كيس

See also: کیش and گیس

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic כִּיסָא (kīsā, “sack; purse”); from Akkadian 𒋢𒃻𒉌𒌓 (kīsum, “leather bag for weights and silver”); cognates with Classical Syriac ܟܺܝܣܳܐ (kīsā) and Hebrew כִּיס (kis).

Noun

كِيس • (kīs) m or f (plural أَكْيَاس (ʔakyās) or كِيَسَة (kiyasa))

Declension

Declension of noun كِيس (kīs)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِيس kīs	الْكِيس al-kīs	كِيس kīs
Nominative	كِيسٌ kīsun	الْكِيسُ al-kīsu	كِيسُ kīsu
Accusative	كِيسًا kīsan	الْكِيسَ al-kīsa	كِيسَ kīsa
Genitive	كِيسٍ kīsin	الْكِيسِ al-kīsi	كِيسِ kīsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِيسَيْن kīsayn	الْكِيسَيْن al-kīsayn	كِيسَيْ kīsay
Nominative	كِيسَانِ kīsāni	الْكِيسَانِ al-kīsāni	كِيسَا kīsā
Accusative	كِيسَيْنِ kīsayni	الْكِيسَيْنِ al-kīsayni	كِيسَيْ kīsay
Genitive	كِيسَيْنِ kīsayni	الْكِيسَيْنِ al-kīsayni	كِيسَيْ kīsay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَكْيَاس‎; كِيَسَة ʔakyās‎; kiyasa	الْأَكْيَاس‎; الْكِيَسَة al-ʔakyās‎; al-kiyasa	أَكْيَاس‎; كِيَسَة ʔakyās‎; kiyasat
Nominative	أَكْيَاسٌ‎; كِيَسَةٌ ʔakyāsun‎; kiyasatun	الْأَكْيَاسُ‎; الْكِيَسَةُ al-ʔakyāsu‎; al-kiyasatu	أَكْيَاسُ‎; كِيَسَةُ ʔakyāsu‎; kiyasatu
Accusative	أَكْيَاسًا‎; كِيَسَةً ʔakyāsan‎; kiyasatan	الْأَكْيَاسَ‎; الْكِيَسَةَ al-ʔakyāsa‎; al-kiyasata	أَكْيَاسَ‎; كِيَسَةَ ʔakyāsa‎; kiyasata
Genitive	أَكْيَاسٍ‎; كِيَسَةٍ ʔakyāsin‎; kiyasatin	الْأَكْيَاسِ‎; الْكِيَسَةِ al-ʔakyāsi‎; al-kiyasati	أَكْيَاسِ‎; كِيَسَةِ ʔakyāsi‎; kiyasati

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: چيس (čīs)
⇒? Old Galician-Portuguese: aciqua
⇒? Spanish: cica
Alaba: kiisa
Hadiyya: kiisa
Kambaata: kiisa
Oromo: kiisi
Shinasha: kiisiya
Wolaytta: kiisiya
Yemsa: kiisi

Etymology 2

Root
ك ي س (k-y-s)

Adjective

كَيِّس • (kayyis) (feminine كَيِّسَة (kayyisa), masculine plural أَكْيَاس (ʔakyās) or كَيْسَى (kaysā), feminine plural كِيَاس (kiyās), elative أَكْيَس (ʔakyas))

