قوس

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of 'bow' in its literal and metaphorical senses. It extends to related ideas like measurement, comparison, and even celestial or agricultural terms.

Derived headwords

القوسnoun

1.
bowboth
A weapon used for shooting arrows, typically made of a curved piece of wood with a string stretched between its ends.
2.
archboth
A curved structure, often used in architecture or as a natural formation.
3.
constellationclassical
A specific constellation in the sky, often associated with astrological or astronomical significance.
4.
remainder of datesclassical
The leftover dates in a basket or container.

قويسةnoun

1.
small bowboth
The diminutive form of 'bow', referring to a small or young bow.

قويسnoun

1.
small bowboth
The diminutive form of 'bow', used when referring to the bow as masculine.

قسيnoun

1.
it is a type of counterfeit: meaning its silver is hard and badboth
it is a type of counterfeit: meaning its silver is hard and bad

أقواسnoun

1.
bowsboth
Another plural form of 'bow', referring to multiple bows.

قياسnoun

1.
measurementboth
The act or result of measuring something against a standard or by comparison.
2.
comparisonboth
The act of comparing one thing with another.
3.
analogyboth
Reasoning or inference from a particular case to a similar case.
4.
measureboth
A standard or unit used for measurement.

قسوىnoun

1.
bow (نسبة)classical
A form used when making a relative adjective or noun from 'bow', indicating origin or relation to it.

قاسverb

1.
meaning hardboth
meaning hard

أقيسverb

1.
to measureboth
To measure something by comparing it to another.
2.
to compareboth
To compare something with another.

قياسverb

1.
to measureboth
The masdar (verbal noun) of 'to measure' or 'to compare'.

انقاسverb

1.
plural of niqsboth
plural of niqs

مقياسnoun

1.
measureboth
An instrument or standard used for measuring.
2.
scaleboth
A device for weighing or measuring.
3.
gaugeboth
An instrument for measuring or showing the exact amount or level of something.

قايسverb

1.
to compareboth
To compare two things with each other.
2.
to compete in measurementclassical
To rival someone in the act of measuring or comparing.

مقايسةnoun

1.
comparisonboth
The act of comparing two or more things.
2.
measurementboth
The act of measuring or assessing.

يقتاسverb

1.
to be measuredboth
To be measured or compared against something else.

Parallel reading

القوس يذكر ويؤنث.

The bow is referred to as masculine and feminine.

ومن أنث قال في تصغيرها قويسة، ومن ذكر، قال قويس.

And whoever considers it feminine says in its diminutive 'quwaysah', and whoever considers it masculine says 'quways'.

هو من خير قويس سهما.

He is from the best of 'quways' in terms of an arrow (a proverbial saying).

والجمع قسي وأقواس وقياس.

And the plural is 'qisiyy', 'aqwas', and 'qiyas'.

وكأن أصل قسى قؤوس، لانه فعول، إلا أنهم قدموا اللام وصيروه قسو على فلوع، ثم قلبوا الواو ياء وكسروا القاف، كما كسروا عين عصى، فصارت قسى على فليع، كانت من ذوات الثلاثة فصارت من ذوات الاربعة.

And it is as if the origin of 'qisa' is 'qa'us', because it is on the pattern 'fa'ul', except that they brought forward the 'lam' and made it 'qasw' on the pattern 'falū', then they changed the 'waw' to 'ya' and put a kasra on the 'qaf', just as they put a kasra on the 'ayn' of 'asa', so it became 'qisa' on the pattern 'fali', it was of three letters and became of four.

وإذا نسبت إليها قلت قسوى، لانها فلوع مغير من فعول، فتردها إلى الاصل.

And when you attribute to it, you say 'qaswa', because it is a modified 'falū' from 'fa'ul', so you return it to its origin.

وربما سموا الذراع قوسا.

And sometimes they call the forearm a 'qaws'.

والقوس أيضا: بقية التمر في الجلة.

And 'al-qaws' also means: the remainder of dates in the basket.

والقوس: برج في السماء.

And 'al-qaws' is: a constellation in the sky.

وقست الشئ بغيره وعلى غيره، أقيسه قيسا وقياسا فانقاس، إذا قدرته على مثاله.

And you measure a thing by another thing and against another thing, 'aqīsuhu qaysan wa qiyāsan fa-nqāsa, if you estimate it according to its likeness.

وفيه لغة أخرى قسته أقوسه قوسا وقياسا.

And there is another dialect for it: 'qastu-hu aqwusuhu qawsan wa qiyāsan'.

ولا يقال أقسته.

And it is not said 'aqwastuhu'.

والمقدار مقياس.

And the measure is 'miqyās'.

وقايست بين الأمرين مقايسة وقياسا.

And you compare between the two matters, 'mūqāyasatan wa qiyāsan'.

ويقال أيضا: قايست فلانا، إذا جاريته في القياس.

And it is also said: 'qāyasta fulānan', if you compete with him in measurement.

وهو يقتاس الشئ بغيره، أي

And he measures a thing by another, meaning