قيس

See also: قیش

Arabic

Root
ق ي س (q y s)
12 terms

Etymology 1

Verbal noun of قَاسَ (qāsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qajs/

Noun

قَيْس • (qays) m

1. verbal noun of قَاسَ (qāsa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun قَيْس (qays)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَيْس qays	الْقَيْس al-qays	قَيْس qays
nominative	قَيْسٌ qaysun	الْقَيْسُ al-qaysu	قَيْسُ qaysu
accusative	قَيْسًا qaysan	الْقَيْسَ al-qaysa	قَيْسَ qaysa
genitive	قَيْسٍ qaysin	الْقَيْسِ al-qaysi	قَيْسِ qaysi

Proper noun

قَيْس • (qays) m

1. a male given name

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: Qeys
• → Ottoman Turkish: قیس (Kays)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

قِيسَ • (qīsa) (form I) /qiː.sa/

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of قَاسَ (qāsa)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ق ي س
2 terms

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic قَيَّسَ (qayyasa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qaj.jas/

Verb

قيس • (qayyas) II (non-past يقيس (yqayyas))

1. to measure

   Synonym: عبر (ʕbar)

   قيست العرض د دوك البيبان ؟

   qayyasti l-ʕarḍ d dūk el-bībān ?

   Did you measure the width of those doors?.

Conjugation

Conjugation of قيس

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	قيّست (qayyast)	قيّستي (qayyasti)	قيّس (qayyas)		قيّسنا (qayyasna)	قيّستوا (qayyastu)	قيّسوا (qayysu)
	f			قيّست (qayysāt)
non-past	m	نقيّس (nqayyas)	تقيّس (tqayyas)	يقيّس (yqayyas)		نقيّسوا (nqayysu)	تقيّسوا (tqayysu)	يقيّسوا (yqayysu)
	f		تقيّسي (tqayysi)	تقيّس (tqayyas)
imperative	m		قيّس (qayyas)				قيّسوا (qayysu)
	f		قيّسي (qayysi)