قسوة

Arabic

Root
ق س و (q s w)
3 terms

Etymology

From the root ق س و (q s w) related to harsh treatment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qas.wa/

Noun

قَسْوَة • (qaswaf

  1. hardness, stiffness, rigidity
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:74:
      ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوبُكُم مِن بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ فَهِيَ كَٱلْحِجَارَةِ أَوْ أَشَدُّ قَسْوَةً ۚ وَإِنَّ مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ لَمَا يَتَفَجَّرُ مِنْهُ الْأَنْهَارُ ۚ وَإِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا يَشَّقَّقُ فَيَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ الْمَاءُ ۚ وَإِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا يَهْبِطُ مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ ۗ وَمَا اللَّهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ
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  2. severity, rigorism, harshness, brutality, cruelty, violence
    Synonym: قَسَاوَة (qasāwa)

Declension

Declension of noun قَسْوَة (qaswa)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal قَسْوَة
qaswa
الْقَسْوَة
al-qaswa
قَسْوَة
qaswat
nominative قَسْوَةٌ
qaswatun
الْقَسْوَةُ
al-qaswatu
قَسْوَةُ
qaswatu
accusative قَسْوَةً
qaswatan
الْقَسْوَةَ
al-qaswata
قَسْوَةَ
qaswata
genitive قَسْوَةٍ
qaswatin
الْقَسْوَةِ
al-qaswati
قَسْوَةِ
qaswati

Descendants

  • Persian: قسوت
  • Ottoman Turkish: قسوت

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق س و
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قَسْوَة (qaswa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡas.wa/

Noun

قسوة • (gaswaf

  1. hardness, stiffness, rigidity
  2. severity, harshness, brutality, cruelty