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/
  • (bow)::
    (file)

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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