قس
Arabic edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
قَسَّ • (qassa) I, non-past يَقُسُّ (yaqussu)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of
قَسَّ
(form-I geminate, verbal noun قَسّ)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
قَسّ qass | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
qāss | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
maqsūs | |||||||||||
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 | qasastu |
qasasta |
قَسَّ qassa |
qasastumā |
qassā |
qasasnā |
qasastum |
qassū | |||
f | qasasti |
qassat |
qassatā |
qasastunna |
qasasna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔaqussu |
taqussu |
yaqussu |
taqussāni |
yaqussāni |
naqussu |
taqussūna |
yaqussūna | |||
f | taqussīna |
taqussu |
taqussāni |
taqsusna |
yaqsusna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔaqussa |
taqussa |
yaqussa |
taqussā |
yaqussā |
naqussa |
taqussū |
yaqussū | |||
f | taqussī |
taqussa |
taqussā |
taqsusna |
yaqsusna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔaqussa or ʔaqussi or ʔaqsus |
taqussa or taqussi or taqsus |
yaqussa or yaqussi or yaqsus |
taqussā |
yaqussā |
naqussa or naqussi or naqsus |
taqussū |
yaqussū | |||
f | taqussī |
taqussa or taqussi or taqsus |
taqussā |
taqsusna |
yaqsusna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | qussa or qussi or uqsus |
qussā |
qussū |
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f | qussī |
uqsusna | ||||||||||
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 | qusistu |
qusista |
قُسَّ qussa |
qusistumā |
qussā |
qusisnā |
qusistum |
qussū | |||
f | qusisti |
qussat |
qussatā |
qusistunna |
qusisna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔuqassu |
tuqassu |
yuqassu |
tuqassāni |
yuqassāni |
nuqassu |
tuqassūna |
yuqassūna | |||
f | tuqassīna |
tuqassu |
tuqassāni |
tuqsasna |
yuqsasna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔuqassa |
tuqassa |
yuqassa |
tuqassā |
yuqassā |
nuqassa |
tuqassū |
yuqassū | |||
f | tuqassī |
tuqassa |
tuqassā |
tuqsasna |
yuqsasna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔuqassa or ʔuqassi or ʔuqsas |
tuqassa or tuqassi or tuqsas |
yuqassa or yuqassi or yuqsas |
tuqassā |
yuqassā |
nuqassa or nuqassi or nuqsas |
tuqassū |
yuqassū | |||
f | tuqassī |
tuqassa or tuqassi or tuqsas |
tuqassā |
tuqsasna |
yuqsasna |
Noun edit
قَسّ • (qass) m
- verbal noun of قَسَّ (qassa) (form I)
Declension edit
Declension of noun قَسّ (qass)
Etymology 2 edit
Clipping of قِسِّيس (qissīs), from Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ (qašīšā, “priest”).
Noun edit
قَسّ or قِسّ • (qass or qiss) m (plural قُسُوس (qusūs) or قُسُس (qusus))
- (Christianity) clergyman; priest; pastor, minister
- دَرَجَاتُ الْقِسِّيسِيَّةِ عِنْدَ الْمَلْكَانِيَّةِ وَالْيَعَاقِبَةِ ثَلَاثَةٌ: أُسْقُفٌ، وَقِسٌّ، وَشَمَّاسٌ.
- darajātu l-qissīsiyyati ʕinda l-malkāniyyati wālyaʕāqibati ṯalāṯatun: ʔusqufun, waqissun, wašammāsun.
- The orders of the priesthood in the Eastern and Oriental Churches are three: bishop, priest, and deacon.
- شَاهَدْتُ خُطْبَةً لِقِسٍّ أَمْرِيكِيٍّ.
- šāhadtu ḵuṭbatan liqissin ʔamrīkiyyin.
- I watched a sermon by an American pastor.
Usage notes edit
The word is a synonym of كَاهِن (kāhin, “priest”) in Arabic episcopal Christianity. In congregationalist Christianity, قِسّ (qiss) corresponds to several Protestant titles, like "pastor" or "minister," while كَاهِن (kāhin, “priest”) is not used, since these denominations have no priesthood.
Declension edit
Declension of noun قَسّ (qass)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قَسّ qass |
الْقَسّ al-qass |
قَسّ qass |
Nominative | قَسٌّ qassun |
الْقَسُّ al-qassu |
قَسُّ qassu |
Accusative | قَسًّا qassan |
الْقَسَّ al-qassa |
قَسَّ qassa |
Genitive | قَسٍّ qassin |
الْقَسِّ al-qassi |
قَسِّ qassi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | قَسَّيْن qassayn |
الْقَسَّيْن al-qassayn |
قَسَّيْ qassay |
Nominative | قَسَّانِ qassāni |
الْقَسَّانِ al-qassāni |
قَسَّا qassā |
Accusative | قَسَّيْنِ qassayni |
الْقَسَّيْنِ al-qassayni |
قَسَّيْ qassay |
Genitive | قَسَّيْنِ qassayni |
الْقَسَّيْنِ al-qassayni |
قَسَّيْ qassay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قُسُوس; قُسُس qusūs; qusus |
الْقُسُوس; الْقُسُس al-qusūs; al-qusus |
قُسُوس; قُسُس qusūs; qusus |
Nominative | قُسُوسٌ; قُسُسٌ qusūsun; qususun |
الْقُسُوسُ; الْقُسُسُ al-qusūsu; al-qususu |
قُسُوسُ; قُسُسُ qusūsu; qususu |
Accusative | قُسُوسًا; قُسُسًا qusūsan; qususan |
الْقُسُوسَ; الْقُسُسَ al-qusūsa; al-qususa |
قُسُوسَ; قُسُسَ qusūsa; qususa |
Genitive | قُسُوسٍ; قُسُسٍ qusūsin; qususin |
الْقُسُوسِ; الْقُسُسِ al-qusūsi; al-qususi |
قُسُوسِ; قُسُسِ qusūsi; qususi |
Related terms edit
- قُسُوسِيّ (qusūsiyy, “priestly, ordination”)
- قُسُوسَة (qusūsa, “priesthood”)
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
- second-person masculine singular active imperative of قَاسَ (qāsa)
References edit
- Freytag, Georg (1835), “قس”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 441
- Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860), “قس”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, pages 734–735
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “قس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2521
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “قس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen, page 835
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “قس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1023
Persian edit
Etymology edit
Compare Northern Kurdish quz (“pussy”) and Persian کس (kos, “pussy”).
Noun edit
قس • (qos)