قصة

قصة

See also: قصه‎, قصہ‎, and فضة‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ق ص ص‎ (q-ṣ-ṣ).

Noun

قِصَّة • (qiṣṣa) f (plural قِصَص‎ (qiṣaṣ))

1. story, tale, relation
2. petition
3. plot
4. synopsis
5. pudendum

Declension

Declension of noun قِصَّة (qiṣṣa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِصَّة qiṣṣa	الْقِصَّة‎ al-qiṣṣa	قِصَّة qiṣṣat
Nominative	قِصَّةٌ qiṣṣatun	الْقِصَّةُ‎ al-qiṣṣatu	قِصَّةُ qiṣṣatu
Accusative	قِصَّةً qiṣṣatan	الْقِصَّةَ‎ al-qiṣṣata	قِصَّةَ qiṣṣata
Genitive	قِصَّةٍ qiṣṣatin	الْقِصَّةِ‎ al-qiṣṣati	قِصَّةِ qiṣṣati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِصَّتَيْن‎ qiṣṣatayn	الْقِصَّتَيْن‎ al-qiṣṣatayn	قِصَّتَيْ‎ qiṣṣatay
Nominative	قِصَّتَانِ‎ qiṣṣatāni	الْقِصَّتَانِ‎ al-qiṣṣatāni	قِصَّتَا‎ qiṣṣatā
Accusative	قِصَّتَيْنِ‎ qiṣṣatayni	الْقِصَّتَيْنِ‎ al-qiṣṣatayni	قِصَّتَيْ‎ qiṣṣatay
Genitive	قِصَّتَيْنِ‎ qiṣṣatayni	الْقِصَّتَيْنِ‎ al-qiṣṣatayni	قِصَّتَيْ‎ qiṣṣatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِصَص‎ qiṣaṣ	الْقِصَص‎ al-qiṣaṣ	قِصَص‎ qiṣaṣ
Nominative	قِصَصٌ‎ qiṣaṣun	الْقِصَصُ‎ al-qiṣaṣu	قِصَصُ‎ qiṣaṣu
Accusative	قِصَصًا‎ qiṣaṣan	الْقِصَصَ‎ al-qiṣaṣa	قِصَصَ‎ qiṣaṣa
Genitive	قِصَصٍ‎ qiṣaṣin	الْقِصَصِ‎ al-qiṣaṣi	قِصَصِ‎ qiṣaṣi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: qissə
• → Bengali: কিচ্ছা (kiccha)
• → Gujarati: કિસ્સો (kisso)
• → Hausa: ƙissa
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: क़िस्सा (qissā)
  • Urdu: قصہ‎
• → Indonesian: kisah
• → Kazakh: қисса (qissa)
• → Kyrgyz: кысса (kıssa)
• → Ottoman Turkish: قصه‎ (kıssa)
  • Turkish: kıssa
• → Pashto: قصه‎
• → Persian: قصه‎ (qesse)
• → Punjabi:
  • Shahmukhi: قِصَّہ‎ (qiṣṣah)
  • Gurmukhi: ਕਿੱਸਾ (kissā)
• → Sindhi: قصو‎
• → Swahili: kisa
• → Tatar: кыйсса (qıyssa)
• → Turkmen: kyssa
• → Uzbek: qissa
• → Maltese: qassas

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863), “قصة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “قصة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Noun

قِصَّة • (qiṣṣa) f (plural قِصَص‎ (qiṣaṣ))

1. event
2. affair
3. (law) case

Declension

Declension of noun قِصَّة (qiṣṣa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِصَّة qiṣṣa	الْقِصَّة‎ al-qiṣṣa	قِصَّة qiṣṣat
Nominative	قِصَّةٌ qiṣṣatun	الْقِصَّةُ‎ al-qiṣṣatu	قِصَّةُ qiṣṣatu
Accusative	قِصَّةً qiṣṣatan	الْقِصَّةَ‎ al-qiṣṣata	قِصَّةَ qiṣṣata
Genitive	قِصَّةٍ qiṣṣatin	الْقِصَّةِ‎ al-qiṣṣati	قِصَّةِ qiṣṣati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِصَّتَيْن‎ qiṣṣatayn	الْقِصَّتَيْن‎ al-qiṣṣatayn	قِصَّتَيْ‎ qiṣṣatay
Nominative	قِصَّتَانِ‎ qiṣṣatāni	الْقِصَّتَانِ‎ al-qiṣṣatāni	قِصَّتَا‎ qiṣṣatā
Accusative	قِصَّتَيْنِ‎ qiṣṣatayni	الْقِصَّتَيْنِ‎ al-qiṣṣatayni	قِصَّتَيْ‎ qiṣṣatay
Genitive	قِصَّتَيْنِ‎ qiṣṣatayni	الْقِصَّتَيْنِ‎ al-qiṣṣatayni	قِصَّتَيْ‎ qiṣṣatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِصَص‎ qiṣaṣ	الْقِصَص‎ al-qiṣaṣ	قِصَص‎ qiṣaṣ
Nominative	قِصَصٌ‎ qiṣaṣun	الْقِصَصُ‎ al-qiṣaṣu	قِصَصُ‎ qiṣaṣu
Accusative	قِصَصًا‎ qiṣaṣan	الْقِصَصَ‎ al-qiṣaṣa	قِصَصَ‎ qiṣaṣa
Genitive	قِصَصٍ‎ qiṣaṣin	الْقِصَصِ‎ al-qiṣaṣi	قِصَصِ‎ qiṣaṣi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “قصة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

From the root ق ص ص‎ (q-ṣ-ṣ).

