كيس

See also: کیش and گیس

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic כִּיסָא (kīsā, “sack; purse”); from Akkadian 𒋢𒃻𒉌𒌓 (kīsum, “leather bag for weights and silver”); cognates with Classical Syriac ܟܺܝܣܳܐ (kīsā) and Hebrew כִּיס (kis).

Noun

كِيس • (kīs) m or f (plural أَكْيَاس (ʔakyās) or كِيَسَة (kiyasa))

1. bag, sack
2. purse
3. scrotum

Declension

Declension of noun كِيس (kīs)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِيس kīs	الْكِيس al-kīs	كِيس kīs
Nominative	كِيسٌ kīsun	الْكِيسُ al-kīsu	كِيسُ kīsu
Accusative	كِيسًا kīsan	الْكِيسَ al-kīsa	كِيسَ kīsa
Genitive	كِيسٍ kīsin	الْكِيسِ al-kīsi	كِيسِ kīsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِيسَيْن kīsayn	الْكِيسَيْن al-kīsayn	كِيسَيْ kīsay
Nominative	كِيسَانِ kīsāni	الْكِيسَانِ al-kīsāni	كِيسَا kīsā
Accusative	كِيسَيْنِ kīsayni	الْكِيسَيْنِ al-kīsayni	كِيسَيْ kīsay
Genitive	كِيسَيْنِ kīsayni	الْكِيسَيْنِ al-kīsayni	كِيسَيْ kīsay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَكْيَاس‎; كِيَسَة ʔakyās‎; kiyasa	الْأَكْيَاس‎; الْكِيَسَة al-ʔakyās‎; al-kiyasa	أَكْيَاس‎; كِيَسَة ʔakyās‎; kiyasat
Nominative	أَكْيَاسٌ‎; كِيَسَةٌ ʔakyāsun‎; kiyasatun	الْأَكْيَاسُ‎; الْكِيَسَةُ al-ʔakyāsu‎; al-kiyasatu	أَكْيَاسُ‎; كِيَسَةُ ʔakyāsu‎; kiyasatu
Accusative	أَكْيَاسًا‎; كِيَسَةً ʔakyāsan‎; kiyasatan	الْأَكْيَاسَ‎; الْكِيَسَةَ al-ʔakyāsa‎; al-kiyasata	أَكْيَاسَ‎; كِيَسَةَ ʔakyāsa‎; kiyasata
Genitive	أَكْيَاسٍ‎; كِيَسَةٍ ʔakyāsin‎; kiyasatin	الْأَكْيَاسِ‎; الْكِيَسَةِ al-ʔakyāsi‎; al-kiyasati	أَكْيَاسِ‎; كِيَسَةِ ʔakyāsi‎; kiyasati

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: چيس (čīs)
• ⇒? Old Galician-Portuguese: aciqua
• ⇒? Spanish: cica
• Alaba: kiisa
• Hadiyya: kiisa
• Kambaata: kiisa
• Oromo: kiisi
• Shinasha: kiisiya
• Wolaytta: kiisiya
• Yemsa: kiisi

Etymology 2

Root
ك ي س (k-y-s)

Adjective

كَيِّس • (kayyis) (feminine كَيِّسَة (kayyisa), masculine plural أَكْيَاس (ʔakyās) or كَيْسَى (kaysā), feminine plural كِيَاس (kiyās), elative أَكْيَس (ʔakyas))

