Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ق س ي (q-s-y)

Verb

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أَقْسَى (ʔaqsā) IV, non-past يُقْسِي‎ (yuqsī)

  1. (transitive) to harden, to toughen
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Root
ق س ي (q-s-y)

Elative of قَاسٍ (qāsin, hard; tough).

Adjective

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أَقْسَى (ʔaqsā) (feminine قُسْيا, masculine plural أَقْسَوْنَ (ʔaqsawna), feminine plural قُسْيَيَات (qusyayāt))

  1. elative degree of قَاسٍ (qāsin)
Declension
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