كيس

See also: کیش and گیس

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic כִּיסָא (kīsā, “sack; purse”); from Akkadian 𒋢𒃻𒉌𒌓 (kīsum, “leather bag for weights and silver”); cognates with Classical Syriac ܟܺܝܣܳܐ (kīsā) and Hebrew כִּיס (kis).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiːs/

Noun

كِيس • (kīs) m or f (plural أَكْيَاس (ʔakyās) or كِيَسَة (kiyasa))

Declension

Declension of noun **كِيس** (kīs)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كِيس kīs	الْكِيس al-kīs	كِيس kīs
nominative	كِيسٌ kīsun	الْكِيسُ al-kīsu	كِيسُ kīsu
accusative	كِيسًا kīsan	الْكِيسَ al-kīsa	كِيسَ kīsa
genitive	كِيسٍ kīsin	الْكِيسِ al-kīsi	كِيسِ kīsi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كِيسَيْن kīsayn	الْكِيسَيْن al-kīsayn	كِيسَيْ kīsay
nominative	كِيسَانِ kīsāni	الْكِيسَانِ al-kīsāni	كِيسَا kīsā
accusative	كِيسَيْنِ kīsayni	الْكِيسَيْنِ al-kīsayni	كِيسَيْ kīsay
genitive	كِيسَيْنِ kīsayni	الْكِيسَيْنِ al-kīsayni	كِيسَيْ kīsay
plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَكْيَاس‎; كِيَسَة ʔakyās‎; kiyasa	الْأَكْيَاس‎; الْكِيَسَة al-ʔakyās‎; al-kiyasa	أَكْيَاس‎; كِيَسَة ʔakyās‎; kiyasat
nominative	أَكْيَاسٌ‎; كِيَسَةٌ ʔakyāsun‎; kiyasatun	الْأَكْيَاسُ‎; الْكِيَسَةُ al-ʔakyāsu‎; al-kiyasatu	أَكْيَاسُ‎; كِيَسَةُ ʔakyāsu‎; kiyasatu
accusative	أَكْيَاسًا‎; كِيَسَةً ʔakyāsan‎; kiyasatan	الْأَكْيَاسَ‎; الْكِيَسَةَ al-ʔakyāsa‎; al-kiyasata	أَكْيَاسَ‎; كِيَسَةَ ʔakyāsa‎; kiyasata
genitive	أَكْيَاسٍ‎; كِيَسَةٍ ʔakyāsin‎; kiyasatin	الْأَكْيَاسِ‎; الْكِيَسَةِ al-ʔakyāsi‎; al-kiyasati	أَكْيَاسِ‎; كِيَسَةِ ʔakyāsi‎; kiyasati

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: چيس (čīs)
⇒? Old Galician-Portuguese: aciqua
⇒? Spanish: cica
Alaba: kiisa
Hadiyya: kiisa
Kambaata: kiisa
Oromo: kiisi
Shinasha: kiisiya
Wolaytta: kiisiya
Yemsa: kiisi

Etymology 2

Root
ك ي س (k y s)
4 terms

Adjective

كَيِّس • (kayyis) (feminine كَيِّسَة (kayyisa), masculine plural أَكْيَاس (ʔakyās) or كَيْسَى (kaysā), feminine plural كِيَاس (kiyās), elative أَكْيَس (ʔakyas))

