قساوة

Arabic

Root
ق س و (q s w)
3 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qa.saː.wa/
  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /ɡa.saː.wa/

Noun

قَسَاوَة • (qasāwa) f

1. verbal noun of قَسَا (qasā) (form I)
2. (physical property) hardening, rigidity, stiffness
3. (figurative) cruelty, harshness, heartlessness, callousness

   Synonym: قَسْوَة (qaswa)

Declension

Declension of noun قَسَاوَة (qasāwa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَسَاوَة qasāwa	الْقَسَاوَة al-qasāwa	قَسَاوَة qasāwat
Nominative	قَسَاوَةٌ qasāwatun	الْقَسَاوَةُ al-qasāwatu	قَسَاوَةُ qasāwatu
Accusative	قَسَاوَةً qasāwatan	الْقَسَاوَةَ al-qasāwata	قَسَاوَةَ qasāwata
Genitive	قَسَاوَةٍ qasāwatin	الْقَسَاوَةِ al-qasāwati	قَسَاوَةِ qasāwati

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: qəsavət
• → Persian: قساوت
• → Ottoman Turkish: قساوت
  • Turkish: kasavet
  • Crimean Tatar: qasevet