qies

Maltese

Root
q-j-s
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɪːs/

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَاسَ (qāsa).

Verb

qies (imperfect jqis, past participle meqjus or miqjus)

  1. to measure
  2. to think, consider, make a judgment
  3. to make sure
    Qis li tmur tajjeb f’dan l-eżami. ― Make sure to do well in this exam.
Conjugation
Conjugation of qies (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qist qist qies qisna qistu qiesu
f qieset
imperfect m nqis tqis jqis nqisu tqisu jqisu
f tqis
imperative qis qisu

Etymology 2

From Arabic قِياس (qiyās) and/or قَيْس (qays).

Noun

qies m (plural qisien)

  1. measuring
  2. measure
  3. size
Derived terms
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