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”). The presence of a denominal verb from قِسْطَاس‎ (qisṭās, “weigher”) is also possible.

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 الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقَسِّطُ‎ ʔuqassiṭu	تُقَسِّطُ‎ tuqassiṭu	يُقَسِّطُ‎ yuqassiṭu	تُقَسِّطَانِ‎ tuqassiṭāni	يُقَسِّطَانِ‎ yuqassiṭāni	نُقَسِّطُ‎ nuqassiṭu	تُقَسِّطُونَ‎ tuqassiṭūna	يُقَسِّطُونَ‎ yuqassiṭūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُقَسِّطُ‎ ʔuqassiṭu	تُقَسِّطِينَ‎ tuqassiṭīna	تُقَسِّطُ‎ tuqassiṭu	تُقَسِّطَانِ‎ tuqassiṭāni	تُقَسِّطَانِ‎ tuqassiṭāni	نُقَسِّطُ‎ nuqassiṭu	تُقَسِّطْنَ‎ tuqassiṭna	يُقَسِّطْنَ‎ yuqassiṭna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَسِّطَ‎ ʔuqassiṭa	تُقَسِّطَ‎ tuqassiṭa	يُقَسِّطَ‎ yuqassiṭa	تُقَسِّطَا‎ tuqassiṭā	يُقَسِّطَا‎ yuqassiṭā	نُقَسِّطَ‎ nuqassiṭa	تُقَسِّطُوا‎ tuqassiṭū	يُقَسِّطُوا‎ yuqassiṭū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُقَسِّطَ‎ ʔuqassiṭa	تُقَسِّطِي‎ tuqassiṭī	تُقَسِّطَ‎ tuqassiṭa	تُقَسِّطَا‎ tuqassiṭā	تُقَسِّطَا‎ tuqassiṭā	نُقَسِّطَ‎ nuqassiṭa	تُقَسِّطْنَ‎ tuqassiṭna	يُقَسِّطْنَ‎ yuqassiṭna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقَسِّطْ‎ ʔuqassiṭ	تُقَسِّطْ‎ tuqassiṭ	يُقَسِّطْ‎ yuqassiṭ	تُقَسِّطَا‎ tuqassiṭā	يُقَسِّطَا‎ yuqassiṭā	نُقَسِّطْ‎ nuqassiṭ	تُقَسِّطُوا‎ tuqassiṭū	يُقَسِّطُوا‎ yuqassiṭū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُقَسِّطْ‎ ʔuqassiṭ	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 الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقَسَّطُ‎ ʔuqassaṭu	تُقَسَّطُ‎ tuqassaṭu	يُقَسَّطُ‎ yuqassaṭu	تُقَسَّطَانِ‎ tuqassaṭāni	يُقَسَّطَانِ‎ yuqassaṭāni	نُقَسَّطُ‎ nuqassaṭu	تُقَسَّطُونَ‎ tuqassaṭūna	يُقَسَّطُونَ‎ yuqassaṭūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُقَسَّطُ‎ ʔuqassaṭu	تُقَسَّطِينَ‎ tuqassaṭīna	تُقَسَّطُ‎ tuqassaṭu	تُقَسَّطَانِ‎ tuqassaṭāni	تُقَسَّطَانِ‎ tuqassaṭāni	نُقَسَّطُ‎ nuqassaṭu	تُقَسَّطْنَ‎ tuqassaṭna	يُقَسَّطْنَ‎ yuqassaṭna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَسَّطَ‎ ʔuqassaṭa	تُقَسَّطَ‎ tuqassaṭa	يُقَسَّطَ‎ yuqassaṭa	تُقَسَّطَا‎ tuqassaṭā	يُقَسَّطَا‎ yuqassaṭā	نُقَسَّطَ‎ nuqassaṭa	تُقَسَّطُوا‎ tuqassaṭū	يُقَسَّطُوا‎ yuqassaṭū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُقَسَّطَ‎ ʔuqassaṭa	تُقَسَّطِي‎ tuqassaṭī	تُقَسَّطَ‎ tuqassaṭa	تُقَسَّطَا‎ tuqassaṭā	تُقَسَّطَا‎ tuqassaṭā	نُقَسَّطَ‎ nuqassaṭa	تُقَسَّطْنَ‎ tuqassaṭna	يُقَسَّطْنَ‎ yuqassaṭna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقَسَّطْ‎ ʔuqassaṭ	تُقَسَّطْ‎ tuqassaṭ	يُقَسَّطْ‎ yuqassaṭ	تُقَسَّطَا‎ tuqassaṭā	يُقَسَّطَا‎ yuqassaṭā	نُقَسَّطْ‎ nuqassaṭ	تُقَسَّطُوا‎ tuqassaṭū	يُقَسَّطُوا‎ yuqassaṭū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُقَسَّطْ‎ ʔuqassaṭ	تُقَسَّطِي‎ tuqassaṭī	تُقَسَّطْ‎ tuqassaṭ	تُقَسَّطَا‎ tuqassaṭā	تُقَسَّطَا‎ tuqassaṭā	نُقَسَّطْ‎ nuqassaṭ	تُقَسَّطْنَ‎ tuqassaṭna	يُقَسَّطْنَ‎ yuqassaṭna

