قصاص

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ق ص ص (q ṣ ṣ)
10 terms

Pronunciation 1

IPA^(key): /qi.sˤaːsˤ/
Rhymes: -aːsˤ

Noun

قِصَاص • (qiṣāṣ) m

verbal noun of قَاصَّ (qāṣṣa) (form III)
1. talion, retaliation

Declension

Declension of noun **قِصَاص** (qiṣāṣ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قِصَاص qiṣāṣ	الْقِصَاص al-qiṣāṣ	قِصَاص qiṣāṣ
nominative	قِصَاصٌ qiṣāṣun	الْقِصَاصُ al-qiṣāṣu	قِصَاصُ qiṣāṣu
accusative	قِصَاصًا qiṣāṣan	الْقِصَاصَ al-qiṣāṣa	قِصَاصَ qiṣāṣa
genitive	قِصَاصٍ qiṣāṣin	الْقِصَاصِ al-qiṣāṣi	قِصَاصِ qiṣāṣi

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: qisas
→ Northern Kurdish: qisas
→ Ottoman Turkish: قصاص (ḳıṣaṣ)
> Turkish: kısas (inherited)
→ Swahili: kisasi
→ Uyghur: قىساس (qisas)
→ Uzbek: qisas

Pronunciation 2

IPA^(key): /qu.sˤaːsˤ/
Rhymes: -aːsˤ

Noun

قُصَاص • (quṣāṣ) m

the part where the growth of the hair terminates and it gets cut

Declension

Declension of noun **قُصَاص** (quṣāṣ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قُصَاص quṣāṣ	الْقُصَاص al-quṣāṣ	قُصَاص quṣāṣ
nominative	قُصَاصٌ quṣāṣun	الْقُصَاصُ al-quṣāṣu	قُصَاصُ quṣāṣu
accusative	قُصَاصًا quṣāṣan	الْقُصَاصَ al-quṣāṣa	قُصَاصَ quṣāṣa
genitive	قُصَاصٍ quṣāṣin	الْقُصَاصِ al-quṣāṣi	قُصَاصِ quṣāṣi

Etymology 2

Occupational noun of قَصَّ (qaṣṣa, “to tell a story; to cut”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qasˤ.sˤaːsˤ/
Rhymes: -aːsˤ

Noun

قَصَّاص • (qaṣṣāṣ) m (plural قَصَّاصُون (qaṣṣāṣūn), feminine قَصَّاصَة (qaṣṣāṣa))

one who clips or cuts often
one who follows tracks
one who recounts tales, narrator, storyteller

Declension

Declension of noun **قَصَّاص** (qaṣṣāṣ)
singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَصَّاص qaṣṣāṣ	الْقَصَّاص al-qaṣṣāṣ	قَصَّاص qaṣṣāṣ	قَصَّاصَة qaṣṣāṣa	الْقَصَّاصَة al-qaṣṣāṣa	قَصَّاصَة qaṣṣāṣat
nominative	قَصَّاصٌ qaṣṣāṣun	الْقَصَّاصُ al-qaṣṣāṣu	قَصَّاصُ qaṣṣāṣu	قَصَّاصَةٌ qaṣṣāṣatun	الْقَصَّاصَةُ al-qaṣṣāṣatu	قَصَّاصَةُ qaṣṣāṣatu
accusative	قَصَّاصًا qaṣṣāṣan	الْقَصَّاصَ al-qaṣṣāṣa	قَصَّاصَ qaṣṣāṣa	قَصَّاصَةً qaṣṣāṣatan	الْقَصَّاصَةَ al-qaṣṣāṣata	قَصَّاصَةَ qaṣṣāṣata
genitive	قَصَّاصٍ qaṣṣāṣin	الْقَصَّاصِ al-qaṣṣāṣi	قَصَّاصِ qaṣṣāṣi	قَصَّاصَةٍ qaṣṣāṣatin	الْقَصَّاصَةِ al-qaṣṣāṣati	قَصَّاصَةِ qaṣṣāṣati
dual	masculine			feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَصَّاصَيْن qaṣṣāṣayn	الْقَصَّاصَيْن al-qaṣṣāṣayn	قَصَّاصَيْ qaṣṣāṣay	قَصَّاصَتَيْن qaṣṣāṣatayn	الْقَصَّاصَتَيْن al-qaṣṣāṣatayn	قَصَّاصَتَيْ qaṣṣāṣatay
nominative	قَصَّاصَانِ qaṣṣāṣāni	الْقَصَّاصَانِ al-qaṣṣāṣāni	قَصَّاصَا qaṣṣāṣā	قَصَّاصَتَانِ qaṣṣāṣatāni	الْقَصَّاصَتَانِ al-qaṣṣāṣatāni	قَصَّاصَتَا qaṣṣāṣatā
accusative	قَصَّاصَيْنِ qaṣṣāṣayni	الْقَصَّاصَيْنِ al-qaṣṣāṣayni	قَصَّاصَيْ qaṣṣāṣay	قَصَّاصَتَيْنِ qaṣṣāṣatayni	الْقَصَّاصَتَيْنِ al-qaṣṣāṣatayni	قَصَّاصَتَيْ qaṣṣāṣatay
genitive	قَصَّاصَيْنِ qaṣṣāṣayni	الْقَصَّاصَيْنِ al-qaṣṣāṣayni	قَصَّاصَيْ qaṣṣāṣay	قَصَّاصَتَيْنِ qaṣṣāṣatayni	الْقَصَّاصَتَيْنِ al-qaṣṣāṣatayni	قَصَّاصَتَيْ qaṣṣāṣatay
plural	masculine			feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَصَّاصِين qaṣṣāṣīn	الْقَصَّاصِين al-qaṣṣāṣīn	قَصَّاصِي qaṣṣāṣī	قَصَّاصَات qaṣṣāṣāt	الْقَصَّاصَات al-qaṣṣāṣāt	قَصَّاصَات qaṣṣāṣāt
nominative	قَصَّاصُونَ qaṣṣāṣūna	الْقَصَّاصُونَ al-qaṣṣāṣūna	قَصَّاصُو qaṣṣāṣū	قَصَّاصَاتٌ qaṣṣāṣātun	الْقَصَّاصَاتُ al-qaṣṣāṣātu	قَصَّاصَاتُ qaṣṣāṣātu
accusative	قَصَّاصِينَ qaṣṣāṣīna	الْقَصَّاصِينَ al-qaṣṣāṣīna	قَصَّاصِي qaṣṣāṣī	قَصَّاصَاتٍ qaṣṣāṣātin	الْقَصَّاصَاتِ al-qaṣṣāṣāti	قَصَّاصَاتِ qaṣṣāṣāti
genitive	قَصَّاصِينَ qaṣṣāṣīna	الْقَصَّاصِينَ al-qaṣṣāṣīna	قَصَّاصِي qaṣṣāṣī	قَصَّاصَاتٍ qaṣṣāṣātin	الْقَصَّاصَاتِ al-qaṣṣāṣāti	قَصَّاصَاتِ qaṣṣāṣāti

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

قِصَاص • (qiṣāṣ) m pl

plural of قَصّ (qaṣṣ)

Noun

قِصَاص • (qiṣāṣ) f pl

plural of قَصَّة (qaṣṣa)
plural of قِصَّة (qiṣṣa)

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic قِصَاص (qiṣāṣ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qɪ.sɑːs/

Noun

قِصاص • (qisās) m (Hindi spelling क़िसास)

retaliation, punishment for murder
(law) retaliation law

References

“قصاص”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“قصاص”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.