قوس

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See also: قوش

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق و س (q-w-s).

Pronunciation

  • (bow)::
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Verb

قَوِسَ (qawisa) I, non-past يَقْوَسُ‎ (yaqwasu)

  1. to be/become bent/curved
  2. to form or make a curved shape

Conjugation

Verb

قَوَّسَ (qawwasa) II, non-past يُقَوِّسُ‎ (yuqawwisu)

  1. to bend, to curve, to write

Conjugation

Noun

قَوْس (qawsm or f (plural أَقْواس (ʔaqwās) or قُسِيّ (qusiyy) or قِسِيّ (qisiyy))

  1. bow, curve, twist
  2. (weaponry) bow
  3. (architecture) bow, arch, vault
  4. (typography) parenthesis, bracket

Declension

Derived terms


Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic قَوْس (qaws).

Pronunciation

Noun

قوس (gōsm (plural أَقْواس ‎(ʼagwās))

  1. arch
  2. bow (used in hunting or wars)