1. cunning, acute, sharp-witted, shrewd

Declension

Declension of adjective كَيِّس (kayyis)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَيِّس kayyis	الْكَيِّس al-kayyis	كَيِّسَة kayyisa	الْكَيِّسَة al-kayyisa
Nominative	كَيِّسٌ kayyisun	الْكَيِّسُ al-kayyisu	كَيِّسَةٌ kayyisatun	الْكَيِّسَةُ al-kayyisatu
Accusative	كَيِّسًا kayyisan	الْكَيِّسَ al-kayyisa	كَيِّسَةً kayyisatan	الْكَيِّسَةَ al-kayyisata
Genitive	كَيِّسٍ kayyisin	الْكَيِّسِ al-kayyisi	كَيِّسَةٍ kayyisatin	الْكَيِّسَةِ al-kayyisati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَيِّسَيْن kayyisayn	الْكَيِّسَيْن al-kayyisayn	كَيِّسَتَيْن kayyisatayn	الْكَيِّسَتَيْن al-kayyisatayn
Nominative	كَيِّسَانِ kayyisāni	الْكَيِّسَانِ al-kayyisāni	كَيِّسَتَانِ kayyisatāni	الْكَيِّسَتَانِ al-kayyisatāni
Accusative	كَيِّسَيْنِ kayyisayni	الْكَيِّسَيْنِ al-kayyisayni	كَيِّسَتَيْنِ kayyisatayni	الْكَيِّسَتَيْنِ al-kayyisatayni
Genitive	كَيِّسَيْنِ kayyisayni	الْكَيِّسَيْنِ al-kayyisayni	كَيِّسَتَيْنِ kayyisatayni	الْكَيِّسَتَيْنِ al-kayyisatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural invariable		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَكْيَاس‎; كَيْسَى ʔakyās‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاس‎; الْكَيْسَى al-ʔakyās‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاس kiyās	الْكِيَاس al-kiyās
Nominative	أَكْيَاسٌ‎; كَيْسَى ʔakyāsun‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاسُ‎; الْكَيْسَى al-ʔakyāsu‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاسٌ kiyāsun	الْكِيَاسُ al-kiyāsu
Accusative	أَكْيَاسًا‎; كَيْسَى ʔakyāsan‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاسَ‎; الْكَيْسَى al-ʔakyāsa‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاسًا kiyāsan	الْكِيَاسَ al-kiyāsa
Genitive	أَكْيَاسٍ‎; كَيْسَى ʔakyāsin‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاسِ‎; الْكَيْسَى al-ʔakyāsi‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاسٍ kiyāsin	الْكِيَاسِ al-kiyāsi

Verb

كَيَّسَ • (kayyasa) II, non-past يُكَيِّسُ‎ (yukayyisu)

