مقياس

Arabic

Root
ق ي س‎ (q-y-s)

Etymology

Tool noun from the verb قَاسَ‎ (qāsa, “to measure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miq.jaːs/

Noun

مِقْياس • (miqyās) m, plural مَقَايِيس‎ (maqāyīs)

1. standard, scale (for comparison)

   ‏مِقْيَاس الحَق وَالبَاطْل‎ ― The standard for right and wrong

   ‏مِقْيَاس الرَّسْم‎ ― miqyās ar-rasm ― scale ratio (for mapping, etc)

2. tool for measurement

   ‏مِقْيَاس الحَرَارَة‎ ― miqyās al-ḥarāra ― thermometer

Declension

Declension of noun مِقْياس (miqyās)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِقْياس miqyās	الْمِقْياس‎ al-miqyās	مِقْياس miqyās
Nominative	مِقْياسٌ miqyāsun	الْمِقْياسُ‎ al-miqyāsu	مِقْياسُ miqyāsu
Accusative	مِقْياسًا‎ miqyāsan	الْمِقْياسَ‎ al-miqyāsa	مِقْياسَ miqyāsa
Genitive	مِقْياسٍ miqyāsin	الْمِقْياسِ‎ al-miqyāsi	مِقْياسِ miqyāsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِقْياسَيْن‎ miqyāsayn	الْمِقْياسَيْن‎ al-miqyāsayn	مِقْياسَيْ‎ miqyāsay
Nominative	مِقْياسَانِ‎ miqyāsāni	الْمِقْياسَانِ‎ al-miqyāsāni	مِقْياسَا‎ miqyāsā
Accusative	مِقْياسَيْنِ‎ miqyāsayni	الْمِقْياسَيْنِ‎ al-miqyāsayni	مِقْياسَيْ‎ miqyāsay
Genitive	مِقْياسَيْنِ‎ miqyāsayni	الْمِقْياسَيْنِ‎ al-miqyāsayni	مِقْياسَيْ‎ miqyāsay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَقَايِيس‎ maqāyīs	الْمَقَايِيس‎ al-maqāyīs	مَقَايِيس‎ maqāyīs
Nominative	مَقَايِيسُ‎ maqāyīsu	الْمَقَايِيسُ‎ al-maqāyīsu	مَقَايِيسُ‎ maqāyīsu
Accusative	مَقَايِيسَ‎ maqāyīsa	الْمَقَايِيسَ‎ al-maqāyīsa	مَقَايِيسَ‎ maqāyīsa
Genitive	مَقَايِيسَ‎ maqāyīsa	الْمَقَايِيسِ‎ al-maqāyīsi	مَقَايِيسِ‎ maqāyīsi