قسط

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From the root ق س ط (q-s-ṭ). If the noun goes so far as to mean justice, it is perhaps a semantic loan from Classical Syriac ܩܘܼܫܬܿܵܐ (qūštā, “truth, rectitude, justice”), while others go even so far as to consider a borrowing from Latin iūstitia, whereas the use for a measure is Aramaic קִיסְטָא / ܩܸܣܛܵܐ (qesṭā) from Byzantine Greek ξέστης (xéstēs) from Latin sextārius (“a cubic measure”). The presence of a denominal verb from قِسْطَاس (qisṭās, “weigher”) is also possible.

Verb[edit]

قَسَّطَ • (qassaṭa) II, non-past يُقَسِّطُ‎ (yuqassiṭu)

  1. to dispense, to allot
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of
قَسَّطَ
(form-II sound)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
taqsīṭ
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
muqassiṭ
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
muqassaṭ
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
qassaṭtu
qassaṭta
قَسَّطَ

qassaṭa
qassaṭtumā
qassaṭā
qassaṭnā
qassaṭtum
qassaṭū
f
qassaṭti
qassaṭat
qassaṭatā
qassaṭtunna
qassaṭna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔuqassiṭu
tuqassiṭu
yuqassiṭu
tuqassiṭāni
yuqassiṭāni
nuqassiṭu
tuqassiṭūna
yuqassiṭūna
f
tuqassiṭīna
tuqassiṭu
tuqassiṭāni
tuqassiṭna
yuqassiṭna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔuqassiṭa
tuqassiṭa
yuqassiṭa
tuqassiṭā
yuqassiṭā
nuqassiṭa
tuqassiṭū
yuqassiṭū
f
tuqassiṭī
tuqassiṭa
tuqassiṭā
tuqassiṭna
yuqassiṭna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔuqassiṭ
tuqassiṭ
yuqassiṭ
tuqassiṭā
yuqassiṭā
nuqassiṭ
tuqassiṭū
yuqassiṭū
f
tuqassiṭī
tuqassiṭ
tuqassiṭā
tuqassiṭna
yuqassiṭna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
قَسِّطْ

qassiṭ
qassiṭā
qassiṭū
f
qassiṭī
qassiṭna
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
qussiṭtu
qussiṭta
قُسِّطَ

qussiṭa
qussiṭtumā
qussiṭā
qussiṭnā
qussiṭtum
qussiṭū
f
qussiṭti
qussiṭat
qussiṭatā
qussiṭtunna
qussiṭna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔuqassaṭu
tuqassaṭu
yuqassaṭu
tuqassaṭāni
yuqassaṭāni
nuqassaṭu
tuqassaṭūna
yuqassaṭūna
f
tuqassaṭīna
tuqassaṭu
tuqassaṭāni
tuqassaṭna
yuqassaṭna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔuqassaṭa
tuqassaṭa
yuqassaṭa
tuqassaṭā
yuqassaṭā
nuqassaṭa
tuqassaṭū
yuqassaṭū
f
tuqassaṭī
tuqassaṭa
tuqassaṭā
tuqassaṭna
yuqassaṭna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔuqassaṭ
tuqassaṭ
yuqassaṭ
tuqassaṭā
yuqassaṭā
nuqassaṭ
tuqassaṭū
yuqassaṭū
f
tuqassaṭī
tuqassaṭ
tuqassaṭā
tuqassaṭna
yuqassaṭna

Noun[edit]

قِسْط • (qisṭ) m (plural أَقْسَاط (ʔaqsāṭ))

  1. a vague amount or time of
    خُذ قِسْطاً مِن الراحة! ― ḵuḏ qisṭan min ar-rāḥa! ― Get some rest!
  2. equity, equitability
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:21:
      إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَكۡفُرُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَقۡتُلُونَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ بِغَيۡرِ حَقّٖ وَيَقۡتُلُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَأۡمُرُونَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ فَبَشِّرۡهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ.
      Lo! those who disbelieve the revelations of Allah, and slay the prophets wrongfully, and slay those of mankind who enjoin equity: promise them a painful doom.
  3. lot, portion, share, tranche
    1. installment
    2. meed, premium
    3. payment, payout
  4. (obsolete) a volume measure of 1.2158 liters in the small and 2.4336 liters in the large variant, 2.106 liters in Egypt
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun قِسْط (qisṭ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِسْط
qisṭ 		الْقِسْط
al-qisṭ 		قِسْط
qisṭ
Nominative قِسْطٌ
qisṭun 		الْقِسْطُ
al-qisṭu 		قِسْطُ
qisṭu
Accusative قِسْطًا
qisṭan 		الْقِسْطَ
al-qisṭa 		قِسْطَ
qisṭa
Genitive قِسْطٍ
qisṭin 		الْقِسْطِ
al-qisṭi 		قِسْطِ
qisṭi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِسْطَيْن
qisṭayn 		الْقِسْطَيْن
al-qisṭayn 		قِسْطَيْ
qisṭay
Nominative قِسْطَانِ
qisṭāni 		الْقِسْطَانِ
al-qisṭāni 		قِسْطَا
qisṭā
Accusative قِسْطَيْنِ
qisṭayni 		الْقِسْطَيْنِ
al-qisṭayni 		قِسْطَيْ
qisṭay
Genitive قِسْطَيْنِ
qisṭayni 		الْقِسْطَيْنِ
al-qisṭayni 		قِسْطَيْ
qisṭay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَقْسَاط
ʔaqsāṭ 		الْأَقْسَاط
al-ʔaqsāṭ 		أَقْسَاط
ʔaqsāṭ
Nominative أَقْسَاطٌ
ʔaqsāṭun 		الْأَقْسَاطُ
al-ʔaqsāṭu 		أَقْسَاطُ
ʔaqsāṭu
Accusative أَقْسَاطًا
ʔaqsāṭan 		الْأَقْسَاطَ
al-ʔaqsāṭa 		أَقْسَاطَ
ʔaqsāṭa
Genitive أَقْسَاطٍ
ʔaqsāṭin 		الْأَقْسَاطِ
al-ʔaqsāṭi 		أَقْسَاطِ
ʔaqsāṭi
Descendants[edit]
  • → Bengali: কিস্তি (kisti)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: قسط (qıst)
  • → Persian: قسط (qest)
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: क़िस्त (qist)
    Urdu: قسط (qisṭ)

