قسيس

Arabic
قسيس

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ‎ (qaššīšā, “priest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qis.siːs/

Noun

قِسِّيس • (qissīs) m (plural قِسِّيسُون‎ (qissīsūn) or قَسَاوِسَة‎ (qasāwisa) or قَسَاقِسَة‎ (qasāqisa))

  1. (Christianity) priest, clergyman, minister, pastor, parson
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:82:
      ‏ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ مِنْهُمْ قِسِّيسِينَ وَرُهْبَانًا وَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ‎
      ḏālika biʔanna minhum qissīsīna waruhbānan waʔannahum lā yastakbirūna
      That is because among them are priests and monks and that they are not arrogant.

Declension
Declension of noun قِسِّيس (qissīs)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِسِّيس
qissīs		 الْقِسِّيس‎
al-qissīs		 قِسِّيس
qissīs
Nominative قِسِّيسٌ
qissīsun		 الْقِسِّيسُ‎
al-qissīsu		 قِسِّيسُ
qissīsu
Accusative قِسِّيسًا‎
qissīsan		 الْقِسِّيسَ‎
al-qissīsa		 قِسِّيسَ
qissīsa
Genitive قِسِّيسٍ
qissīsin		 الْقِسِّيسِ‎
al-qissīsi		 قِسِّيسِ
qissīsi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِسِّيسَيْن‎
qissīsayn		 الْقِسِّيسَيْن‎
al-qissīsayn		 قِسِّيسَيْ‎
qissīsay
Nominative قِسِّيسَانِ‎
qissīsāni		 الْقِسِّيسَانِ‎
al-qissīsāni		 قِسِّيسَا‎
qissīsā
Accusative قِسِّيسَيْنِ‎
qissīsayni		 الْقِسِّيسَيْنِ‎
al-qissīsayni		 قِسِّيسَيْ‎
qissīsay
Genitive قِسِّيسَيْنِ‎
qissīsayni		 الْقِسِّيسَيْنِ‎
al-qissīsayni		 قِسِّيسَيْ‎
qissīsay
Plural sound masculine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِسِّيسِين‎‎; قَسَاوِسَة‎‎; قَسَاقِسَة‎
qissīsīn‎; qasāwisa‎; qasāqisa		 الْقِسِّيسِين‎‎; الْقَسَاوِسَة‎‎; الْقَسَاقِسَة‎
al-qissīsīn‎; al-qasāwisa‎; al-qasāqisa		 قِسِّيسِي‎‎; قَسَاوِسَة‎‎; قَسَاقِسَة‎
qissīsī‎; qasāwisat‎; qasāqisat
Nominative قِسِّيسُونَ‎‎; قَسَاوِسَةٌ‎‎; قَسَاقِسَةٌ‎
qissīsūna‎; qasāwisatun‎; qasāqisatun		 الْقِسِّيسُونَ‎‎; الْقَسَاوِسَةُ‎‎; الْقَسَاقِسَةُ‎
al-qissīsūna‎; al-qasāwisatu‎; al-qasāqisatu		 قِسِّيسُو‎‎; قَسَاوِسَةُ‎‎; قَسَاقِسَةُ‎
qissīsū‎; qasāwisatu‎; qasāqisatu
Accusative قِسِّيسِينَ‎‎; قَسَاوِسَةً‎‎; قَسَاقِسَةً‎
qissīsīna‎; qasāwisatan‎; qasāqisatan		 الْقِسِّيسِينَ‎‎; الْقَسَاوِسَةَ‎‎; الْقَسَاقِسَةَ‎
al-qissīsīna‎; al-qasāwisata‎; al-qasāqisata		 قِسِّيسِي‎‎; قَسَاوِسَةَ‎‎; قَسَاقِسَةَ‎
qissīsī‎; qasāwisata‎; qasāqisata
Genitive قِسِّيسِينَ‎‎; قَسَاوِسَةٍ‎‎; قَسَاقِسَةٍ‎
qissīsīna‎; qasāwisatin‎; qasāqisatin		 الْقِسِّيسِينَ‎‎; الْقَسَاوِسَةِ‎‎; الْقَسَاقِسَةِ‎
al-qissīsīna‎; al-qasāwisati‎; al-qasāqisati		 قِسِّيسِي‎‎; قَسَاوِسَةِ‎‎; قَسَاقِسَةِ‎
qissīsī‎; qasāwisati‎; qasāqisati

Descendants
  • → Swahili: kasisi

See also

References
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 275
  • Rudolph, Wilhelm (1922) Die Abhängigkeit des Qorans von Judentum und Christentum (in German), Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer, page 7
  • Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “قسيس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1023
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