cunning, acute, sharp-witted, shrewd

Declension

Declension of adjective كَيِّس (kayyis)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَيِّس kayyis	الْكَيِّس al-kayyis	كَيِّسَة kayyisa	الْكَيِّسَة al-kayyisa
Nominative	كَيِّسٌ kayyisun	الْكَيِّسُ al-kayyisu	كَيِّسَةٌ kayyisatun	الْكَيِّسَةُ al-kayyisatu
Accusative	كَيِّسًا kayyisan	الْكَيِّسَ al-kayyisa	كَيِّسَةً kayyisatan	الْكَيِّسَةَ al-kayyisata
Genitive	كَيِّسٍ kayyisin	الْكَيِّسِ al-kayyisi	كَيِّسَةٍ kayyisatin	الْكَيِّسَةِ al-kayyisati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَيِّسَيْن kayyisayn	الْكَيِّسَيْن al-kayyisayn	كَيِّسَتَيْن kayyisatayn	الْكَيِّسَتَيْن al-kayyisatayn
Nominative	كَيِّسَانِ kayyisāni	الْكَيِّسَانِ al-kayyisāni	كَيِّسَتَانِ kayyisatāni	الْكَيِّسَتَانِ al-kayyisatāni
Accusative	كَيِّسَيْنِ kayyisayni	الْكَيِّسَيْنِ al-kayyisayni	كَيِّسَتَيْنِ kayyisatayni	الْكَيِّسَتَيْنِ al-kayyisatayni
Genitive	كَيِّسَيْنِ kayyisayni	الْكَيِّسَيْنِ al-kayyisayni	كَيِّسَتَيْنِ kayyisatayni	الْكَيِّسَتَيْنِ al-kayyisatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural invariable		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَكْيَاس‎; كَيْسَى ʔakyās‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاس‎; الْكَيْسَى al-ʔakyās‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاس kiyās	الْكِيَاس al-kiyās
Nominative	أَكْيَاسٌ‎; كَيْسَى ʔakyāsun‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاسُ‎; الْكَيْسَى al-ʔakyāsu‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاسٌ kiyāsun	الْكِيَاسُ al-kiyāsu
Accusative	أَكْيَاسًا‎; كَيْسَى ʔakyāsan‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاسَ‎; الْكَيْسَى al-ʔakyāsa‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاسًا kiyāsan	الْكِيَاسَ al-kiyāsa
Genitive	أَكْيَاسٍ‎; كَيْسَى ʔakyāsin‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاسِ‎; الْكَيْسَى al-ʔakyāsi‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاسٍ kiyāsin	الْكِيَاسِ al-kiyāsi

Verb

كَيَّسَ • (kayyasa) II, non-past يُكَيِّسُ‎ (yukayyisu)

