قصاص

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ق ص ص‎ (q-ṣ-ṣ).

Noun

قِصَاص • (qiṣāṣ) m

  1. verbal noun of قَاصَّ‎ (qāṣṣa) (form III)
    1. talion, retaliation
Declension

Noun

قُصَاص • (quṣāṣ) m

  1. the part where the growth of the hair terminates and it gets cut
Declension

Noun

قَصَّاص • (qaṣṣāṣ) m (plural قَصَّاصُون‎ (qaṣṣāṣūn), feminine قَصَّاصَة‎ (qaṣṣāṣa))

  1. one who clips or cuts often
  2. one who follows tracks
  3. one who recounts tales, narrator, storyteller
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

قِصَاص • (qiṣāṣ) m pl

  1. plural of قَصّ‎ (qaṣṣ)

Noun

قِصَاص • (qiṣāṣ) f pl

  1. plural of قَصَّة‎ (qaṣṣa)
  2. plural of قِصَّة‎ (qiṣṣa)

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic قِصَاص‎ (qiṣāṣ).

Pronunciation

Noun

قِصاص • (qisās) m (Hindi spelling क़िसास)

  1. retaliation, punishment for murder
  2. (law) retaliation law

References

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