ق ي س

Arabic

Etymology

Probably a shift from ق و س‎ (q-w-s), forms derived from قَوْس‎ (qaws, “bow”), which provided the ancients various opportunities to measure themselves.

Root

ق ي س • (q-y-s)

related to measuring

Derived terms

Form I: قَاسَ‎ (qāsa, “to measure; to analogise”)
- Verbal noun: قِيَاس‎ (qiyās), قَيْس‎ (qays)
- Active participle: قَائِس‎ (qāʔis)
- Passive participle: مَقِيس‎ (maqīs)
Form II: قَيَّسَ‎ (qayyasa, “to measure”)
- Verbal noun: تَقْيِيس‎ (taqyīs)
- Active participle: مُقَيِّس‎ (muqayyis)
- Passive participle: مُقَيَّس‎ (muqayyas)
Form III: قَايَسَ‎ (qāyasa, “to compare”)
- Verbal noun: مُقَايَسَة‎ (muqāyasa), قِيَاس‎ (qiyās)
- Active participle: مُقَايِس‎ (muqāyis)
- Passive participle: مُقَايَس‎ (muqāyas)
Form VIII: اِقْتَاسَ‎ (iqtāsa, “to measure oneself by; to imitate”)
- Verbal noun: اِقْتِيَاس‎ (iqtiyās)
- Active participle: مُقْتَاس‎ (muqtās)
- Passive participle: مُقْتَاس‎ (muqtās)

قِيَاس‎ (qiyās, “measuring, measurement; analogy”, noun)
قَيَّاس‎ (qayyās)
مَقَاس‎ (maqās, “size (of clothes, etc)”, noun)
مِقْياس‎ (miqyās, “a standard”, noun)
قِيَاسِيّ‎ (qiyāsiyy, “standard; of acknowledged quality”, adjective)

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