قسطاس

Arabic

Etymology

Directly from Latin cōnstāns, as an Aramaic intermediate is lacking. See also قِسْط‎ (qisṭ, “share”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qis.tˁaːs/, IPA^(key): /qus.tˁaːs/

Noun

قُسْطَاس or قِسْطَاس • (qusṭās or qisṭās) m (plural قَسَاطِيس‎ (qasāṭīs))

balance, scales
Synonym: مِيزَان‎ (mīzān)

Declension

Declension of noun قُسْطَاس (qusṭās)‎; قِسْطَاس (qisṭās)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُسْطَاس‎; قِسْطَاس qusṭās‎; qisṭās	الْقُسْطَاس‎‎; الْقِسْطَاس‎ al-qusṭās‎; al-qisṭās	قُسْطَاس‎; قِسْطَاس qusṭās‎; qisṭās
Nominative	قُسْطَاسٌ‎; قِسْطَاسٌ qusṭāsun‎; qisṭāsun	الْقُسْطَاسُ‎‎; الْقِسْطَاسُ‎ al-qusṭāsu‎; al-qisṭāsu	قُسْطَاسُ‎; قِسْطَاسُ qusṭāsu‎; qisṭāsu
Accusative	قُسْطَاسًا‎‎; قِسْطَاسًا‎ qusṭāsan‎; qisṭāsan	الْقُسْطَاسَ‎‎; الْقِسْطَاسَ‎ al-qusṭāsa‎; al-qisṭāsa	قُسْطَاسَ‎; قِسْطَاسَ qusṭāsa‎; qisṭāsa
Genitive	قُسْطَاسٍ‎; قِسْطَاسٍ qusṭāsin‎; qisṭāsin	الْقُسْطَاسِ‎‎; الْقِسْطَاسِ‎ al-qusṭāsi‎; al-qisṭāsi	قُسْطَاسِ‎; قِسْطَاسِ qusṭāsi‎; qisṭāsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُسْطَاسَيْن‎‎; قِسْطَاسَيْن‎ qusṭāsayn‎; qisṭāsayn	الْقُسْطَاسَيْن‎‎; الْقِسْطَاسَيْن‎ al-qusṭāsayn‎; al-qisṭāsayn	قُسْطَاسَيْ‎‎; قِسْطَاسَيْ‎ qusṭāsay‎; qisṭāsay
Nominative	قُسْطَاسَانِ‎‎; قِسْطَاسَانِ‎ qusṭāsāni‎; qisṭāsāni	الْقُسْطَاسَانِ‎‎; الْقِسْطَاسَانِ‎ al-qusṭāsāni‎; al-qisṭāsāni	قُسْطَاسَا‎‎; قِسْطَاسَا‎ qusṭāsā‎; qisṭāsā
Accusative	قُسْطَاسَيْنِ‎‎; قِسْطَاسَيْنِ‎ qusṭāsayni‎; qisṭāsayni	الْقُسْطَاسَيْنِ‎‎; الْقِسْطَاسَيْنِ‎ al-qusṭāsayni‎; al-qisṭāsayni	قُسْطَاسَيْ‎‎; قِسْطَاسَيْ‎ qusṭāsay‎; qisṭāsay
Genitive	قُسْطَاسَيْنِ‎‎; قِسْطَاسَيْنِ‎ qusṭāsayni‎; qisṭāsayni	الْقُسْطَاسَيْنِ‎‎; الْقِسْطَاسَيْنِ‎ al-qusṭāsayni‎; al-qisṭāsayni	قُسْطَاسَيْ‎‎; قِسْطَاسَيْ‎ qusṭāsay‎; qisṭāsay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَسَاطِيس‎ qasāṭīs	الْقَسَاطِيس‎ al-qasāṭīs	قَسَاطِيس‎ qasāṭīs
Nominative	قَسَاطِيسُ‎ qasāṭīsu	الْقَسَاطِيسُ‎ al-qasāṭīsu	قَسَاطِيسُ‎ qasāṭīsu
Accusative	قَسَاطِيسَ‎ qasāṭīsa	الْقَسَاطِيسَ‎ al-qasāṭīsa	قَسَاطِيسَ‎ qasāṭīsa
Genitive	قَسَاطِيسَ‎ qasāṭīsa	الْقَسَاطِيسِ‎ al-qasāṭīsi	قَسَاطِيسِ‎ qasāṭīsi

References

Shahîd, Irfan (2008), “Latin Loanwords”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 7
Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 198

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