قسط

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ق س ط‎ (q-s-ṭ). If the noun goes so far as to mean justice, it is perhaps a semantic loan from Classical Syriac ܩܘܼܫܬܿܵܐ‎ (qūštā, “truth, rectitude, justice”), while others go even so far as to consider a borrowing from Latin iūstitia, whereas the use for a measure is Aramaic קִיסְטָא‎ / ܩܸܣܛܵܐ‎ (qesṭā) from Byzantine Greek ξέστης (xéstēs) from Latin sextārius (“a cubic measure”). See also قِسْطَاس‎ (qisṭās, “scales, balance”) which is said to be from Latin cōnstāns.

Verb

قَسَّطَ • (qassaṭa) II, non-past يُقَسِّطُ‎‎ (yuqassiṭu)

to dispense, to allot

Conjugation

Conjugation of

قَسَّطَ

(form-II sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَقْسِيط‎ taqsīṭ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُقَسِّط‎ muqassiṭ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُقَسَّط‎ muqassaṭ
		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	قَسَّطْتُ‎ qassaṭtu	قَسَّطْتَ‎ qassaṭta	قَسَّطَ qassaṭa	قَسَّطْتُمَا‎ qassaṭtumā	قَسَّطَا‎ qassaṭā	قَسَّطْنَا‎ qassaṭnā	قَسَّطْتُمْ‎ qassaṭtum	قَسَّطُوا‎ qassaṭū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	قَسَّطْتُ‎ qassaṭtu	قَسَّطْتِ‎ qassaṭti	قَسَّطَتْ‎ qassaṭat	قَسَّطْتُمَا‎ qassaṭtumā	قَسَّطَتَا‎ qassaṭatā	قَسَّطْنَا‎ qassaṭnā	قَسَّطْتُنَّ‎ qassaṭtunna	قَسَّطْنَ‎ qassaṭna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُقَسِّطُ‎ ʾuqassiṭu	تُقَسِّطُ‎ tuqassiṭu	يُقَسِّطُ‎ yuqassiṭu	تُقَسِّطَانِ‎ tuqassiṭāni	يُقَسِّطَانِ‎ yuqassiṭāni	نُقَسِّطُ‎ nuqassiṭu	تُقَسِّطُونَ‎ tuqassiṭūna	يُقَسِّطُونَ‎ yuqassiṭūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	أُقَسِّطُ‎ ʾuqassiṭu	تُقَسِّطِينَ‎ tuqassiṭīna	تُقَسِّطُ‎ tuqassiṭu	تُقَسِّطَانِ‎ tuqassiṭāni	تُقَسِّطَانِ‎ tuqassiṭāni	نُقَسِّطُ‎ nuqassiṭu	تُقَسِّطْنَ‎ tuqassiṭna	يُقَسِّطْنَ‎ yuqassiṭna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَسِّطَ‎ ʾuqassiṭa	تُقَسِّطَ‎ tuqassiṭa	يُقَسِّطَ‎ yuqassiṭa	تُقَسِّطَا‎ tuqassiṭā	يُقَسِّطَا‎ yuqassiṭā	نُقَسِّطَ‎ nuqassiṭa	تُقَسِّطُوا‎ tuqassiṭū	يُقَسِّطُوا‎ yuqassiṭū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُقَسِّطَ‎ ʾuqassiṭa	تُقَسِّطِي‎ tuqassiṭī	تُقَسِّطَ‎ tuqassiṭa	تُقَسِّطَا‎ tuqassiṭā	تُقَسِّطَا‎ tuqassiṭā	نُقَسِّطَ‎ nuqassiṭa	تُقَسِّطْنَ‎ tuqassiṭna	يُقَسِّطْنَ‎ yuqassiṭna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقَسِّطْ‎ ʾuqassiṭ	تُقَسِّطْ‎ tuqassiṭ	يُقَسِّطْ‎ yuqassiṭ	تُقَسِّطَا‎ tuqassiṭā	يُقَسِّطَا‎ yuqassiṭā	نُقَسِّطْ‎ nuqassiṭ	تُقَسِّطُوا‎ tuqassiṭū	يُقَسِّطُوا‎ yuqassiṭū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُقَسِّطْ‎ ʾuqassiṭ	تُقَسِّطِي‎ tuqassiṭī	تُقَسِّطْ‎ tuqassiṭ	تُقَسِّطَا‎ tuqassiṭā	تُقَسِّطَا‎ tuqassiṭā	نُقَسِّطْ‎ nuqassiṭ	تُقَسِّطْنَ‎ tuqassiṭna	يُقَسِّطْنَ‎ yuqassiṭna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		قَسِّطْ qassiṭ		قَسِّطَا‎ qassiṭā			قَسِّطُوا‎ qassiṭū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		قَسِّطِي‎ qassiṭī		قَسِّطَا‎ qassiṭā			قَسِّطْنَ‎ qassiṭna
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	قُسِّطْتُ‎ qussiṭtu	قُسِّطْتَ‎ qussiṭta	قُسِّطَ qussiṭa	قُسِّطْتُمَا‎ qussiṭtumā	قُسِّطَا‎ qussiṭā	قُسِّطْنَا‎ qussiṭnā	قُسِّطْتُمْ‎ qussiṭtum	قُسِّطُوا‎ qussiṭū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	قُسِّطْتُ‎ qussiṭtu	قُسِّطْتِ‎ qussiṭti	قُسِّطَتْ‎ qussiṭat	قُسِّطْتُمَا‎ qussiṭtumā	قُسِّطَتَا‎ qussiṭatā	قُسِّطْنَا‎ qussiṭnā	قُسِّطْتُنَّ‎ qussiṭtunna	قُسِّطْنَ‎ qussiṭna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُقَسَّطُ‎ ʾuqassaṭu	تُقَسَّطُ‎ tuqassaṭu	يُقَسَّطُ‎ yuqassaṭu	تُقَسَّطَانِ‎ tuqassaṭāni	يُقَسَّطَانِ‎ yuqassaṭāni	نُقَسَّطُ‎ nuqassaṭu	تُقَسَّطُونَ‎ tuqassaṭūna	يُقَسَّطُونَ‎ yuqassaṭūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	أُقَسَّطُ‎ ʾuqassaṭu	تُقَسَّطِينَ‎ tuqassaṭīna	تُقَسَّطُ‎ tuqassaṭu	تُقَسَّطَانِ‎ tuqassaṭāni	تُقَسَّطَانِ‎ tuqassaṭāni	نُقَسَّطُ‎ nuqassaṭu	تُقَسَّطْنَ‎ tuqassaṭna	يُقَسَّطْنَ‎ yuqassaṭna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَسَّطَ‎ ʾuqassaṭa	تُقَسَّطَ‎ tuqassaṭa	يُقَسَّطَ‎ yuqassaṭa	تُقَسَّطَا‎ tuqassaṭā	يُقَسَّطَا‎ yuqassaṭā	نُقَسَّطَ‎ nuqassaṭa	تُقَسَّطُوا‎ tuqassaṭū	يُقَسَّطُوا‎ yuqassaṭū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُقَسَّطَ‎ ʾuqassaṭa	تُقَسَّطِي‎ tuqassaṭī	تُقَسَّطَ‎ tuqassaṭa	تُقَسَّطَا‎ tuqassaṭā	تُقَسَّطَا‎ tuqassaṭā	نُقَسَّطَ‎ nuqassaṭa	تُقَسَّطْنَ‎ tuqassaṭna	يُقَسَّطْنَ‎ yuqassaṭna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقَسَّطْ‎ ʾuqassaṭ	تُقَسَّطْ‎ tuqassaṭ	يُقَسَّطْ‎ yuqassaṭ	تُقَسَّطَا‎ tuqassaṭā	يُقَسَّطَا‎ yuqassaṭā	نُقَسَّطْ‎ nuqassaṭ	تُقَسَّطُوا‎ tuqassaṭū	يُقَسَّطُوا‎ yuqassaṭū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُقَسَّطْ‎ ʾuqassaṭ	تُقَسَّطِي‎ tuqassaṭī	تُقَسَّطْ‎ tuqassaṭ	تُقَسَّطَا‎ tuqassaṭā	تُقَسَّطَا‎ tuqassaṭā	نُقَسَّطْ‎ nuqassaṭ	تُقَسَّطْنَ‎ tuqassaṭna	يُقَسَّطْنَ‎ yuqassaṭna

