qies

Maltese

Root
q-j-s
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɪːs/

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَاسَ (qāsa).

Verb

qies (imperfect jqis, past participle meqjus or miqjus)

1. to measure
2. to think, consider, make a judgment

Conjugation

Conjugation of qies
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	qist	qist	qies		qisna	qistu	qiesu
	f			qieset
imperfect	m	nqis	tqis	jqis		nqisu	tqisu	jqisu
	f			tqis
imperative			qis				qisu

Etymology 2

From Arabic قِياس (qiyās) and/or قَيْس (qays).

Noun

qies m (plural qisien)

1. measuring
2. measure
3. size

Derived terms

• daqs (perhaps)