قَاسَ (qaāsa)to measure
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb قَاسَ (qaāsa) — “to measure”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: قَاسَ يَقِيسُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| قَاسَ qaāsa | يَقِيسُ yaqīsu | قِسْ qis | قِيَاس qiyaās |
Meanings & examples
1. to measure
- قَاسَ النَّجَّارُ الخَشَبَ بِالمِسْطَرَةِ.The carpenter measured the wood with the ruler.
- قَاسَتِ الطَّبِيبَةُ ضَغْطَ دَمِ المَرِيضِ.The doctor measured the patient's blood pressure.
- أَلَمْ تَقِسْ أَنْتَ طُولَ الغُرْفَةِ بَعْدُ؟Haven't you measured the room's length yet?
2. to attribute to Qays
- قَاسَ الشَّاعِرُ قَصِيدَتَهُ عَلَى نَهْجِ قَيْسِ بْنِ المُلَوَّحِ.The poet modeled his poem after the style of Qays ibn al-Mulawwah.
- يُقَاسُ هَذَا النَّظْمُ عَلَى مَا كَانَ يَقُولُهُ قَيْسٌ فِي غَزَلِهِ.This composition is attributed/modeled after what Qays used to say in his love poetry.
- قَاسَ الكَاتِبُ أُسْلُوبَهُ عَلَى أُسْلُوبِ قَيْسٍ فِي التَّعْبِيرِ.The writer modeled his style after Qays's style of expression.
3. to compare
- قِسْ أَدَاءَكَ بِأَدَاءِ زُمَلَائِكَ لِتَرَى التَّقَدُّمَ.Compare your performance with that of your colleagues to see the progress.
4. to compare/analogize
- قَاسَ الْعَالِمُ النَّتَائِجَ بَعْضَهَا بِبَعْضٍ لِيَتَأَكَّدَ مِنَ الدِّقَّةِ.The scientist compared the results with each other to ensure accuracy.
- يَقِيسُ الْفَقِيهُ الْأَحْكَامَ الْجَدِيدَةَ عَلَى الْقَدِيمَةِ.The jurist analogizes new rulings to old ones.
- قِسْ هَذَا الْحَدَثَ بِالْأَحْدَاثِ الْمَاضِيَةِ لِتَفْهَمَ التَّطَوُّرَ.Compare this event with past events to understand the development.
5. to endure
- قَاسَ الرَّجُلُ الْأَلَمَ الشَّدِيدَ بَعْدَ الْحَادِثِ الْمُؤْلِمِ.The man endured severe pain after the painful accident.
- يَقِيسُ الْجُنْدِيُّ الصِّعَابَ فِي الْمَعْرَكَةِ بِشَجَاعَةٍ.The soldier endures hardships in battle with courage.
- لَا يُمْكِنُ لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَقِيسَ مَا مَرَّ بِهِ مِنْ مِحَنٍ.No one can endure what he went through of tribulations.
6. to measure by analogy
- قَاسَ الفَقِيهُ هَذِهِ المَسْأَلَةَ عَلَى مَسْأَلَةٍ سَابِقَةٍ.The jurist measured this issue by analogy to a previous issue.
- يَقِيسُ العُلَمَاءُ الظَّوَاهِرَ الجَدِيدَةَ عَلَى مَا سَبَقَهَا.Scientists measure new phenomena by analogy to what preceded them.
- لَا يُمْكِنُ أَنْ نَقِيسَ كُلَّ الأُمُورِ بِطَرِيقَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ.We cannot measure all matters by analogy in one way.
7. to reason by analogy
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