Noun[edit]

قَسْط • (qasṭ) m

  1. injustice
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun قَسْط (qasṭ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَسْط
qasṭ 		الْقَسْط
al-qasṭ 		قَسْط
qasṭ
Nominative قَسْطٌ
qasṭun 		الْقَسْطُ
al-qasṭu 		قَسْطُ
qasṭu
Accusative قَسْطًا
qasṭan 		الْقَسْطَ
al-qasṭa 		قَسْطَ
qasṭa
Genitive قَسْطٍ
qasṭin 		الْقَسْطِ
al-qasṭi 		قَسْطِ
qasṭi

References[edit]

  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 205
  • Garosi, Eugenio (2022 December 1) “Regional Diversity in the Use of Administrative Loanwords in Early Islamic Arabic Documentary Sources (632–800 CE): A Preliminary Survey”, in Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean World. From Constantinople to Baghdad, 500-1000 CE, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 416
  • Hinz, Walther (1955, 1970) Islamische Maße und Gewichte: umgerechnet ins metrische System (Handbuch der Orientalistik. Erste Abteilung: der nahe und der mittlere Osten; Ergänzungsband 1, Heft 1) (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 50
  • Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 237–238
  • Shahîd, Irfan (2008) “Latin Loanwords”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 7
  • “qsṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “qšwṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Etymology 2[edit]

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From Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos), from Sanskrit कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha).

Noun[edit]

قُسْط • (qusṭ) m

  1. costus (both Costus gen. and Saussurea costus (syns. Saussurea lappa, Aucklandia lappa))
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun قُسْط (qusṭ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قُسْط
qusṭ 		الْقُسْط
al-qusṭ 		قُسْط
qusṭ
Nominative قُسْطٌ
qusṭun 		الْقُسْطُ
al-qusṭu 		قُسْطُ
qusṭu
Accusative قُسْطًا
qusṭan 		الْقُسْطَ
al-qusṭa 		قُسْطَ
qusṭa
Genitive قُسْطٍ
qusṭin 		الْقُسْطِ
al-qusṭi 		قُسْطِ
qusṭi
Descendants[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Hijazi Arabic[edit]

Root
ق س ط
2 terms

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic قَسَّطَ (qassaṭa).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

قَسَّط • (gassaṭ) II (non-past يِقَسِّط (yigassiṭ))

  1. to process an installment plan
Conjugation[edit]
    Conjugation of قسط (gassaṭ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قسطت (gassaṭt) قسطت (gassaṭt) قسط (gassaṭ) قسطنا (gassaṭna) قسطتوا (gassaṭtu) قسطوا (gassaṭu)
f قسطتي (gassaṭti) قسطت (gassaṭat)
non-past m أقسط (ʔagassiṭ) تقسط (tigassiṭ) يقسط (yigassiṭ) نقسط (nigassiṭ) تقسطوا (tigassiṭu) يقسطوا (yigassiṭu)
f تقسطي (tigassiṭi) تقسط (tigassiṭ)
imperative m قسط (gassiṭ) قسطوا (gassiṭu)
f قسطي (gassiṭi)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic قِسْطْ (qisṭ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡistˤ/, [ɡɪstˤ]

Noun[edit]

قِسْط • (gisṭ) m (plural أَقْساط (ʔagsāṭ))

  1. (finance) installment, partial payment

Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic قِسْط (qisṭ).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Classical reading? qist
Dari reading? qist
Iranian reading? ğest
Tajik reading? qist

Noun[edit]

Dari قسط
Iranian Persian
Tajik қист

قسط • (qest)

  1. (finance) installment, partial payment
  2. (formal) equity, equitability, justice
    هدف خدا از ارسال پیامبران قیام مردم به قسط و عدل بوده است.
    hadaf-e xodâ az ersâl-e payâmbarân qiyâm-e mardom be qest o adl bude ast.
    God's aim in sending the prophets was for people to set themselves to equity and justice.

Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian قسط (qist, “installment”), itself from Arabic قِسْط (qisṭ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

قِسْط • (qist) f (Hindi spelling क़िस्त)

  1. share, portion
  2. (broadcasting) episode (of a television show)
    گُزِشْتَہ قِسْط ― guziśtā qist ― previous episode
  3. (finance) installment, partial payment
  4. (taxation) tax (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
    Synonym: مَحْصُول (mahsūl)
  5. (rare) equality; justice

Declension[edit]

Declension of قسط
singular plural
direct قِسْط (qist) قِسْطیں (qistẽ)
oblique قِسْط (qist) قِسْطوں (qistõ)
vocative قِسْط (qist) قِسْطو (qisto)

Further reading[edit]

  • “قسط”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “قسط”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “قسط”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “قسط”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • S. W. Fallon (1879) “قسط”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
  • John Shakespear (1834) “قسط”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC
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