مقص

Arabic

Etymology
Root
ق ص ص (q-ṣ-ṣ)

Tool noun from the verb قَصَّ (qaṣṣa, “to cut”).

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /mi.qasˤsˤ/

Noun

مِقَصّ • (miqaṣṣ) m (plural مِقَصَّات (miqaṣṣāt) or مَقَاصّ (maqāṣṣ))

  1. scissors
  2. a clipping tool
    nail clipper/clippers
    مِقَصُّ أَظَافِرَ
    miqaṣṣu ʔaẓāfira
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension
Declension of noun مِقَصّ (miqaṣṣ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مِقَصّ
miqaṣṣ		 الْمِقَصّ
al-miqaṣṣ		 مِقَصّ
miqaṣṣ
Nominative مِقَصٌّ
miqaṣṣun		 الْمِقَصُّ
al-miqaṣṣu		 مِقَصُّ
miqaṣṣu
Accusative مِقَصًّا
miqaṣṣan		 الْمِقَصَّ
al-miqaṣṣa		 مِقَصَّ
miqaṣṣa
Genitive مِقَصٍّ
miqaṣṣin		 الْمِقَصِّ
al-miqaṣṣi		 مِقَصِّ
miqaṣṣi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مِقَصَّيْن
miqaṣṣayn		 الْمِقَصَّيْن
al-miqaṣṣayn		 مِقَصَّيْ
miqaṣṣay
Nominative مِقَصَّانِ
miqaṣṣāni		 الْمِقَصَّانِ
al-miqaṣṣāni		 مِقَصَّا
miqaṣṣā
Accusative مِقَصَّيْنِ
miqaṣṣayni		 الْمِقَصَّيْنِ
al-miqaṣṣayni		 مِقَصَّيْ
miqaṣṣay
Genitive مِقَصَّيْنِ
miqaṣṣayni		 الْمِقَصَّيْنِ
al-miqaṣṣayni		 مِقَصَّيْ
miqaṣṣay
Plural sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مِقَصَّات‎; مَقَاصّ
miqaṣṣāt‎; maqāṣṣ		 الْمِقَصَّات‎; الْمَقَاصّ
al-miqaṣṣāt‎; al-maqāṣṣ		 مِقَصَّات‎; مَقَاصّ
miqaṣṣāt‎; maqāṣṣ
Nominative مِقَصَّاتٌ‎; مَقَاصُّ
miqaṣṣātun‎; maqāṣṣu		 الْمِقَصَّاتُ‎; الْمَقَاصُّ
al-miqaṣṣātu‎; al-maqāṣṣu		 مِقَصَّاتُ‎; مَقَاصُّ
miqaṣṣātu‎; maqāṣṣu
Accusative مِقَصَّاتٍ‎; مَقَاصَّ
miqaṣṣātin‎; maqāṣṣa		 الْمِقَصَّاتِ‎; الْمَقَاصَّ
al-miqaṣṣāti‎; al-maqāṣṣa		 مِقَصَّاتِ‎; مَقَاصَّ
miqaṣṣāti‎; maqāṣṣa
Genitive مِقَصَّاتٍ‎; مَقَاصَّ
miqaṣṣātin‎; maqāṣṣa		 الْمِقَصَّاتِ‎; الْمَقَاصِّ
al-miqaṣṣāti‎; al-maqāṣṣi		 مِقَصَّاتِ‎; مَقَاصِّ
miqaṣṣāti‎; maqāṣṣi

Descendants
  • Egyptian Arabic: مقص (maʔáṣṣ)
  • Hijazi Arabic: مقص (magaṣṣ)
  • Maltese: mqass
  • Moroccan Arabic: مقص (mqaṣṣ)
  • → Hausa: àlmakàshī
  • → Northern Kurdish: meqes
  • → Ottoman Turkish: مقص (makas), مقاص (makas)
    • Turkish: makas
    • → Armenian: մախաս (maxas), մախկազ (maxkaz)
    • → Romanian: macaz
  • → Swahili: mkasi

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مِقَصّ (miqaṣṣ).

Noun

مقص • (maʾáṣṣ) m

  1. scissors

Hijazi Arabic
Root
ق ص ص
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مِقَصّ (miqaṣṣ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.ɡasˤsˤ/

Noun

مقص • (magaṣṣ) m (plural مقصات (magaṣṣāt))

  1. scissors

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مِقَصّ (miqaṣṣ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mqasˤː/

Noun

مقص • (mqaṣṣ) m (plural مقاص (mqāṣṣ))

  1. scissors

Derived terms
  • مقص الضفار (mqaṣṣ eḍ-ḍfār, “nail clipper”)

Ottoman Turkish
مقص

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِقَصّ (miqaṣṣ, “scissors”).

Proper noun

مقص • (makas)

  1. scissors, a tool used for cutting consisting of two crossing blades
  2. any combination of metal or timber somewhat resembling a pair of scissors
  3. shears, an apparatus used for raising heavy weights
  4. (architecture) truss, a triangular structure made of beams and used to support a roof
    Synonym: چاتی (çatı)

Derived terms
  • دمیر یول مقصی (demir yol makası, “railway switch”)
  • عربه مقصی (ʿaraba makası, “carriage spring”)
  • مقص بندی (makas bendi, “cross-leg throw in wrestling”)
  • مقصجی (makascı, “maker or seller of scissors”)
  • موم مقصی (mum makası, “candle snuffer”)
  • یارم مقص (yarım makas, “two half shots linked together”)

Descendants
  • Turkish: makas
  • → Armenian: մախաս (maxas), մախկազ (maxkaz)
  • → Romanian: macaz

Further reading
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