قسي
Arabic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ق س و (q s w) |
| 3 terms |
Adjective
قَسِيّ • (qasiyy)
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | قَسِي qasī |
الْقَسِي al-qasī |
قَسِيَّة qasiyya |
الْقَسِيَّة al-qasiyya |
| nominative | قَسِيٌّ qasiyyun |
الْقَسِيُّ al-qasiyyu |
قَسِيَّةٌ qasiyyatun |
الْقَسِيَّةُ al-qasiyyatu |
| accusative | قَسِيًّا qasiyyan |
الْقَسِيَّ al-qasiyya |
قَسِيَّةً qasiyyatan |
الْقَسِيَّةَ al-qasiyyata |
| genitive | قَسِيٍّ qasiyyin |
الْقَسِيِّ al-qasiyyi |
قَسِيَّةٍ qasiyyatin |
الْقَسِيَّةِ al-qasiyyati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | قَسِيَّيْن qasiyyayn |
الْقَسِيَّيْن al-qasiyyayn |
قَسِيَّتَيْن qasiyyatayn |
الْقَسِيَّتَيْن al-qasiyyatayn |
| nominative | قَسِيَّانِ qasiyyāni |
الْقَسِيَّانِ al-qasiyyāni |
قَسِيَّتَانِ qasiyyatāni |
الْقَسِيَّتَانِ al-qasiyyatāni |
| accusative | قَسِيَّيْنِ qasiyyayni |
الْقَسِيَّيْنِ al-qasiyyayni |
قَسِيَّتَيْنِ qasiyyatayni |
الْقَسِيَّتَيْنِ al-qasiyyatayni |
| genitive | قَسِيَّيْنِ qasiyyayni |
الْقَسِيَّيْنِ al-qasiyyayni |
قَسِيَّتَيْنِ qasiyyatayni |
الْقَسِيَّتَيْنِ al-qasiyyatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural; basic broken plural triptote |
sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | قَسِيِّين; قِسْيَان qasiyyīn; qisyān |
الْقَسِيِّين; الْقِسْيَان al-qasiyyīn; al-qisyān |
قَسِيَّات qasiyyāt |
الْقَسِيَّات al-qasiyyāt |
| nominative | قَسِيُّونَ; قِسْيَانٌ qasiyyūna; qisyānun |
الْقَسِيُّونَ; الْقِسْيَانُ al-qasiyyūna; al-qisyānu |
قَسِيَّاتٌ qasiyyātun |
الْقَسِيَّاتُ al-qasiyyātu |
| accusative | قَسِيِّينَ; قِسْيَانًا qasiyyīna; qisyānan |
الْقَسِيِّينَ; الْقِسْيَانَ al-qasiyyīna; al-qisyāna |
قَسِيَّاتٍ qasiyyātin |
الْقَسِيَّاتِ al-qasiyyāti |
| genitive | قَسِيِّينَ; قِسْيَانٍ qasiyyīna; qisyānin |
الْقَسِيِّينَ; الْقِسْيَانِ al-qasiyyīna; al-qisyāni |
قَسِيَّاتٍ qasiyyātin |
الْقَسِيَّاتِ al-qasiyyāti |
Etymology 2
Possibly from Latin cassus (“vain”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
قَسِّيّ • (qassiyy) m
- coins from bad silver
- 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Buḵāriyy, 77:80:
- نَهَانَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ سَبْعٍ نَهَى عَنْ خَاتَمِ الذَّهَبِ ـ أَوْ قَالَ حَلْقَةِ الذَّهَبِ ـ وَعَنِ الْحَرِيرِ، وَالإِسْتَبْرَقِ، وَالدِّيبَاجِ، وَالْمِيثَرَةِ الْحَمْرَاءِ، وَالْقَسِّيِّ، وَآنِيَةِ الْفِضَّةِ،
- nahānā n-nabiyyu ṣallā llāhu ʕalay-hi wasallama ʕan sabʕin nahā ʕan ḵātami ḏ-ḏahabi - ʔaw qāla ḥalqati ḏ-ḏahabi - wa-ʕani l-ḥarīri, wa-l-ʔistabraqi, wa-d-dībāji, wa-l-mīṯarati l-ḥamrāʔi, wa-l-qassiyyi, wa-ʔāniyati l-fiḍḍati,
- The Prophet (PBUH) forbade us seven things, signets of gold, silk, brocade, silk brocade, red saddle pillows, fake silver coins, and silverware.
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قَسِّي qassī |
الْقَسِّي al-qassī |
قَسِّي qassī |
| nominative | قَسِّيٌّ qassiyyun |
الْقَسِّيُّ al-qassiyyu |
قَسِّيُّ qassiyyu |
| accusative | قَسِّيًّا qassiyyan |
الْقَسِّيَّ al-qassiyya |
قَسِّيَّ qassiyya |
| genitive | قَسِّيٍّ qassiyyin |
الْقَسِّيِّ al-qassiyyi |
قَسِّيِّ qassiyyi |
Etymology 3
Verb
قُسِّي • (qussī) (form I) /qus.siː/
- second-person feminine singular imperative of قَسَّ (qassa)
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 196
- Freytag, Georg (1835) “قسي”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 445a