَى ذَلِكTake this as a reference!
  4. to draw a conclusion
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Swahili: -kisi

References

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of قَسَا (qasā).

Pronunciation

Adjective

قَاسٍ (qāsin) (construct state قَاسِي (qāsī), feminine قَاسِية (qāsiya), masculine plural قَاسُون (qāsūn) or قُسَاة (qusāh), feminine plural قاسِيات (qāsiyāt) or قَواسٍ (qawāsin), elative أَقْسَى (ʔaqsā))

  1. hard, tough
Declension

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ي س
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَاسَ (qāsa).

Pronunciation

Verb

قاس (gās) I (non-past يِقيس (yigīs))

  1. to measure
  2. (figurative) to judge
    أنا أقيس على الأخلاق مو على المكانة
    ʔana agīs ʕala ʔaḵlāg mū ʕala l-makāna
    I judge based on morals not on status.
  3. to try on (clothes, shoes, etc)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of قاس (gās)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قست (gist) قست (gist) قاس (gās) قسنا (gisna) قستوا (gistu) قاسوا (gāsu)
f قستي (gisti) قاست (gāsat)
non-past m أقيس (ʔagīs) تقيس (tigīs) يقيس (yigīs) نقيس (nigīs) تقيسوا (tigīsu) يقيسوا (yigīsu)
f تقيسي (tigīsi) تقيس (tigīs)
imperative m قيس (gīs) قيسوا (gīsu)
f قيسي (gīsi)

Libyan Arabic

Root
ق ي س
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قَاسَ (qāsa).

Pronunciation

Verb

قاس (gās) I (non-past يقيس (ygīs))

  1. to measure
  2. to try on (clothes, shoes, etc)

Conjugation

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Moroccan Arabic

Root
ق ي س
2 terms
Root
ق و س
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قَاسَ (qāsa).

Pronunciation

Verb

قاس (qās) I (non-past يقيس (yqīs) or يقوس (yqūs))

  1. to touch, to feel
    Synonym: مس (mass)
    ما تقيسنيش!ma tqīsnīši!Don't touch me!

Conjugation

    Conjugation of قاس
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قست (qast) قستي (qasti) قاس (qās) قسنا (qasna) قستوا (qastu) قاسوا (qāsu)
f قاست (qāset)
non-past m نقيس (nqīs) تقيس (tqīs) يقيس (yqīs) نقيسوا (nqīsu) تقيسوا (tqīsu) يقيسوا (yqīsu)
f تقيسي (tqīsi) تقيس (tqīs)
imperative m قيس (qīs) قيسوا (qīsu)
f قيسي (qīsi)
    Conjugation of قاس
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قست (qust) قستي (qusti) قاس (qās) قسنا (qusna) قستوا (qustu) قاسوا (qāsu)
f قاست (qāset)
non-past m نقوس (nqūs) تقوس (tqūs) يقوس (yqūs) نقوسوا (nqūsu) تقوسوا (tqūsu) يقوسوا (yqūsu)
f تقوسي (tqūsi) تقوس (tqūs)
imperative m قوس (qūs) قوسوا (qūsu)
f قوسي (qūsi)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق ي س
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قَاسَ (qāsa).

Pronunciation

Verb

قاس (ʔās) I (present بقيس (biʔīs))

  1. to measure

Conjugation

    Conjugation of قاس (ʔās)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قست (ʔist) قست (ʔist) قاس (ʔās) قسنا (ʔisna) قستو (ʔistu) قاسو (ʔāsu)
f قستي (ʔisti) قاست (ʔāsat)
present m بقيس (baʔīs) بتقيس (bitʔīs) بقيس (biʔīs) منقيس (minʔīs) بتقيسو (bitʔīsu) بقيسو (biʔīsu)
f بتقيسي (bitʔīsi) بتقيس (bitʔīs)
subjunctive m اقيس (aʔīs) تقيس (tʔīs) يقيس (yʔīs) نقيس (nʔīs) تقيسو (tʔīsu) يقيسو (yʔīsu)
f تقيسي (tʔīsi) تقيس (tʔīs)
imperative m قيس (ʔīs) قيسو (ʔīsu)
f قيسي (ʔīsi)