قسط
ArabicEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From the root ق س ط (q-s-ṭ). If the noun goes so far as to mean justice, it is perhaps a semantic loan from Classical Syriac ܩܘܼܫܬܿܵܐ (qūštā, “truth, rectitude, justice”), while others go even so far as to consider a borrowing from Latin iūstitia, whereas the use for a measure is Aramaic קִיסְטָא / ܩܸܣܛܵܐ (qesṭā) from Byzantine Greek ξέστης (xéstēs) from Latin sextārius (“a cubic measure”). The presence of a denominal verb from قِسْطَاس (qisṭās, “weigher”) is also possible.
VerbEdit
قَسَّطَ • (qassaṭa) II, non-past يُقَسِّطُ (yuqassiṭu)
ConjugationEdit
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
taqsīṭ | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
muqassiṭ | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
muqassaṭ | |||||||||||
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 | qassaṭtu |
qassaṭta |
قَسَّطَ qassaṭa |
qassaṭtumā |
qassaṭā |
qassaṭnā |
qassaṭtum |
qassaṭū | |||
f | qassaṭti |
qassaṭat |
qassaṭatā |
qassaṭtunna |
qassaṭna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʾuqassiṭu |
tuqassiṭu |
yuqassiṭu |
tuqassiṭāni |
yuqassiṭāni |
nuqassiṭu |
tuqassiṭūna |
yuqassiṭūna | |||
f | tuqassiṭīna |
tuqassiṭu |
tuqassiṭāni |
tuqassiṭna |
yuqassiṭna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾuqassiṭa |
tuqassiṭa |
yuqassiṭa |
tuqassiṭā |
yuqassiṭā |
nuqassiṭa |
tuqassiṭū |
yuqassiṭū | |||
f | tuqassiṭī |
tuqassiṭa |
tuqassiṭā |
tuqassiṭna |
yuqassiṭna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾuqassiṭ |
tuqassiṭ |
yuqassiṭ |
tuqassiṭā |
yuqassiṭā |
nuqassiṭ |
tuqassiṭū |
yuqassiṭū | |||
f | tuqassiṭī |
tuqassiṭ |
tuqassiṭā |
tuqassiṭna |
yuqassiṭna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | قَسِّطْ qassiṭ |
qassiṭā |
qassiṭū |
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f | qassiṭī |
qassiṭna | ||||||||||
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 | qussiṭtu |
qussiṭta |
قُسِّطَ qussiṭa |
qussiṭtumā |
qussiṭā |
qussiṭnā |
qussiṭtum |
qussiṭū | |||
f | qussiṭti |
qussiṭat |
qussiṭatā |
qussiṭtunna |
qussiṭna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʾuqassaṭu |
tuqassaṭu |
yuqassaṭu |
tuqassaṭāni |
yuqassaṭāni |
nuqassaṭu |
tuqassaṭūna |
yuqassaṭūna | |||
f | tuqassaṭīna |
tuqassaṭu |
tuqassaṭāni |
tuqassaṭna |
yuqassaṭna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾuqassaṭa |
tuqassaṭa |
yuqassaṭa |
tuqassaṭā |
yuqassaṭā |
nuqassaṭa |
tuqassaṭū |
yuqassaṭū | |||
f | tuqassaṭī |
tuqassaṭa |
tuqassaṭā |
tuqassaṭna |
yuqassaṭna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾuqassaṭ |
tuqassaṭ |
yuqassaṭ |
tuqassaṭā |
yuqassaṭā |
nuqassaṭ |
tuqassaṭū |
yuqassaṭū | |||
f | tuqassaṭī |
tuqassaṭ |
tuqassaṭā |
tuqassaṭna |
yuqassaṭna |
NounEdit
قِسْط • (qisṭ) m (plural أَقْسَاط (ʾaqsāṭ))
- equitability
- lot, share, portion, tranche
- a vague amount or time of
- خُذ قِسْطاً مِن الراحة! ― ḵuḏ qisṭan min ar-rāḥa! ― Get some rest!
DeclensionEdit
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قِسْط qisṭ |
الْقِسْط al-qisṭ |
قِسْط qisṭ |
Nominative | قِسْطٌ qisṭun |
الْقِسْطُ al-qisṭu |
قِسْطُ qisṭu |
Accusative | قِسْطًا qisṭan |
الْقِسْطَ al-qisṭa |
قِسْطَ qisṭa |
Genitive | قِسْطٍ qisṭin |
الْقِسْطِ al-qisṭi |
قِسْطِ qisṭi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | قِسْطَيْن qisṭayn |
الْقِسْطَيْن al-qisṭayn |
قِسْطَيْ qisṭay |
Nominative | قِسْطَانِ qisṭāni |
الْقِسْطَانِ al-qisṭāni |
قِسْطَا qisṭā |
Accusative | قِسْطَيْنِ qisṭayni |
الْقِسْطَيْنِ al-qisṭayni |
قِسْطَيْ qisṭay |
Genitive | قِسْطَيْنِ qisṭayni |
الْقِسْطَيْنِ al-qisṭayni |
قِسْطَيْ qisṭay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَقْسَاط ʾaqsāṭ |
الْأَقْسَاط al-ʾaqsāṭ |
أَقْسَاط ʾaqsāṭ |
Nominative | أَقْسَاطٌ ʾaqsāṭun |
الْأَقْسَاطُ al-ʾaqsāṭu |
أَقْسَاطُ ʾaqsāṭu |
Accusative | أَقْسَاطًا ʾaqsāṭan |
الْأَقْسَاطَ al-ʾaqsāṭa |
أَقْسَاطَ ʾaqsāṭa |
Genitive | أَقْسَاطٍ ʾaqsāṭin |
الْأَقْسَاطِ al-ʾaqsāṭi |
أَقْسَاطِ ʾaqsāṭi |
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 205
- Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 237–238
- Shahîd, Irfan (2008), “Latin Loanwords”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 7
- “qsṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “qšwṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
NounEdit
قَسْط • (qasṭ) m
DeclensionEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos), from Sanskrit कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha).
NounEdit
قُسْط • (qusṭ) m
- costus (both Costus gen. and Saussurea costus (syns. Saussurea lappa, Aucklandia lappa))
DeclensionEdit
DescendantsEdit
UrduEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Arabic قِسْط (qisṭ).
PronunciationEdit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /qɪst̪/
- Rhymes: -ɪst̪
NounEdit
قِسْط • (qist) f (Hindi spelling क़िस्त)
- episode (of a television show)
- گُزِشْتَہ قِسْط ― guziśtā qist ― previous episode
- installment, partial payment
- share, portion
DeclensionEdit
Declension of قسط | ||
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singular | plural | |
direct | قِسْط (qist) | قِسْطیں (qistẽ) |
oblique | قِسْط (qist) | قِسْطوں (qistõ) |
vocative | قِسْط (qist) | قِسْطو (qisto) |