قس

Arabic

Etymology 1

Verb

قَسَّ • (qassa) I (non-past يَقُسُّ (yaqussu), verbal noun قَسّ (qass))

to seek, to pursue
to strive, to aspire

Conjugation

Conjugation of **قَسَّ** (I, geminate, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun **قَسّ**)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					قَسّ qass
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					قَاسّ qāss
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَقْسُوس maqsūs
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	قَسَسْتُ qasastu	قَسَسْتَ qasasta	قَسَّ qassa	قَسَسْتُمَا qasastumā	قَسَّا qassā	قَسَسْنَا qasasnā	قَسَسْتُمْ qasastum	قَسُّوا qassū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	قَسَسْتُ qasastu	قَسَسْتِ qasasti	قَسَّتْ qassat	قَسَسْتُمَا qasastumā	قَسَّتَا qassatā	قَسَسْنَا qasasnā	قَسَسْتُنَّ qasastunna	قَسَسْنَ qasasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَقُسُّ ʔaqussu	تَقُسُّ taqussu	يَقُسُّ yaqussu	تَقُسَّانِ taqussāni	يَقُسَّانِ yaqussāni	نَقُسُّ naqussu	تَقُسُّونَ taqussūna	يَقُسُّونَ yaqussūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَقُسُّ ʔaqussu	تَقُسِّينَ taqussīna	تَقُسُّ taqussu	تَقُسَّانِ taqussāni	تَقُسَّانِ taqussāni	نَقُسُّ naqussu	تَقْسُسْنَ taqsusna	يَقْسُسْنَ yaqsusna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَقُسَّ ʔaqussa	تَقُسَّ taqussa	يَقُسَّ yaqussa	تَقُسَّا taqussā	يَقُسَّا yaqussā	نَقُسَّ naqussa	تَقُسُّوا taqussū	يَقُسُّوا yaqussū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَقُسَّ ʔaqussa	تَقُسِّي taqussī	تَقُسَّ taqussa	تَقُسَّا taqussā	تَقُسَّا taqussā	نَقُسَّ naqussa	تَقْسُسْنَ taqsusna	يَقْسُسْنَ yaqsusna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَقُسَّ, أَقُسِّ, أَقْسُسْ ʔaqussa, ʔaqussi, ʔaqsus	تَقُسَّ, تَقُسِّ, تَقْسُسْ taqussa, taqussi, taqsus	يَقُسَّ, يَقُسِّ, يَقْسُسْ yaqussa, yaqussi, yaqsus	تَقُسَّا taqussā	يَقُسَّا yaqussā	نَقُسَّ, نَقُسِّ, نَقْسُسْ naqussa, naqussi, naqsus	تَقُسُّوا taqussū	يَقُسُّوا yaqussū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَقُسَّ, أَقُسِّ, أَقْسُسْ ʔaqussa, ʔaqussi, ʔaqsus	تَقُسِّي taqussī	تَقُسَّ, تَقُسِّ, تَقْسُسْ taqussa, taqussi, taqsus	تَقُسَّا taqussā	تَقُسَّا taqussā	نَقُسَّ, نَقُسِّ, نَقْسُسْ naqussa, naqussi, naqsus	تَقْسُسْنَ taqsusna	يَقْسُسْنَ yaqsusna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		قُسَّ, قُسِّ, اُقْسُسْ qussa, qussi, uqsus		قُسَّا qussā			قُسُّوا qussū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		قُسِّي qussī		قُسَّا qussā			اُقْسُسْنَ uqsusna

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	قُسِسْتُ qusistu	قُسِسْتَ qusista	قُسَّ qussa	قُسِسْتُمَا qusistumā	قُسَّا qussā	قُسِسْنَا qusisnā	قُسِسْتُمْ qusistum	قُسُّوا qussū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	قُسِسْتُ qusistu	قُسِسْتِ qusisti	قُسَّتْ qussat	قُسِسْتُمَا qusistumā	قُسَّتَا qussatā	قُسِسْنَا qusisnā	قُسِسْتُنَّ qusistunna	قُسِسْنَ qusisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقَسُّ ʔuqassu	تُقَسُّ tuqassu	يُقَسُّ yuqassu	تُقَسَّانِ tuqassāni	يُقَسَّانِ yuqassāni	نُقَسُّ nuqassu	تُقَسُّونَ tuqassūna	يُقَسُّونَ yuqassūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُقَسُّ ʔuqassu	تُقَسِّينَ tuqassīna	تُقَسُّ tuqassu	تُقَسَّانِ tuqassāni	تُقَسَّانِ tuqassāni	نُقَسُّ nuqassu	تُقْسَسْنَ tuqsasna	يُقْسَسْنَ yuqsasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَسَّ ʔuqassa	تُقَسَّ tuqassa	يُقَسَّ yuqassa	تُقَسَّا tuqassā	يُقَسَّا yuqassā	نُقَسَّ nuqassa	تُقَسُّوا tuqassū	يُقَسُّوا yuqassū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُقَسَّ ʔuqassa	تُقَسِّي tuqassī	تُقَسَّ tuqassa	تُقَسَّا tuqassā	تُقَسَّا tuqassā	نُقَسَّ nuqassa	تُقْسَسْنَ tuqsasna	يُقْسَسْنَ yuqsasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقَسَّ, أُقَسِّ, أُقْسَسْ ʔuqassa, ʔuqassi, ʔuqsas	تُقَسَّ, تُقَسِّ, تُقْسَسْ tuqassa, tuqassi, tuqsas	يُقَسَّ, يُقَسِّ, يُقْسَسْ yuqassa, yuqassi, yuqsas	تُقَسَّا tuqassā	يُقَسَّا yuqassā	نُقَسَّ, نُقَسِّ, نُقْسَسْ nuqassa, nuqassi, nuqsas	تُقَسُّوا tuqassū	يُقَسُّوا yuqassū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُقَسَّ, أُقَسِّ, أُقْسَسْ ʔuqassa, ʔuqassi, ʔuqsas	تُقَسِّي tuqassī	تُقَسَّ, تُقَسِّ, تُقْسَسْ tuqassa, tuqassi, tuqsas	تُقَسَّا tuqassā	تُقَسَّا tuqassā	نُقَسَّ, نُقَسِّ, نُقْسَسْ nuqassa, nuqassi, nuqsas	تُقْسَسْنَ tuqsasna	يُقْسَسْنَ yuqsasna

