كيس

See also: کیش‎ and گیس‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic כִּיסָא‎ (kīsā, “sack; purse”); from Akkadian 𒋢𒃻𒉌𒌓 (kīsu, “leather bagfor weights and silver; silver capital; treasury”); cognates with Classical Syriac ܟܺܝܣܳܐ‎ (kīsā) and Hebrew כִּיס‎ (kîs).

Noun

كِيس • (kīs) m or f (plural أَكْيَاس‎ (ʾakyās) or كِيَسَة‎ (kiyasa))

bag, sack
purse
scrotum

Declension

Declension of noun كِيس (kīs)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِيس kīs	الْكِيس‎ al-kīs	كِيس kīs
Nominative	كِيسٌ kīsun	الْكِيسُ‎ al-kīsu	كِيسُ kīsu
Accusative	كِيسًا‎ kīsan	الْكِيسَ‎ al-kīsa	كِيسَ kīsa
Genitive	كِيسٍ kīsin	الْكِيسِ‎ al-kīsi	كِيسِ kīsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِيسَيْن‎ kīsayn	الْكِيسَيْن‎ al-kīsayn	كِيسَيْ‎ kīsay
Nominative	كِيسَانِ‎ kīsāni	الْكِيسَانِ‎ al-kīsāni	كِيسَا‎ kīsā
Accusative	كِيسَيْنِ‎ kīsayni	الْكِيسَيْنِ‎ al-kīsayni	كِيسَيْ‎ kīsay
Genitive	كِيسَيْنِ‎ kīsayni	الْكِيسَيْنِ‎ al-kīsayni	كِيسَيْ‎ kīsay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَكْيَاس‎‎; كِيَسَة‎ ʾakyās‎; kiyasa	الْأَكْيَاس‎‎; الْكِيَسَة‎ al-ʾakyās‎; al-kiyasa	أَكْيَاس‎‎; كِيَسَة‎ ʾakyās‎; kiyasat
Nominative	أَكْيَاسٌ‎‎; كِيَسَةٌ‎ ʾakyāsun‎; kiyasatun	الْأَكْيَاسُ‎‎; الْكِيَسَةُ‎ al-ʾakyāsu‎; al-kiyasatu	أَكْيَاسُ‎‎; كِيَسَةُ‎ ʾakyāsu‎; kiyasatu
Accusative	أَكْيَاسًا‎‎; كِيَسَةً‎ ʾakyāsan‎; kiyasatan	الْأَكْيَاسَ‎‎; الْكِيَسَةَ‎ al-ʾakyāsa‎; al-kiyasata	أَكْيَاسَ‎‎; كِيَسَةَ‎ ʾakyāsa‎; kiyasata
Genitive	أَكْيَاسٍ‎‎; كِيَسَةٍ‎ ʾakyāsin‎; kiyasatin	الْأَكْيَاسِ‎‎; الْكِيَسَةِ‎ al-ʾakyāsi‎; al-kiyasati	أَكْيَاسِ‎‎; كِيَسَةِ‎ ʾakyāsi‎; kiyasati

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: چيس‎ (čīs)
⇒? Old Portuguese: aciqua
⇒? Spanish: cica
Alaba: kiisa
Hadiyya: kiisa
Kambaata: kiisa
Oromo: kiisi
Shinasha: kiisiya
Wolaytta: kiisiya
Yemsa: kiisi

Etymology 2

From the root ك ي س‎ (k-y-s).

Adjective

كَيِّس • (kayyis) (feminine كَيِّسَة‎ (kayyisa), masculine plural أَكْيَاس‎ (ʾakyās) or كَيْسَى‎ (kaysā), feminine plural كِيَاس‎ (kiyās), elative أَكْيَس‎ (ʾakyas))

