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ق وس

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of bowing, bending, or curving. It extends to the physical act of drawing a bow, the bow itself, and metaphorically to things that are curved or bent.

Derived headwords

قَوَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to curve, to archboth

    To make something curve or form an arch. This can apply to physical objects or shapes.

قَوْسnoun
  1. 1.
    bow (for archery)both

    The weapon used to shoot arrows, typically made of a flexible piece of wood or other material, strung between two ends.

  2. 2.
    arch, curveboth

    A curved structure or shape, like an architectural arch or a curved line.

قَائِسnoun
  1. 1.
    bowman, archerclassical

    A person who uses a bow and arrow, skilled in archery.

قِيَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    measuringboth

    The act or process of determining the size, amount, or degree of something.

  2. 2.
    analogy, proportionboth

    A method of reasoning where a conclusion is reached by comparing a new case with a similar known case.

قَوَّاسnoun
  1. 1.
    bow makerclassical

    A craftsman who makes bows, particularly for archery.

قَوَاسِيnoun
  1. 1.
    bows (plural)both

    The plural form of 'bow', referring to multiple archery bows.

مُقَوَّسadjective
  1. 1.
    arched, curvedboth

    Having a shape that is curved or forms an arch.

تَقْوِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    arching, curvingboth

    The act of making something curved or forming an arch.