قياس

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Arabic

Root
ق ي س (q y s)
10 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of قَاسَ (qāsa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qi.jaːs/
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Noun

قِيَاس (qiyāsm (dual قِيَاسَانِ (qiyāsāni), plural أَقْيِسَة (ʔaqyisa))

  1. verbal noun of قَاسَ (qāsa) (form I)
  2. size, dimension, measurement
  3. measure, measuring, comparison
  4. rule, analogy, paradigm, example
    قِيَاساً عَلَى ذَلِكqiyāsan ʕalā ḏalikby analogy
  5. logical conclusion, syllogism
  6. (linguistics) analogy
    Antonym: سَمَاع (samāʕ)
  7. (Islam) qiyas (islamic ruling derived by analogy)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: qiyas
  • Persian: قیاس (qiyâs)
  • Ottoman Turkish: قیاس (kıyâs)
  • Uyghur: قىياس (qiyas)
  • Uzbek: qiyos

References

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ي س
3 terms

Etymology

Arabic قِيَاس (qiyās).

Pronunciation

Noun

قياس (giyāsm (plural قِيَاسات (giyāsāt))

  1. size, dimension, measurement

Malay

Noun

قياس (plural قياس-قياس or قياس۲, informal 1st possessive قياسکو, 2nd possessive قياسمو, 3rd possessive قياسڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of kias