قوس

See also: قوش‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق و س‎ (q-w-s). Compare Ugaritic 𐎖𐎌𐎚 (qšt), Akkadian 𒄑𒉼 (qaštum, “bow”) and Hebrew קֶשֶׁת‎ (qéšeṯ).

Pronunciation

  • Verb I: IPA(key): /qa.wi.sa/
  • Verb II: IPA(key): /qaw.wa.sa/
  • Noun: IPA(key): /qaws/
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Verb

قَوِسَ • (qawisa) I, non-past يَقْوَسُ‎‎ (yaqwasu)

  1. to be/become bent/curved
  2. to form or make a curved shape

Conjugation

Verb

قَوَّسَ • (qawwasa) II, non-past يُقَوِّسُ‎‎ (yuqawwisu)

  1. to bend, to curve, to write

Conjugation

Noun

قَوْس • (qaws) m or f (plural أَقْواس‎ (ʔaqwās) or قُسِيّ‎ (qusiyy) or قِسِيّ‎ (qisiyy))

  1. bow, curve, twist
  2. (weaponry) bow
  3. (architecture) bow, arch, vault
  4. (typography) parenthesis, bracket

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Maltese: qaws
  • → Azerbaijani: qövs
  • → Classical Malay: kaus
  • → Turkish: kavis

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَوْس‎ (qaws).

Pronunciation

Noun

قوس • (qōs) m (plural اقواس‎ (aqwās))

  1. arch
  2. bow (tool)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَوْس‎ (qaws).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡoːs/

Noun

قوس • (gōs) m (plural أقواس‎ (ʔagwās))

  1. arch
  2. bow (used in hunting or wars)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَوْس‎ (qaws).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔoːs/, [ʔoːs]

Noun

قوس • (ʔōs) m (plural أقواس‎ (ʔaʔwās))

  1. arch, bow
  2. rainbow
  3. (astrology) Sagittarius

See also

Signs of the Zodiac · الأبراج‎ (il-ʔabrāj)
الحمل‎ (il-ḥamal, “Aries”) التور‎ (it-tōr, “Taurus”) الجوزاء‎ (il-jōzāʔ, “Gemini”) السرطان‎ (is-saraṭān, “Cancer”)
الأسد‎ (il-ʔasad, “Leo”) العذراء‎ (il-ʕazrāʔ, “Virgo”) الميزان‎ (il-mīzān, “Libra”) العقرب‎ (il-ʕaqrab, “Scorpio”)
القوس (il-ʔōs, “Sagittarius”) الجدي‎ (il-jidi, “Capricorn”) الدلو‎ (id-dalu, “Aquarius”) الحوت‎ (il-ḥūt, “Pisces”)
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