to render clever, to make sharp in intellect

Conjugation

Conjugation of

كَيَّسَ

(form-II sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَكْيِيس takyīs
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُكَيِّس mukayyis
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُكَيَّس mukayyas
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كَيَّسْتُ kayyastu	كَيَّسْتَ kayyasta	كَيَّسَ kayyasa	كَيَّسْتُمَا kayyastumā	كَيَّسَا kayyasā	كَيَّسْنَا kayyasnā	كَيَّسْتُمْ kayyastum	كَيَّسُوا kayyasū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	كَيَّسْتُ kayyastu	كَيَّسْتِ kayyasti	كَيَّسَتْ kayyasat	كَيَّسْتُمَا kayyastumā	كَيَّسَتَا kayyasatā	كَيَّسْنَا kayyasnā	كَيَّسْتُنَّ kayyastunna	كَيَّسْنَ kayyasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَيِّسُ ʔukayyisu	تُكَيِّسُ tukayyisu	يُكَيِّسُ yukayyisu	تُكَيِّسَانِ tukayyisāni	يُكَيِّسَانِ yukayyisāni	نُكَيِّسُ nukayyisu	تُكَيِّسُونَ tukayyisūna	يُكَيِّسُونَ yukayyisūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُكَيِّسُ ʔukayyisu	تُكَيِّسِينَ tukayyisīna	تُكَيِّسُ tukayyisu	تُكَيِّسَانِ tukayyisāni	تُكَيِّسَانِ tukayyisāni	نُكَيِّسُ nukayyisu	تُكَيِّسْنَ tukayyisna	يُكَيِّسْنَ yukayyisna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَيِّسَ ʔukayyisa	تُكَيِّسَ tukayyisa	يُكَيِّسَ yukayyisa	تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	يُكَيِّسَا yukayyisā	نُكَيِّسَ nukayyisa	تُكَيِّسُوا tukayyisū	يُكَيِّسُوا yukayyisū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُكَيِّسَ ʔukayyisa	تُكَيِّسِي tukayyisī	تُكَيِّسَ tukayyisa	تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	نُكَيِّسَ nukayyisa	تُكَيِّسْنَ tukayyisna	يُكَيِّسْنَ yukayyisna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَيِّسْ ʔukayyis	تُكَيِّسْ tukayyis	يُكَيِّسْ yukayyis	تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	يُكَيِّسَا yukayyisā	نُكَيِّسْ nukayyis	تُكَيِّسُوا tukayyisū	يُكَيِّسُوا yukayyisū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُكَيِّسْ ʔukayyis	تُكَيِّسِي tukayyisī	تُكَيِّسْ tukayyis	تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	نُكَيِّسْ nukayyis	تُكَيِّسْنَ tukayyisna	يُكَيِّسْنَ yukayyisna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		كَيِّسْ kayyis		كَيِّسَا kayyisā			كَيِّسُوا kayyisū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		كَيِّسِي kayyisī		كَيِّسَا kayyisā			كَيِّسْنَ kayyisna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كُيِّسْتُ kuyyistu	كُيِّسْتَ kuyyista	كُيِّسَ kuyyisa	كُيِّسْتُمَا kuyyistumā	كُيِّسَا kuyyisā	كُيِّسْنَا kuyyisnā	كُيِّسْتُمْ kuyyistum	كُيِّسُوا kuyyisū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	كُيِّسْتُ kuyyistu	كُيِّسْتِ kuyyisti	كُيِّسَتْ kuyyisat	كُيِّسْتُمَا kuyyistumā	كُيِّسَتَا kuyyisatā	كُيِّسْنَا kuyyisnā	كُيِّسْتُنَّ kuyyistunna	كُيِّسْنَ kuyyisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَيَّسُ ʔukayyasu	تُكَيَّسُ tukayyasu	يُكَيَّسُ yukayyasu	تُكَيَّسَانِ tukayyasāni	يُكَيَّسَانِ yukayyasāni	نُكَيَّسُ nukayyasu	تُكَيَّسُونَ tukayyasūna	يُكَيَّسُونَ yukayyasūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُكَيَّسُ ʔukayyasu	تُكَيَّسِينَ tukayyasīna	تُكَيَّسُ tukayyasu	تُكَيَّسَانِ tukayyasāni	تُكَيَّسَانِ tukayyasāni	نُكَيَّسُ nukayyasu	تُكَيَّسْنَ tukayyasna	يُكَيَّسْنَ yukayyasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَيَّسَ ʔukayyasa	تُكَيَّسَ tukayyasa	يُكَيَّسَ yukayyasa	تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	يُكَيَّسَا yukayyasā	نُكَيَّسَ nukayyasa	تُكَيَّسُوا tukayyasū	يُكَيَّسُوا yukayyasū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُكَيَّسَ ʔukayyasa	تُكَيَّسِي tukayyasī	تُكَيَّسَ tukayyasa	تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	نُكَيَّسَ nukayyasa	تُكَيَّسْنَ tukayyasna	يُكَيَّسْنَ yukayyasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَيَّسْ ʔukayyas	تُكَيَّسْ tukayyas	يُكَيَّسْ yukayyas	تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	يُكَيَّسَا yukayyasā	نُكَيَّسْ nukayyas	تُكَيَّسُوا tukayyasū	يُكَيَّسُوا yukayyasū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُكَيَّسْ ʔukayyas	تُكَيَّسِي tukayyasī	تُكَيَّسْ tukayyas	تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	نُكَيَّسْ nukayyas	تُكَيَّسْنَ tukayyasna	يُكَيَّسْنَ yukayyasna

Noun

كَيْس • (kays) m

verbal noun of كَاسَ (kāsa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun كَيْس (kays)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَيْس kays	الْكَيْس al-kays	كَيْس kays
Nominative	كَيْسٌ kaysun	الْكَيْسُ al-kaysu	كَيْسُ kaysu
Accusative	كَيْسًا kaysan	الْكَيْسَ al-kaysa	كَيْسَ kaysa
Genitive	كَيْسٍ kaysin	الْكَيْسِ al-kaysi	كَيْسِ kaysi

References

Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 197
Freytag, Georg (1837) “كيس”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎ (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 74
Lane, Edward William (1863) “كيس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2639–2640
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “كيس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen, page 902
Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “كيس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎ (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1132

Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkiːs]

Noun

كيس • (kīs) f (plural اكياس (ʾakyās))

bag, sack

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كِيس (kīs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiːs/, [kiːs]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Noun

كيس • (kīs) m (plural كياس (kyās))

bag, sack
كيس نيلن ― kīs naylon ― plastic bag

كيس زبالة ― kīs zbāle ― garbage bag, bin line