1. to render clever, to make sharp in intellect

Conjugation

Conjugation of

كَيَّسَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَكْيِيس takyīs
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُكَيِّس mukayyis
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُكَيَّس mukayyas
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	كَيَّسْتُ kayyastu	كَيَّسْتَ kayyasta	كَيَّسَ kayyasa		كَيَّسْتُمَا kayyastumā	كَيَّسَا kayyasā		كَيَّسْنَا kayyasnā	كَيَّسْتُمْ kayyastum	كَيَّسُوا kayyasū
	f		كَيَّسْتِ kayyasti	كَيَّسَتْ kayyasat			كَيَّسَتَا kayyasatā			كَيَّسْتُنَّ kayyastunna	كَيَّسْنَ kayyasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَيِّسُ ʔukayyisu	تُكَيِّسُ tukayyisu	يُكَيِّسُ yukayyisu		تُكَيِّسَانِ tukayyisāni	يُكَيِّسَانِ yukayyisāni		نُكَيِّسُ nukayyisu	تُكَيِّسُونَ tukayyisūna	يُكَيِّسُونَ yukayyisūna
	f		تُكَيِّسِينَ tukayyisīna	تُكَيِّسُ tukayyisu			تُكَيِّسَانِ tukayyisāni			تُكَيِّسْنَ tukayyisna	يُكَيِّسْنَ yukayyisna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَيِّسَ ʔukayyisa	تُكَيِّسَ tukayyisa	يُكَيِّسَ yukayyisa		تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	يُكَيِّسَا yukayyisā		نُكَيِّسَ nukayyisa	تُكَيِّسُوا tukayyisū	يُكَيِّسُوا yukayyisū
	f		تُكَيِّسِي tukayyisī	تُكَيِّسَ tukayyisa			تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā			تُكَيِّسْنَ tukayyisna	يُكَيِّسْنَ yukayyisna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَيِّسْ ʔukayyis	تُكَيِّسْ tukayyis	يُكَيِّسْ yukayyis		تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	يُكَيِّسَا yukayyisā		نُكَيِّسْ nukayyis	تُكَيِّسُوا tukayyisū	يُكَيِّسُوا yukayyisū
	f		تُكَيِّسِي tukayyisī	تُكَيِّسْ tukayyis			تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā			تُكَيِّسْنَ tukayyisna	يُكَيِّسْنَ yukayyisna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		كَيِّسْ kayyis			كَيِّسَا kayyisā				كَيِّسُوا kayyisū
	f		كَيِّسِي kayyisī							كَيِّسْنَ kayyisna
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	كُيِّسْتُ kuyyistu	كُيِّسْتَ kuyyista	كُيِّسَ kuyyisa		كُيِّسْتُمَا kuyyistumā	كُيِّسَا kuyyisā		كُيِّسْنَا kuyyisnā	كُيِّسْتُمْ kuyyistum	كُيِّسُوا kuyyisū
	f		كُيِّسْتِ kuyyisti	كُيِّسَتْ kuyyisat			كُيِّسَتَا kuyyisatā			كُيِّسْتُنَّ kuyyistunna	كُيِّسْنَ kuyyisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَيَّسُ ʔukayyasu	تُكَيَّسُ tukayyasu	يُكَيَّسُ yukayyasu		تُكَيَّسَانِ tukayyasāni	يُكَيَّسَانِ yukayyasāni		نُكَيَّسُ nukayyasu	تُكَيَّسُونَ tukayyasūna	يُكَيَّسُونَ yukayyasūna
	f		تُكَيَّسِينَ tukayyasīna	تُكَيَّسُ tukayyasu			تُكَيَّسَانِ tukayyasāni			تُكَيَّسْنَ tukayyasna	يُكَيَّسْنَ yukayyasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَيَّسَ ʔukayyasa	تُكَيَّسَ tukayyasa	يُكَيَّسَ yukayyasa		تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	يُكَيَّسَا yukayyasā		نُكَيَّسَ nukayyasa	تُكَيَّسُوا tukayyasū	يُكَيَّسُوا yukayyasū
	f		تُكَيَّسِي tukayyasī	تُكَيَّسَ tukayyasa			تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā			تُكَيَّسْنَ tukayyasna	يُكَيَّسْنَ yukayyasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَيَّسْ ʔukayyas	تُكَيَّسْ tukayyas	يُكَيَّسْ yukayyas		تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	يُكَيَّسَا yukayyasā		نُكَيَّسْ nukayyas	تُكَيَّسُوا tukayyasū	يُكَيَّسُوا yukayyasū
	f		تُكَيَّسِي tukayyasī	تُكَيَّسْ tukayyas			تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā			تُكَيَّسْنَ tukayyasna	يُكَيَّسْنَ yukayyasna

Noun

كَيْس • (kays) m

1. verbal noun of كَاسَ (kāsa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun كَيْس (kays)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَيْس kays	الْكَيْس al-kays	كَيْس kays
Nominative	كَيْسٌ kaysun	الْكَيْسُ al-kaysu	كَيْسُ kaysu
Accusative	كَيْسًا kaysan	الْكَيْسَ al-kaysa	كَيْسَ kaysa
Genitive	كَيْسٍ kaysin	الْكَيْسِ al-kaysi	كَيْسِ kaysi

References

• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 197
• Freytag, Georg (1837) “كيس”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 74
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “كيس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2639–2640
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “كيس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen, page 902
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “كيس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1132

Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkiːs]

Noun

كيس • (kīs) f (plural اكياس (ʾakyās))

1. bag, sack

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كِيس (kīs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiːs/, [kiːs]

• Audio (Ramallah)

  (file)

Noun

كيس • (kīs) m (plural كياس (kyās))

1. bag, sack

   كيس نيلن ― kīs naylon ― plastic bag

   كيس زبالة ― kīs zbāle ― garbage bag, bin line

See also

• شنطة (šanṭa, “suitcase; bag; schoolbag”)