Noun

قَسّ • (qass) m

verbal noun of قَسَّ (qassa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun **قَسّ** (qass)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَسّ qass	الْقَسّ al-qass	قَسّ qass
nominative	قَسٌّ qassun	الْقَسُّ al-qassu	قَسُّ qassu
accusative	قَسًّا qassan	الْقَسَّ al-qassa	قَسَّ qassa
genitive	قَسٍّ qassin	الْقَسِّ al-qassi	قَسِّ qassi

Etymology 2

Clipping of قِسِّيس (qissīs), from Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ (qašīšā, “priest”).

Noun

قَسّ or قِسّ • (qass or qiss) m (plural قُسُوس (qusūs) or قُسُس (qusus))

(Christianity) clergyman; priest; pastor, minister
دَرَجَاتُ الْقِسِّيسِيَّةِ عِنْدَ الْمَلْكَانِيَّةِ وَالْيَعَاقِبَةِ ثَلَاثَةٌ: أُسْقُفٌ، وَقِسٌّ، وَشَمَّاسٌ.
darajātu l-qissīsiyyati ʕinda l-malkāniyyati wālyaʕāqibati ṯalāṯatun: ʔusqufun, waqissun, wašammāsun.
The orders of the priesthood in the Eastern and Oriental Churches are three: bishop, priest, and deacon.

شَاهَدْتُ خُطْبَةً لِقِسٍّ أَمْرِيكِيٍّ.
šāhadtu ḵuṭbatan liqissin ʔamrīkiyyin.
I watched a sermon by an American pastor.

Usage notes

The word is a synonym of كَاهِن (kāhin, “priest”) in Arabic episcopal Christianity. In congregationalist Christianity, قِسّ (qiss) corresponds to several Protestant titles, like "pastor" or "minister," while كَاهِن (kāhin, “priest”) is not used, since these denominations have no priesthood.

Declension

Declension of noun **قَسّ** (qass)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَسّ qass	الْقَسّ al-qass	قَسّ qass
nominative	قَسٌّ qassun	الْقَسُّ al-qassu	قَسُّ qassu
accusative	قَسًّا qassan	الْقَسَّ al-qassa	قَسَّ qassa
genitive	قَسٍّ qassin	الْقَسِّ al-qassi	قَسِّ qassi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَسَّيْن qassayn	الْقَسَّيْن al-qassayn	قَسَّيْ qassay
nominative	قَسَّانِ qassāni	الْقَسَّانِ al-qassāni	قَسَّا qassā
accusative	قَسَّيْنِ qassayni	الْقَسَّيْنِ al-qassayni	قَسَّيْ qassay
genitive	قَسَّيْنِ qassayni	الْقَسَّيْنِ al-qassayni	قَسَّيْ qassay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قُسُوس‎; قُسُس qusūs‎; qusus	الْقُسُوس‎; الْقُسُس al-qusūs‎; al-qusus	قُسُوس‎; قُسُس qusūs‎; qusus
nominative	قُسُوسٌ‎; قُسُسٌ qusūsun‎; qususun	الْقُسُوسُ‎; الْقُسُسُ al-qusūsu‎; al-qususu	قُسُوسُ‎; قُسُسُ qusūsu‎; qususu
accusative	قُسُوسًا‎; قُسُسًا qusūsan‎; qususan	الْقُسُوسَ‎; الْقُسُسَ al-qusūsa‎; al-qususa	قُسُوسَ‎; قُسُسَ qusūsa‎; qususa
genitive	قُسُوسٍ‎; قُسُسٍ qusūsin‎; qususin	الْقُسُوسِ‎; الْقُسُسِ al-qusūsi‎; al-qususi	قُسُوسِ‎; قُسُسِ qusūsi‎; qususi

Related terms

قُسُوسِيّ (qusūsiyy, “priestly, ordination”)
قُسُوسَة (qusūsa, “priesthood”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

قِسْ • (qis) (form I) /qis/

second-person masculine singular imperative of قَاسَ (qāsa)

References

Freytag, Georg (1835) “قس”, 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 441
Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “قس”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[2] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, pages 734–735
Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “قس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2521.
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen, page 835
Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “قس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1023

Persian

Etymology

Compare Northern Kurdish quz (“pussy”) and Persian (kos, “pussy”).

Noun

قس • (qos)

(dialectal, vulgar, slang) pussy, cunt, fanny