قسي
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ق س و (q-s-w).
Adjective
قَسِيّ • (qasiyy)
- firm, hard, dure
Declension
Declension of adjective قَسِيّ (qasiyy)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | قَسِي qasī | الْقَسِي al-qasī | قَسِيَّة qasiyya | الْقَسِيَّة al-qasiyya |
| Nominative | قَسِيٌّ qasiyyun | الْقَسِيُّ al-qasiyyu | قَسِيَّةٌ qasiyyatun | الْقَسِيَّةُ al-qasiyyatu |
| Accusative | قَسِيًّا qasiyyan | الْقَسِيَّ al-qasiyya | قَسِيَّةً qasiyyatan | الْقَسِيَّةَ al-qasiyyata |
| Genitive | قَسِيٍّ qasiyyin | الْقَسِيِّ al-qasiyyi | قَسِيَّةٍ qasiyyatin | الْقَسِيَّةِ al-qasiyyati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | قَسِيَّيْن qasiyyayn | الْقَسِيَّيْن al-qasiyyayn | قَسِيَّتَيْن qasiyyatayn | الْقَسِيَّتَيْن al-qasiyyatayn |
| Nominative | قَسِيَّانِ qasiyyāni | الْقَسِيَّانِ al-qasiyyāni | قَسِيَّتَانِ qasiyyatāni | الْقَسِيَّتَانِ al-qasiyyatāni |
| Accusative | قَسِيَّيْنِ qasiyyayni | الْقَسِيَّيْنِ al-qasiyyayni | قَسِيَّتَيْنِ qasiyyatayni | الْقَسِيَّتَيْنِ al-qasiyyatayni |
| Genitive | قَسِيَّيْنِ qasiyyayni | الْقَسِيَّيْنِ al-qasiyyayni | قَسِيَّتَيْنِ qasiyyatayni | الْقَسِيَّتَيْنِ al-qasiyyatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural; basic broken plural triptote | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | قَسِيِّين; قِسْيَان qasiyyīn; qisyān | الْقَسِيِّين; الْقِسْيَان al-qasiyyīn; al-qisyān | قَسِيَّات qasiyyāt | الْقَسِيَّات al-qasiyyāt |
| Nominative | قَسِيُّونَ; قِسْيَانٌ qasiyyūna; qisyānun | الْقَسِيُّونَ; الْقِسْيَانُ al-qasiyyūna; al-qisyānu | قَسِيَّاتٌ qasiyyātun | الْقَسِيَّاتُ al-qasiyyātu |
| Accusative | قَسِيِّينَ; قِسْيَانًا qasiyyīna; qisyānan | الْقَسِيِّينَ; الْقِسْيَانَ al-qasiyyīna; al-qisyāna | قَسِيَّاتٍ qasiyyātin | الْقَسِيَّاتِ al-qasiyyāti |
| Genitive | قَسِيِّينَ; قِسْيَانٍ qasiyyīna; qisyānin | الْقَسِيِّينَ; الْقِسْيَانِ al-qasiyyīna; al-qisyāni | قَسِيَّاتٍ qasiyyātin | الْقَسِيَّاتِ al-qasiyyāti |
Etymology 2
Possibly from Latin cassus (“vain”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
قَسِّيّ • (qassiyy) m
- coins from bad silver
- 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Buḵāriyy, 77:80:
- نَهَانَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ سَبْعٍ نَهَى عَنْ خَاتَمِ الذَّهَبِ ـ أَوْ قَالَ حَلْقَةِ الذَّهَبِ ـ وَعَنِ الْحَرِيرِ، وَالإِسْتَبْرَقِ، وَالدِّيبَاجِ، وَالْمِيثَرَةِ الْحَمْرَاءِ، وَالْقَسِّيِّ، وَآنِيَةِ الْفِضَّةِ،
- nahānā n-nabiyyu ṣallā llāhu ʿalay-hi wasallama ʿan sabʿin nahā ʿan ḵātami ḏ-ḏahabi - ʾaw qāla ḥalqati ḏ-ḏahabi - wa-ʿani l-ḥarīri, wa-l-ʾistabraqi, wa-d-dībāji, wa-l-mīṯarati l-ḥamrāʾi, wa-l-qassiyyi, wa-ʾāniyati l-fiḍḍati,
- The Prophet (PBUH) forbade us seven things, signets of gold, silk, brocade, silk brocade, red saddle pillows, fake silver coins, and silverware.
-
Declension
Declension of noun قَسِّيّ (qassiyy)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَسِّي qassī | الْقَسِّي al-qassī | قَسِّي qassī |
| Nominative | قَسِّيٌّ qassiyyun | الْقَسِّيُّ al-qassiyyu | قَسِّيُّ qassiyyu |
| Accusative | قَسِّيًّا qassiyyan | الْقَسِّيَّ al-qassiyya | قَسِّيَّ qassiyya |
| Genitive | قَسِّيٍّ qassiyyin | الْقَسِّيِّ al-qassiyyi | قَسِّيِّ qassiyyi |
Verb
قُسِّي • (qussī) (form I)
- second-person feminine singular active imperative of قَسَّ (qassa)
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 196
- Freytag, Georg (1835), “قسي”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 445a