كساء

كساء

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك س و‎ (k-s-w); compare كَسَا‎ (kasā, “to clothe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.saːʔ/

Noun

كِسَاء • (kisāʾ) m (plural أَكْسِيَة‎ (ʾaksiya))

1. garment, clothing, covering, dress

Declension

Declension of noun كِسَاء (kisāʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِسَاء kisāʾ	الْكِسَاء‎ al-kisāʾ	كِسَاء kisāʾ
Nominative	كِسَاءٌ kisāʾun	الْكِسَاءُ‎ al-kisāʾu	كِسَاءُ kisāʾu
Accusative	كِسَاءً kisāʾan	الْكِسَاءَ‎ al-kisāʾa	كِسَاءَ kisāʾa
Genitive	كِسَاءٍ kisāʾin	الْكِسَاءِ‎ al-kisāʾi	كِسَاءِ kisāʾi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِسَاءَيْن‎ kisāʾayn	الْكِسَاءَيْن‎ al-kisāʾayn	كِسَاءَيْ‎ kisāʾay
Nominative	كِسَاءَانِ‎ kisāʾāni	الْكِسَاءَانِ‎ al-kisāʾāni	كِسَاءَا‎ kisāʾā
Accusative	كِسَاءَيْنِ‎ kisāʾayni	الْكِسَاءَيْنِ‎ al-kisāʾayni	كِسَاءَيْ‎ kisāʾay
Genitive	كِسَاءَيْنِ‎ kisāʾayni	الْكِسَاءَيْنِ‎ al-kisāʾayni	كِسَاءَيْ‎ kisāʾay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَكْسِيَة‎ ʾaksiya	الْأَكْسِيَة‎ al-ʾaksiya	أَكْسِيَة‎ ʾaksiyat
Nominative	أَكْسِيَةٌ‎ ʾaksiyatun	الْأَكْسِيَةُ‎ al-ʾaksiyatu	أَكْسِيَةُ‎ ʾaksiyatu
Accusative	أَكْسِيَةً‎ ʾaksiyatan	الْأَكْسِيَةَ‎ al-ʾaksiyata	أَكْسِيَةَ‎ ʾaksiyata
Genitive	أَكْسِيَةٍ‎ ʾaksiyatin	الْأَكْسِيَةِ‎ al-ʾaksiyati	أَكْسِيَةِ‎ ʾaksiyati

Derived terms

• أَصْحابُ الكِساء‎ (ʾaṣḥābu l-kisāʾ)

Descendants

• → Catalan: alquicé, alquicer
• → Portuguese: alquicé, alquicer, alquicel
• → Spanish: alquicel, alquicer

Further reading

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “كساء”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 468
• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1845) Dictionnaire détaillé des noms des vêtements chez les arabes‎ (in French), Amsterdam: Jean Müller, pages 383–386