Noun

قِسْط • (qisṭ) m (plural أَقْسَاط‎ (ʾaqsāṭ))

equitability
lot, share, portion, tranche
1. installment
2. meed, premium
3. payment, payout

Usage notes

This noun can be used like “a portion of” is said in colloquial English – often translateable as “some”. It is thus similar in construction to بَعْض‎ (baʿḍ) or بِضْع‎ (biḍʿ).

Declension

Declension of noun قِسْط (qisṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِسْط qisṭ	الْقِسْط‎ al-qisṭ	قِسْط qisṭ
Nominative	قِسْطٌ qisṭun	الْقِسْطُ‎ al-qisṭu	قِسْطُ qisṭu
Accusative	قِسْطًا‎ qisṭan	الْقِسْطَ‎ al-qisṭa	قِسْطَ qisṭa
Genitive	قِسْطٍ qisṭin	الْقِسْطِ‎ al-qisṭi	قِسْطِ qisṭi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِسْطَيْن‎ qisṭayn	الْقِسْطَيْن‎ al-qisṭayn	قِسْطَيْ‎ qisṭay
Nominative	قِسْطَانِ‎ qisṭāni	الْقِسْطَانِ‎ al-qisṭāni	قِسْطَا‎ qisṭā
Accusative	قِسْطَيْنِ‎ qisṭayni	الْقِسْطَيْنِ‎ al-qisṭayni	قِسْطَيْ‎ qisṭay
Genitive	قِسْطَيْنِ‎ qisṭayni	الْقِسْطَيْنِ‎ al-qisṭayni	قِسْطَيْ‎ qisṭay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَقْسَاط‎ ʾaqsāṭ	الْأَقْسَاط‎ al-ʾaqsāṭ	أَقْسَاط‎ ʾaqsāṭ
Nominative	أَقْسَاطٌ‎ ʾaqsāṭun	الْأَقْسَاطُ‎ al-ʾaqsāṭu	أَقْسَاطُ‎ ʾaqsāṭu
Accusative	أَقْسَاطًا‎ ʾaqsāṭan	الْأَقْسَاطَ‎ al-ʾaqsāṭa	أَقْسَاطَ‎ ʾaqsāṭa
Genitive	أَقْسَاطٍ‎ ʾaqsāṭin	الْأَقْسَاطِ‎ al-ʾaqsāṭi	أَقْسَاطِ‎ ʾaqsāṭi

Descendants

Persian: قسط‎ (qest)
Hindi: क़िस्त (qist)

References

Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 205
Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 237–238
Shahîd, Irfan (2008), “Latin Loanwords”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 7
“qsṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“qšwṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos), from Sanskrit कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha).

Noun

قُسْط • (qusṭ) m

costus (both Costus gen. and Saussurea lappa syn. Saussurea costus)

Declension

Declension of noun قُسْط (qusṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُسْط qusṭ	الْقُسْط‎ al-qusṭ	قُسْط qusṭ
Nominative	قُسْطٌ qusṭun	الْقُسْطُ‎ al-qusṭu	قُسْطُ qusṭu
Accusative	قُسْطًا‎ qusṭan	الْقُسْطَ‎ al-qusṭa	قُسْطَ qusṭa
Genitive	قُسْطٍ qusṭin	الْقُسْطِ‎ al-qusṭi	قُسْطِ qusṭi

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