cunning, acute, sharp-witted, shrewd

Declension

Declension of adjective كَيِّس (kayyis)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَيِّس kayyis	الْكَيِّس‎ al-kayyis	كَيِّسَة‎ kayyisa	الْكَيِّسَة‎ al-kayyisa
Nominative	كَيِّسٌ kayyisun	الْكَيِّسُ‎ al-kayyisu	كَيِّسَةٌ‎ kayyisatun	الْكَيِّسَةُ‎ al-kayyisatu
Accusative	كَيِّسًا‎ kayyisan	الْكَيِّسَ‎ al-kayyisa	كَيِّسَةً‎ kayyisatan	الْكَيِّسَةَ‎ al-kayyisata
Genitive	كَيِّسٍ kayyisin	الْكَيِّسِ‎ al-kayyisi	كَيِّسَةٍ‎ kayyisatin	الْكَيِّسَةِ‎ al-kayyisati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَيِّسَيْن‎ kayyisayn	الْكَيِّسَيْن‎ al-kayyisayn	كَيِّسَتَيْن‎ kayyisatayn	الْكَيِّسَتَيْن‎ al-kayyisatayn
Nominative	كَيِّسَانِ‎ kayyisāni	الْكَيِّسَانِ‎ al-kayyisāni	كَيِّسَتَانِ‎ kayyisatāni	الْكَيِّسَتَانِ‎ al-kayyisatāni
Accusative	كَيِّسَيْنِ‎ kayyisayni	الْكَيِّسَيْنِ‎ al-kayyisayni	كَيِّسَتَيْنِ‎ kayyisatayni	الْكَيِّسَتَيْنِ‎ al-kayyisatayni
Genitive	كَيِّسَيْنِ‎ kayyisayni	الْكَيِّسَيْنِ‎ al-kayyisayni	كَيِّسَتَيْنِ‎ kayyisatayni	الْكَيِّسَتَيْنِ‎ al-kayyisatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural invariable		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَكْيَاس‎‎; كَيْسَى‎ ʾakyās‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاس‎‎; الْكَيْسَى‎ al-ʾakyās‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاس‎ kiyās	الْكِيَاس‎ al-kiyās
Nominative	أَكْيَاسٌ‎‎; كَيْسَى‎ ʾakyāsun‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاسُ‎‎; الْكَيْسَى‎ al-ʾakyāsu‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاسٌ‎ kiyāsun	الْكِيَاسُ‎ al-kiyāsu
Accusative	أَكْيَاسًا‎‎; كَيْسَى‎ ʾakyāsan‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاسَ‎‎; الْكَيْسَى‎ al-ʾakyāsa‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاسًا‎ kiyāsan	الْكِيَاسَ‎ al-kiyāsa
Genitive	أَكْيَاسٍ‎‎; كَيْسَى‎ ʾakyāsin‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاسِ‎‎; الْكَيْسَى‎ al-ʾakyāsi‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاسٍ‎ kiyāsin	الْكِيَاسِ‎ al-kiyāsi

Verb

كَيَّسَ • (kayyasa) II, non-past يُكَيِّسُ‎‎ (yukayyisu)

