مقياس

Arabic

Root
ق ي س (q-y-s)

Etymology

Tool noun from the verb قَاسَ (qāsa, “to measure”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miq.jaːs/
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Noun

مِقْياس • (miqyās) m (plural مَقَايِيس (maqāyīs))

  1. standard, scale (for comparison)
    مِقْيَاسُ ٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلْبَاطِلِ ― miqyāsu l-ḥaqqi wal-bāṭili ― The standard for right and wrong
    مِقْيَاسُ ٱلرَّسْمِ ― miqyāsu r-rasmi ― scale ratio (for mapping, etc)
  2. tool for measurement
    مِقْيَاسُ ٱلْحَرَارَةِ ― miqyāsu l-ḥarārati ― thermometer

Declension

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