Noun

قَصَّة or قِصَّة • (qaṣṣa or qiṣṣa) f (plural قِصَاص‎ (qiṣāṣ))

1. gypsum

Declension

Declension of noun قَصَّة (qaṣṣa)‎; قِصَّة (qiṣṣa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَصَّة‎; قِصَّة qaṣṣa‎; qiṣṣa	الْقَصَّة‎‎; الْقِصَّة‎ al-qaṣṣa‎; al-qiṣṣa	قَصَّة‎; قِصَّة qaṣṣat‎; qiṣṣat
Nominative	قَصَّةٌ‎; قِصَّةٌ qaṣṣatun‎; qiṣṣatun	الْقَصَّةُ‎‎; الْقِصَّةُ‎ al-qaṣṣatu‎; al-qiṣṣatu	قَصَّةُ‎; قِصَّةُ qaṣṣatu‎; qiṣṣatu
Accusative	قَصَّةً‎; قِصَّةً qaṣṣatan‎; qiṣṣatan	الْقَصَّةَ‎‎; الْقِصَّةَ‎ al-qaṣṣata‎; al-qiṣṣata	قَصَّةَ‎; قِصَّةَ qaṣṣata‎; qiṣṣata
Genitive	قَصَّةٍ‎; قِصَّةٍ qaṣṣatin‎; qiṣṣatin	الْقَصَّةِ‎‎; الْقِصَّةِ‎ al-qaṣṣati‎; al-qiṣṣati	قَصَّةِ‎; قِصَّةِ qaṣṣati‎; qiṣṣati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَصَّتَيْن‎‎; قِصَّتَيْن‎ qaṣṣatayn‎; qiṣṣatayn	الْقَصَّتَيْن‎‎; الْقِصَّتَيْن‎ al-qaṣṣatayn‎; al-qiṣṣatayn	قَصَّتَيْ‎‎; قِصَّتَيْ‎ qaṣṣatay‎; qiṣṣatay
Nominative	قَصَّتَانِ‎‎; قِصَّتَانِ‎ qaṣṣatāni‎; qiṣṣatāni	الْقَصَّتَانِ‎‎; الْقِصَّتَانِ‎ al-qaṣṣatāni‎; al-qiṣṣatāni	قَصَّتَا‎‎; قِصَّتَا‎ qaṣṣatā‎; qiṣṣatā
Accusative	قَصَّتَيْنِ‎‎; قِصَّتَيْنِ‎ qaṣṣatayni‎; qiṣṣatayni	الْقَصَّتَيْنِ‎‎; الْقِصَّتَيْنِ‎ al-qaṣṣatayni‎; al-qiṣṣatayni	قَصَّتَيْ‎‎; قِصَّتَيْ‎ qaṣṣatay‎; qiṣṣatay
Genitive	قَصَّتَيْنِ‎‎; قِصَّتَيْنِ‎ qaṣṣatayni‎; qiṣṣatayni	الْقَصَّتَيْنِ‎‎; الْقِصَّتَيْنِ‎ al-qaṣṣatayni‎; al-qiṣṣatayni	قَصَّتَيْ‎‎; قِصَّتَيْ‎ qaṣṣatay‎; qiṣṣatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِصَاص‎ qiṣāṣ	الْقِصَاص‎ al-qiṣāṣ	قِصَاص‎ qiṣāṣ
Nominative	قِصَاصٌ‎ qiṣāṣun	الْقِصَاصُ‎ al-qiṣāṣu	قِصَاصُ‎ qiṣāṣu
Accusative	قِصَاصًا‎ qiṣāṣan	الْقِصَاصَ‎ al-qiṣāṣa	قِصَاصَ‎ qiṣāṣa
Genitive	قِصَاصٍ‎ qiṣāṣin	الْقِصَاصِ‎ al-qiṣāṣi	قِصَاصِ‎ qiṣāṣi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “قصة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic قِصَّة‎ (qiṣṣa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡisˤːa/

Noun

قِصَّة • (giṣṣa) f (plural قِصَص‎ (giṣaṣ))

1. story, tale
2. plot

Etymology 2

From Arabic قَصَّة‎ (qaṣṣa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡasˤːa/

Noun

قَصَّة • (gaṣṣa) f (plural قَصَّات‎ (gaṣṣāt))

1. haircut
2. hairstyle
3. cut

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق ص ص‎

Etymology

From Arabic قِصَّة‎ (qiṣṣa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /ʔusˤ.sˤe/, [ˈʔʊsˤ.sˤɑ]
• IPA^(key): (Urban) /ʔusˤ.sˤa/, [ˈʔʊsˤ.sˤɑ]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /ɡusˤ.sˤa/, [ˈɡʊsˤ.sˤɑ]

• Audio (Ramallah)

  (file)

Noun

قصّة • (ʔuṣṣa) f (plural قصص‎ (ʔuṣaṣ))

1. story, tale

   Synonyms: سيرة‎ (sīre), حكاية‎ (ḥikāye)