to render clever, to make sharp in intellect

Conjugation

Conjugation of

كَيَّسَ

(form-II sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَكْيِيس‎ takyīs
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُكَيِّس‎ mukayyis
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُكَيَّس‎ mukayyas
		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	كَيَّسْتُ‎ kayyastu	كَيَّسْتَ‎ kayyasta	كَيَّسَ kayyasa	كَيَّسْتُمَا‎ kayyastumā	كَيَّسَا‎ kayyasā	كَيَّسْنَا‎ kayyasnā	كَيَّسْتُمْ‎ kayyastum	كَيَّسُوا‎ kayyasū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	كَيَّسْتُ‎ kayyastu	كَيَّسْتِ‎ kayyasti	كَيَّسَتْ‎ kayyasat	كَيَّسْتُمَا‎ kayyastumā	كَيَّسَتَا‎ kayyasatā	كَيَّسْنَا‎ kayyasnā	كَيَّسْتُنَّ‎ kayyastunna	كَيَّسْنَ‎ kayyasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَيِّسُ‎ ʾukayyisu	تُكَيِّسُ‎ tukayyisu	يُكَيِّسُ‎ yukayyisu	تُكَيِّسَانِ‎ tukayyisāni	يُكَيِّسَانِ‎ yukayyisāni	نُكَيِّسُ‎ nukayyisu	تُكَيِّسُونَ‎ tukayyisūna	يُكَيِّسُونَ‎ yukayyisūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُكَيِّسُ‎ ʾukayyisu	تُكَيِّسِينَ‎ tukayyisīna	تُكَيِّسُ‎ tukayyisu	تُكَيِّسَانِ‎ tukayyisāni	تُكَيِّسَانِ‎ tukayyisāni	نُكَيِّسُ‎ nukayyisu	تُكَيِّسْنَ‎ tukayyisna	يُكَيِّسْنَ‎ yukayyisna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَيِّسَ‎ ʾukayyisa	تُكَيِّسَ‎ tukayyisa	يُكَيِّسَ‎ yukayyisa	تُكَيِّسَا‎ tukayyisā	يُكَيِّسَا‎ yukayyisā	نُكَيِّسَ‎ nukayyisa	تُكَيِّسُوا‎ tukayyisū	يُكَيِّسُوا‎ yukayyisū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُكَيِّسَ‎ ʾukayyisa	تُكَيِّسِي‎ tukayyisī	تُكَيِّسَ‎ tukayyisa	تُكَيِّسَا‎ tukayyisā	تُكَيِّسَا‎ tukayyisā	نُكَيِّسَ‎ nukayyisa	تُكَيِّسْنَ‎ tukayyisna	يُكَيِّسْنَ‎ yukayyisna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَيِّسْ‎ ʾukayyis	تُكَيِّسْ‎ tukayyis	يُكَيِّسْ‎ yukayyis	تُكَيِّسَا‎ tukayyisā	يُكَيِّسَا‎ yukayyisā	نُكَيِّسْ‎ nukayyis	تُكَيِّسُوا‎ tukayyisū	يُكَيِّسُوا‎ yukayyisū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُكَيِّسْ‎ ʾukayyis	تُكَيِّسِي‎ tukayyisī	تُكَيِّسْ‎ tukayyis	تُكَيِّسَا‎ tukayyisā	تُكَيِّسَا‎ tukayyisā	نُكَيِّسْ‎ nukayyis	تُكَيِّسْنَ‎ tukayyisna	يُكَيِّسْنَ‎ yukayyisna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		كَيِّسْ kayyis		كَيِّسَا‎ kayyisā			كَيِّسُوا‎ kayyisū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		كَيِّسِي‎ kayyisī		كَيِّسَا‎ kayyisā			كَيِّسْنَ‎ kayyisna
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	كُيِّسْتُ‎ kuyyistu	كُيِّسْتَ‎ kuyyista	كُيِّسَ kuyyisa	كُيِّسْتُمَا‎ kuyyistumā	كُيِّسَا‎ kuyyisā	كُيِّسْنَا‎ kuyyisnā	كُيِّسْتُمْ‎ kuyyistum	كُيِّسُوا‎ kuyyisū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	كُيِّسْتُ‎ kuyyistu	كُيِّسْتِ‎ kuyyisti	كُيِّسَتْ‎ kuyyisat	كُيِّسْتُمَا‎ kuyyistumā	كُيِّسَتَا‎ kuyyisatā	كُيِّسْنَا‎ kuyyisnā	كُيِّسْتُنَّ‎ kuyyistunna	كُيِّسْنَ‎ kuyyisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَيَّسُ‎ ʾukayyasu	تُكَيَّسُ‎ tukayyasu	يُكَيَّسُ‎ yukayyasu	تُكَيَّسَانِ‎ tukayyasāni	يُكَيَّسَانِ‎ yukayyasāni	نُكَيَّسُ‎ nukayyasu	تُكَيَّسُونَ‎ tukayyasūna	يُكَيَّسُونَ‎ yukayyasūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُكَيَّسُ‎ ʾukayyasu	تُكَيَّسِينَ‎ tukayyasīna	تُكَيَّسُ‎ tukayyasu	تُكَيَّسَانِ‎ tukayyasāni	تُكَيَّسَانِ‎ tukayyasāni	نُكَيَّسُ‎ nukayyasu	تُكَيَّسْنَ‎ tukayyasna	يُكَيَّسْنَ‎ yukayyasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَيَّسَ‎ ʾukayyasa	تُكَيَّسَ‎ tukayyasa	يُكَيَّسَ‎ yukayyasa	تُكَيَّسَا‎ tukayyasā	يُكَيَّسَا‎ yukayyasā	نُكَيَّسَ‎ nukayyasa	تُكَيَّسُوا‎ tukayyasū	يُكَيَّسُوا‎ yukayyasū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُكَيَّسَ‎ ʾukayyasa	تُكَيَّسِي‎ tukayyasī	تُكَيَّسَ‎ tukayyasa	تُكَيَّسَا‎ tukayyasā	تُكَيَّسَا‎ tukayyasā	نُكَيَّسَ‎ nukayyasa	تُكَيَّسْنَ‎ tukayyasna	يُكَيَّسْنَ‎ yukayyasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَيَّسْ‎ ʾukayyas	تُكَيَّسْ‎ tukayyas	يُكَيَّسْ‎ yukayyas	تُكَيَّسَا‎ tukayyasā	يُكَيَّسَا‎ yukayyasā	نُكَيَّسْ‎ nukayyas	تُكَيَّسُوا‎ tukayyasū	يُكَيَّسُوا‎ yukayyasū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُكَيَّسْ‎ ʾukayyas	تُكَيَّسِي‎ tukayyasī	تُكَيَّسْ‎ tukayyas	تُكَيَّسَا‎ tukayyasā	تُكَيَّسَا‎ tukayyasā	نُكَيَّسْ‎ nukayyas	تُكَيَّسْنَ‎ tukayyasna	يُكَيَّسْنَ‎ yukayyasna

Noun

كَيْس • (kays) m

verbal noun of كَاسَ‎ (kāsa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun كَيْس (kays)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَيْس kays	الْكَيْس‎ al-kays	كَيْس kays
Nominative	كَيْسٌ kaysun	الْكَيْسُ‎ al-kaysu	كَيْسُ kaysu
Accusative	كَيْسًا‎ kaysan	الْكَيْسَ‎ al-kaysa	كَيْسَ kaysa
Genitive	كَيْسٍ kaysin	الْكَيْسِ‎ al-kaysi	كَيْسِ kaysi

References

Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 197
Freytag, Georg (1837), “كيس”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 74
Lane, Edward William (1863), “كيس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2639–2640
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “كيس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen, page 902
Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “كيس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1132

Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkiːs]

Noun

كيس • (kīs) f (plural اكياس‎ (ʾakyās))

bag, sack

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كِيس‎ (kīs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiːs/, [kiːs]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Noun

كيس • (kīs) m (plural كياس‎ (kyās))

bag, sack
‏كيس نيلن‎‎ ― kīs naylon ― plastic bag
‏كيس زبالة‎‎ ― kīs zbāle ― garbage bag, bin line