قياس

Arabic

Root
ق ي س (q-y-s)

Pronunciation

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Noun

قِيَاس • (qiyās) m (dual قِيَاسَانِ (qiyāsāni), plural أَقْيِسَة (ʔaqyisa))

  1. verbal noun of قَاسَ (qāsa) (form I)
  2. size, dimension, measurement
  3. measure, measuring, comparison
  4. rule, analogy, paradigm, example
    قِيَاساً عَلَى ذَلِك ― qiyāsan ʕalā ḏalik ― by analogy
  5. logical conclusion, syllogism
  6. (linguistics) analogy
    Antonym: سَمَاع (samāʕ)
  7. (Islam) qiyas (islamic ruling derived by analogy)

Declension

Descendants

  • → Uzbek: qiyos

References

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ي س
3 terms

Etymology

Arabic قِيَاس (qiyās).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡi.jaːs/, [ɡɪ.jaːs]

Noun

قياس • (giyās) m (plural قِيَاسات (giyāsāt))

  1. size, dimension, measurement
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