cunning, acute, sharp-witted, shrewd

Declension

Declension of adjective **كَيِّس** (kayyis)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	كَيِّس kayyis	الْكَيِّس al-kayyis	كَيِّسَة kayyisa	الْكَيِّسَة al-kayyisa
nominative	كَيِّسٌ kayyisun	الْكَيِّسُ al-kayyisu	كَيِّسَةٌ kayyisatun	الْكَيِّسَةُ al-kayyisatu
accusative	كَيِّسًا kayyisan	الْكَيِّسَ al-kayyisa	كَيِّسَةً kayyisatan	الْكَيِّسَةَ al-kayyisata
genitive	كَيِّسٍ kayyisin	الْكَيِّسِ al-kayyisi	كَيِّسَةٍ kayyisatin	الْكَيِّسَةِ al-kayyisati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	كَيِّسَيْن kayyisayn	الْكَيِّسَيْن al-kayyisayn	كَيِّسَتَيْن kayyisatayn	الْكَيِّسَتَيْن al-kayyisatayn
nominative	كَيِّسَانِ kayyisāni	الْكَيِّسَانِ al-kayyisāni	كَيِّسَتَانِ kayyisatāni	الْكَيِّسَتَانِ al-kayyisatāni
accusative	كَيِّسَيْنِ kayyisayni	الْكَيِّسَيْنِ al-kayyisayni	كَيِّسَتَيْنِ kayyisatayni	الْكَيِّسَتَيْنِ al-kayyisatayni
genitive	كَيِّسَيْنِ kayyisayni	الْكَيِّسَيْنِ al-kayyisayni	كَيِّسَتَيْنِ kayyisatayni	الْكَيِّسَتَيْنِ al-kayyisatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural invariable		basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَكْيَاس‎; كَيْسَى ʔakyās‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاس‎; الْكَيْسَى al-ʔakyās‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاس kiyās	الْكِيَاس al-kiyās
nominative	أَكْيَاسٌ‎; كَيْسَى ʔakyāsun‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاسُ‎; الْكَيْسَى al-ʔakyāsu‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاسٌ kiyāsun	الْكِيَاسُ al-kiyāsu
accusative	أَكْيَاسًا‎; كَيْسَى ʔakyāsan‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاسَ‎; الْكَيْسَى al-ʔakyāsa‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاسًا kiyāsan	الْكِيَاسَ al-kiyāsa
genitive	أَكْيَاسٍ‎; كَيْسَى ʔakyāsin‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاسِ‎; الْكَيْسَى al-ʔakyāsi‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاسٍ kiyāsin	الْكِيَاسِ al-kiyāsi

Verb

كَيَّسَ • (kayyasa) II (non-past يُكَيِّسُ (yukayyisu), verbal noun تَكْيِيس (takyīs))

