مقياس

Arabic

Root
ق ي س (q-y-s)

Etymology

Tool noun from the verb قَاسَ (qāsa, to measure).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miq.jaːs/

Noun

مِقْياس (miqyās) m (plural مَقَايِيس (maqāyīs))

  1. standard, scale (for comparison)
    مِقْيَاس الحَق وَالبَاطْلThe standard for right and wrong
    مِقْيَاس الرَّسْمmiqyās ar-rasmscale ratio (for mapping, etc)
  2. tool for measurement
    مِقْيَاس الحَرَارَةmiqyās al-ḥarārathermometer

Declension

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