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قاسه

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of measuring, estimating, or comparing one thing to another. It extends to notions of proportion, equivalence, and even resemblance or imitation. It also encompasses specific proper nouns and tribal affiliations.

Derived headwords

قَاسَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to measure itboth

    To estimate or determine the size, quantity, or extent of something by comparison with a standard or another object.

  2. 2.
    to compare itboth

    To liken or compare one thing to another, often to understand its nature or value.

يَقِيسُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he measures itboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to measure' or 'to compare'.

قِيْسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    measuringboth

    The act or process of measuring or estimating.

  2. 2.
    measurementboth

    The result or extent of being measured; a standard unit or quantity.

قِيَاسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    measurementboth

    The act or result of measuring; a standard or proportion.

  2. 2.
    analogyboth

    A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification, based on a perceived similarity.

اقْتَاسَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to measure itboth

    To measure or estimate something, often implying a degree of approximation or comparison.

  2. 2.
    to imitate itboth

    To take something as a model or example; to imitate or follow.

انْقَاسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be measuredboth

    To be estimated, measured, or compared.

  2. 2.
    to be proportionateboth

    To be in proportion or correspond to something else.

المِقْدَارnoun
  1. 1.
    measureboth

    A standard or unit used for measurement; the extent or size of something.

  2. 2.
    quantityboth

    An amount or number of something.

مِقْيَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    measureboth

    A tool or standard used for measuring.

  2. 2.
    scaleboth

    A system of measurement or comparison.

  3. 3.
    criterionboth

    A principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.

قِيْسُ رُمْحٍnoun
  1. 1.
    spear's measureclassical

    A specific measurement or length related to a spear.

قَاسَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to measure itclassical

    To estimate the length or size of something, specifically a spear in this context.

قَيْسُ عَيْلَانَname
  1. 1.
    Qays 'Aylan

    The name of an ancestor of a tribe, identified as Anas ibn Mudar.

تَقَيَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to resemble themclassical

    To resemble a particular group of people, or to establish a connection with them through an alliance, pact, or patronage.

القَيْسُnoun
  1. 1.
    struttingclassical

    Walking with a proud, arrogant, or ostentatious gait.

  2. 2.
    severityclassical

    Harshness, intensity, or rigor.

  3. 3.
    hungerclassical

    A strong desire or craving for food.

  4. 4.
    penisclassical

    The male reproductive organ.

قَيْسname
  1. 1.
    Qays

    A place name, referring to a district in Egypt named after Qays ibn al-Harith, and an island in the Arabian Sea, a transliteration of Kish.

القَيْسَانname
  1. 1.
    Al-Qaysan

    Two individuals from the Tayy tribe: Qays ibn 'Unnab and Qays ibn Hudhmah.

عَبْدُ القَيْسname
  1. 1.
    'Abd al-Qays

    The progenitor of a tribe from the Banu Asad.

امْرُؤُ القَيْسname
  1. 1.
    Imru' al-Qays

    A common name for several companions and poets, including Imru' al-Qays ibn 'Abs al-Kindi, Imru' al-Qays ibn al-Asbagh al-Kalbi, and the famous poet Imru' al-Qays ibn Hujr.

قَيْسُونname
  1. 1.
    Qaysun

    A place name.

مِقْيَسname
  1. 1.
    Miqyas

    The name of a person, Miqyas ibn Hubabah, who was killed by a member of his own tribe.

قَايَسْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    I competed with himclassical

    To compete with someone in measuring or estimating.

بَيْنَ الأَمْرَيْنِphrase
  1. 1.
    between the two mattersclassical

    To estimate or gauge the relationship or proportion between two things.

يُقْتَاسُ بِأَبِيهِphrase
  1. 1.
    he is measured by his fatherclassical

    He is judged or estimated based on the example or reputation of his father.

Parallel reading

قاسه، بغيره، و عليه يقيسه قيسا وقياسا واقتاسه: قدره على مثاله فانقاس.
He measured it by another, and by it he measures it, a qiyas and a qiyas, and he measured it: he estimated it by its likeness, and it was measured.
والمقدار: مقياس.
And the measure: a mays.
وقيس رمح، بالكسر، وقاسه: قدره.
And qis of a spear, with kasr, and he measured it: he estimated it.
وقيس عيلان، بالفتح: أبو قبيلة، واسمه: الناس بن مضر.
And Qays 'Aylan, with fath: the father of a tribe, and his name: Anas ibn Mudar.
وتقيس: تشبه بهم، أو تمسك منهم بسبب، كحلف أو جوار أو ولاء.
And taqayyas: to resemble them, or to hold onto them by a cause, like an alliance, or neighborhood, or loyalty.
والقيس: التبختر، والشدة، والجوع، والذكر.
And al-Qays: strutting, and severity, and hunger, and the penis.
وقيس: كورة بمصر، سميت بمفتتحها قيس بن الحارث، وجزيرة ببحر عمان، معربة كيش.
And Qays: a district in Egypt, named after its founder Qays ibn al-Harith, and an island in the sea of Oman, Arabized Kish.
والقيسان من طيئ: قيس بن عناب، بالنون، وقيس بن هذمة بن عتاب.
And al-Qaysan from Tayy: Qays ibn 'Unnab, with nun, and Qays ibn Hudhmah ibn 'Atab.
وعبد القيس بن أفصى: أبو قبيلة من أسد.
And 'Abd al-Qays ibn Afsa: the father of a tribe from Asad.
وامرؤ القيس بن عابس الكندي، وابن الأصبغ الكلبي، وابن الفاخر بن الطماح: صحابيون، والملك الضليل الشاعر: سليمان بن حجر، رافع لواء الشعراء إلى النار، وابن بحر، وابن بكر، وابن حمام، بالضم، وابن ربيعة، وابن عدي، وابن كلاب، بالضم، وابن مالك: كلهم شعراء، والنسبة إلى الكل: مرئي، إلا ابن حجر فإنها مرقسي.
And Imru' al-Qays ibn 'Abs al-Kindi, and Ibn al-Asbagh al-Kalbi, and Ibn al-Fakhir ibn al-Tammah: companions, and the misguided king the poet: Sulayman ibn Hujr, the standard-bearer of poets to the fire, and Ibn Bahr, and Ibn Bakr, and Ibn Hammam, with damma, and Ibn Rabi'ah, and Ibn 'Adi, and Ibn Kilab, with damma, and Ibn Malik: all of them are poets, and the attribution to all: Mar'i, except Ibn Hujr, for it is Marqasi.
وقيسون: ع.
And Qaysun: a place.
ومقيس، كمنبر: ابن حبابة، قتله نميلة بن عبد الله من قومه.
And Miqyas, like minbar: Ibn Hubabah, killed by Numaylah ibn 'Abd Allah from his people.
وقايسته: جاريته في القياس، و بين الأمرين: قدرت.
And I competed with him: I vied with him in measurement, and between the two matters: I estimated.
وهو يقتاس بأبيه: واوي يائي.
And he is measured by his father: waw-ish, ya-ish.