Arabic edit

Root
ق ي س (q-y-s)

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

قِيَاس (qiyāsm (dual قِيَاسَانِ (qiyāsāni), plural أَقْيِسَة (ʔaqyisa))

  1. verbal noun of قَاسَ (qāsa) (form I)
  2. size, dimension, measurement
  3. measure, measuring, comparison
  4. rule, analogy, paradigm, example
    قِيَاساً عَلَى ذَلِكqiyāsan ʕalā ḏalikby analogy
  5. logical conclusion, syllogism
  6. (linguistics) analogy
    Antonym: سَمَاع (samāʕ)
  7. (Islam) qiyas (islamic ruling derived by analogy)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Uzbek: qiyos

References edit

Hijazi Arabic edit

Root
ق ي س
3 terms

Etymology edit

Arabic قِيَاس (qiyās).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡi.jaːs/, [ɡɪ.jaːs]

Noun edit

قياس (giyāsm (plural قِيَاسات (giyāsāt))

  1. size, dimension, measurement