Noun

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

a vague amount or time of
‏خُذ قِسْطاً مِن الراحة!‎‎ ― ḵuḏ qisṭan min ar-rāḥa! ― Get some rest!
equity
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:21:
  ‏إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَكۡفُرُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَقۡتُلُونَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ بِغَيۡرِ حَقّٖ وَيَقۡتُلُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَأۡمُرُونَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ فَبَشِّرۡهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ.‎‎
  Lo! those who disbelieve the revelations of Allah, and slay the prophets wrongfully, and slay those of mankind who enjoin equity: promise them a painful doom.
equitability
lot, portion, share, tranche
1. installment
2. meed, premium
3. payment, payout

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 ʔaqsāṭ	الْأَقْسَاط‎ al-ʔaqsāṭ	أَقْسَاط‎ ʔaqsāṭ
Nominative	أَقْسَاطٌ‎ ʔaqsāṭun	الْأَقْسَاطُ‎ al-ʔaqsāṭu	أَقْسَاطُ‎ ʔaqsāṭu
Accusative	أَقْسَاطًا‎ ʔaqsāṭan	الْأَقْسَاطَ‎ al-ʔaqsāṭa	أَقْسَاطَ‎ ʔaqsāṭa
Genitive	أَقْسَاطٍ‎ ʔaqsāṭin	الْأَقْسَاطِ‎ al-ʔaqsāṭi	أَقْسَاطِ‎ ʔaqsāṭi

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: قسط‎ (qıst)
→ Persian: قسط‎ (qest)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: क़िस्त (qist)

Urdu: قسط‎ (qist)

→Bengali: কিস্তি (kisti)

Noun

قَسْط • (qasṭ) m

injustice

Declension

Declension of noun قَسْط (qasṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَسْط qasṭ	الْقَسْط‎ al-qasṭ	قَسْط qasṭ
Nominative	قَسْطٌ qasṭun	الْقَسْطُ‎ al-qasṭu	قَسْطُ qasṭu
Accusative	قَسْطًا‎ qasṭan	الْقَسْطَ‎ al-qasṭa	قَسْطَ qasṭa
Genitive	قَسْطٍ qasṭin	الْقَسْطِ‎ al-qasṭi	قَسْطِ qasṭi

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 costus (syns. Saussurea lappa, Aucklandia lappa))

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

Descendants

→ Middle Armenian: ղուստ (łust), խուստ (xust), կոստ (kost), կօստ (kōst)
→ Coptic: ⲕⲟⲩⲥ̅ⲧ (kous̅t)

Anagrams

طَقْس‎ (ṭaqs)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (qist, “installment”), itself from Arabic قِسْط‎ (qisṭ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qɪst̪/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /xɪst̪/
Rhymes: -ɪst̪

Noun

قِسْط • (qist̤) f (Hindi spelling क़िस्त)

(broadcasting) episode (of a television show)
‏گُزِشْتَہ قِسْط‎ ― guziśtā qist ― previous episode
(finance) installment, partial payment
share, portion

Declension

Declension of قسط
	singular	plural
direct	قِسْط‎ (qist)	قِسْطیں‎ (qistẽ)
oblique	قِسْط‎ (qist)	قِسْطوں‎ (qistõ)
vocative	قِسْط‎ (qist)	قِسْطو‎ (qisto)

References

“قسط”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“قسط”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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