قاسي

See also: فاشي

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق س ي
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قَاسِي (qāsī), construct state of قَاسٍ (qāsin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaː.si/

Adjective

قاسي • (gāsi) (feminine قاسْية (gāsya), common plural قاسْيين (gāsyīn), feminine plural قاسيات (gāsyāt))

  1. hard
  2. rough
  3. strict
    الطاولات قاسيينaṭ-ṭāwlāt gāsyīnthe tables (f.) are hard

Usage notes

The common plural adjective is used with both feminine and masculine plural nouns, while the feminine plural adjective is rarely used and only used with feminine nouns.

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