قس

Arabic

Etymology 1

Verb

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

1. to seek, to pursue
2. 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
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قَسَسْتُ qasastu	قَسَسْتَ qasasta	قَسَّ qassa		قَسَسْتُمَا qasastumā	قَسَّا qassā		قَسَسْنَا qasasnā	قَسَسْتُمْ qasastum	قَسُّوا qassū
	f		قَسَسْتِ qasasti	قَسَّتْ qassat			قَسَّتَا qassatā			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
	f		تَقُسِّينَ taqussīna	تَقُسُّ taqussu			تَقُسَّانِ taqussāni			تَقْسُسْنَ taqsusna	يَقْسُسْنَ yaqsusna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَقُسَّ ʔaqussa	تَقُسَّ taqussa	يَقُسَّ yaqussa		تَقُسَّا taqussā	يَقُسَّا yaqussā		نَقُسَّ naqussa	تَقُسُّوا taqussū	يَقُسُّوا yaqussū
	f		تَقُسِّي taqussī	تَقُسَّ taqussa			تَقُسَّا taqussā			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
	f		تَقُسِّي taqussī	تَقُسَّ, تَقُسِّ, تَقْسُسْ taqussa, taqussi, taqsus			تَقُسَّا taqussā			تَقْسُسْنَ taqsusna	يَقْسُسْنَ yaqsusna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		قُسَّ, قُسِّ, اُقْسُسْ qussa, qussi, uqsus			قُسَّا qussā				قُسُّوا qussū
	f		قُسِّي qussī							اُقْسُسْنَ uqsusna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قُسِسْتُ qusistu	قُسِسْتَ qusista	قُسَّ qussa		قُسِسْتُمَا qusistumā	قُسَّا qussā		قُسِسْنَا qusisnā	قُسِسْتُمْ qusistum	قُسُّوا qussū
	f		قُسِسْتِ qusisti	قُسَّتْ qussat			قُسَّتَا qussatā			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
	f		تُقَسِّينَ tuqassīna	تُقَسُّ tuqassu			تُقَسَّانِ tuqassāni			تُقْسَسْنَ tuqsasna	يُقْسَسْنَ yuqsasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَسَّ ʔuqassa	تُقَسَّ tuqassa	يُقَسَّ yuqassa		تُقَسَّا tuqassā	يُقَسَّا yuqassā		نُقَسَّ nuqassa	تُقَسُّوا tuqassū	يُقَسُّوا yuqassū
	f		تُقَسِّي tuqassī	تُقَسَّ tuqassa			تُقَسَّا tuqassā			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
	f		تُقَسِّي tuqassī	تُقَسَّ, تُقَسِّ, تُقْسَسْ tuqassa, tuqassi, tuqsas			تُقَسَّا tuqassā			تُقْسَسْنَ tuqsasna	يُقْسَسْنَ yuqsasna

Noun

قَسّ • (qass) m

1. verbal noun of قَسَّ (qassa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun قَسّ (qass)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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))

1. (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
	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
	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/

1. 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) “قس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[3], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2521
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], London: W.H. Allen, page 835
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “قس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[5] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1023

Persian

Etymology

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

Noun

قس • (qos)

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