to render clever, to make sharp in intellect

Conjugation

Conjugation of **كَيَّسَ** (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun *تَكْيِيس*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَكْيِيس takyīs
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُكَيِّس mukayyis
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُكَيَّس mukayyas
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كَيَّسْتُ kayyastu	كَيَّسْتَ kayyasta	كَيَّسَ kayyasa	كَيَّسْتُمَا kayyastumā	كَيَّسَا kayyasā	كَيَّسْنَا kayyasnā	كَيَّسْتُمْ kayyastum	كَيَّسُوا kayyasū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	كَيَّسْتُ kayyastu	كَيَّسْتِ kayyasti	كَيَّسَتْ kayyasat	كَيَّسْتُمَا kayyastumā	كَيَّسَتَا kayyasatā	كَيَّسْنَا kayyasnā	كَيَّسْتُنَّ kayyastunna	كَيَّسْنَ kayyasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَيِّسُ ʔukayyisu	تُكَيِّسُ tukayyisu	يُكَيِّسُ yukayyisu	تُكَيِّسَانِ tukayyisāni	يُكَيِّسَانِ yukayyisāni	نُكَيِّسُ nukayyisu	تُكَيِّسُونَ tukayyisūna	يُكَيِّسُونَ yukayyisūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُكَيِّسُ ʔukayyisu	تُكَيِّسِينَ tukayyisīna	تُكَيِّسُ tukayyisu	تُكَيِّسَانِ tukayyisāni	تُكَيِّسَانِ tukayyisāni	نُكَيِّسُ nukayyisu	تُكَيِّسْنَ tukayyisna	يُكَيِّسْنَ yukayyisna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَيِّسَ ʔukayyisa	تُكَيِّسَ tukayyisa	يُكَيِّسَ yukayyisa	تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	يُكَيِّسَا yukayyisā	نُكَيِّسَ nukayyisa	تُكَيِّسُوا tukayyisū	يُكَيِّسُوا yukayyisū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُكَيِّسَ ʔukayyisa	تُكَيِّسِي tukayyisī	تُكَيِّسَ tukayyisa	تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	نُكَيِّسَ nukayyisa	تُكَيِّسْنَ tukayyisna	يُكَيِّسْنَ yukayyisna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَيِّسْ ʔukayyis	تُكَيِّسْ tukayyis	يُكَيِّسْ yukayyis	تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	يُكَيِّسَا yukayyisā	نُكَيِّسْ nukayyis	تُكَيِّسُوا tukayyisū	يُكَيِّسُوا yukayyisū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُكَيِّسْ ʔukayyis	تُكَيِّسِي tukayyisī	تُكَيِّسْ tukayyis	تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	نُكَيِّسْ nukayyis	تُكَيِّسْنَ tukayyisna	يُكَيِّسْنَ yukayyisna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		كَيِّسْ kayyis		كَيِّسَا kayyisā			كَيِّسُوا kayyisū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		كَيِّسِي kayyisī		كَيِّسَا kayyisā			كَيِّسْنَ kayyisna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كُيِّسْتُ kuyyistu	كُيِّسْتَ kuyyista	كُيِّسَ kuyyisa	كُيِّسْتُمَا kuyyistumā	كُيِّسَا kuyyisā	كُيِّسْنَا kuyyisnā	كُيِّسْتُمْ kuyyistum	كُيِّسُوا kuyyisū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	كُيِّسْتُ kuyyistu	كُيِّسْتِ kuyyisti	كُيِّسَتْ kuyyisat	كُيِّسْتُمَا kuyyistumā	كُيِّسَتَا kuyyisatā	كُيِّسْنَا kuyyisnā	كُيِّسْتُنَّ kuyyistunna	كُيِّسْنَ kuyyisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَيَّسُ ʔukayyasu	تُكَيَّسُ tukayyasu	يُكَيَّسُ yukayyasu	تُكَيَّسَانِ tukayyasāni	يُكَيَّسَانِ yukayyasāni	نُكَيَّسُ nukayyasu	تُكَيَّسُونَ tukayyasūna	يُكَيَّسُونَ yukayyasūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُكَيَّسُ ʔukayyasu	تُكَيَّسِينَ tukayyasīna	تُكَيَّسُ tukayyasu	تُكَيَّسَانِ tukayyasāni	تُكَيَّسَانِ tukayyasāni	نُكَيَّسُ nukayyasu	تُكَيَّسْنَ tukayyasna	يُكَيَّسْنَ yukayyasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَيَّسَ ʔukayyasa	تُكَيَّسَ tukayyasa	يُكَيَّسَ yukayyasa	تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	يُكَيَّسَا yukayyasā	نُكَيَّسَ nukayyasa	تُكَيَّسُوا tukayyasū	يُكَيَّسُوا yukayyasū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُكَيَّسَ ʔukayyasa	تُكَيَّسِي tukayyasī	تُكَيَّسَ tukayyasa	تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	نُكَيَّسَ nukayyasa	تُكَيَّسْنَ tukayyasna	يُكَيَّسْنَ yukayyasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَيَّسْ ʔukayyas	تُكَيَّسْ tukayyas	يُكَيَّسْ yukayyas	تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	يُكَيَّسَا yukayyasā	نُكَيَّسْ nukayyas	تُكَيَّسُوا tukayyasū	يُكَيَّسُوا yukayyasū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُكَيَّسْ ʔukayyas	تُكَيَّسِي tukayyasī	تُكَيَّسْ tukayyas	تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	نُكَيَّسْ nukayyas	تُكَيَّسْنَ tukayyasna	يُكَيَّسْنَ yukayyasna

Noun

كَيْس • (kays) m

verbal noun of كَاسَ (kāsa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun **كَيْس** (kays)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كَيْس kays	الْكَيْس al-kays	كَيْس kays
nominative	كَيْسٌ kaysun	الْكَيْسُ al-kaysu	كَيْسُ kaysu
accusative	كَيْسًا kaysan	الْكَيْسَ al-kaysa	كَيْسَ kaysa
genitive	كَيْسٍ kaysin	الْكَيْسِ al-kaysi	كَيْسِ kaysi

References

Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 197
Freytag, Georg (1837) “كيس”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 74
Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “كيس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2639–2640.
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “كيس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen, page 902
Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “كيس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1132

Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkiːs]

Noun

كيس • (kīs) f (plural اكياس (ʾakyās))

bag, sack

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كِيس (kīs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiːs/

Noun

كيس • (kīs) m

bag, sack
plastic bag

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كِيس (kīs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiːs/, [kiːs]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Noun

كيس • (kīs) m (plural كياس (kyās))

bag, sack
كيس نيلن ― kīs naylon ― plastic bag

كيس زبالة ― kīs zbāle ― garbage bag, bin line