قصاص

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ق ص ص (q ṣ ṣ)
10 terms

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /qi.sˤaːsˤ/
• Rhymes: -aːsˤ

Noun

قِصَاص • (qiṣāṣ) m

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

Declension

Declension of noun قِصَاص (qiṣāṣ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قِصَاص qiṣāṣ	الْقِصَاص al-qiṣāṣ	قِصَاص qiṣāṣ
nominative	قِصَاصٌ qiṣāṣun	الْقِصَاصُ al-qiṣāṣu	قِصَاصُ qiṣāṣu
accusative	قِصَاصًا qiṣāṣan	الْقِصَاصَ al-qiṣāṣa	قِصَاصَ qiṣāṣa
genitive	قِصَاصٍ qiṣāṣin	الْقِصَاصِ al-qiṣāṣi	قِصَاصِ qiṣāṣi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: qisas
• → Northern Kurdish: qisas
• → Ottoman Turkish: قصاص (ḳıṣaṣ)

  > Turkish: kısas (inherited)

• → Swahili: kisasi
• → Uyghur: قىساس (qisas)
• → Uzbek: qisas

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /qu.sˤaːsˤ/
• Rhymes: -aːsˤ

Noun

قُصَاص • (quṣāṣ) m

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

Declension

Declension of noun قُصَاص (quṣāṣ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قُصَاص quṣāṣ	الْقُصَاص al-quṣāṣ	قُصَاص quṣāṣ
nominative	قُصَاصٌ quṣāṣun	الْقُصَاصُ al-quṣāṣu	قُصَاصُ quṣāṣu
accusative	قُصَاصًا quṣāṣan	الْقُصَاصَ al-quṣāṣa	قُصَاصَ quṣāṣa
genitive	قُصَاصٍ quṣāṣin	الْقُصَاصِ al-quṣāṣi	قُصَاصِ quṣāṣi

Etymology 2

Occupational noun of قَصَّ (qaṣṣa, “to tell a story; to cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qasˤ.sˤaːsˤ/
• Rhymes: -aːsˤ

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

Declension of noun قَصَّاص (qaṣṣāṣ)

singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَصَّاص qaṣṣāṣ	الْقَصَّاص al-qaṣṣāṣ	قَصَّاص qaṣṣāṣ	قَصَّاصَة qaṣṣāṣa	الْقَصَّاصَة al-qaṣṣāṣa	قَصَّاصَة qaṣṣāṣat
nominative	قَصَّاصٌ qaṣṣāṣun	الْقَصَّاصُ al-qaṣṣāṣu	قَصَّاصُ qaṣṣāṣu	قَصَّاصَةٌ qaṣṣāṣatun	الْقَصَّاصَةُ al-qaṣṣāṣatu	قَصَّاصَةُ qaṣṣāṣatu
accusative	قَصَّاصًا qaṣṣāṣan	الْقَصَّاصَ al-qaṣṣāṣa	قَصَّاصَ qaṣṣāṣa	قَصَّاصَةً qaṣṣāṣatan	الْقَصَّاصَةَ al-qaṣṣāṣata	قَصَّاصَةَ qaṣṣāṣata
genitive	قَصَّاصٍ qaṣṣāṣin	الْقَصَّاصِ al-qaṣṣāṣi	قَصَّاصِ qaṣṣāṣi	قَصَّاصَةٍ qaṣṣāṣatin	الْقَصَّاصَةِ al-qaṣṣāṣati	قَصَّاصَةِ qaṣṣāṣati
dual	masculine			feminine
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَصَّاصَيْن qaṣṣāṣayn	الْقَصَّاصَيْن al-qaṣṣāṣayn	قَصَّاصَيْ qaṣṣāṣay	قَصَّاصَتَيْن qaṣṣāṣatayn	الْقَصَّاصَتَيْن al-qaṣṣāṣatayn	قَصَّاصَتَيْ qaṣṣāṣatay
nominative	قَصَّاصَانِ qaṣṣāṣāni	الْقَصَّاصَانِ al-qaṣṣāṣāni	قَصَّاصَا qaṣṣāṣā	قَصَّاصَتَانِ qaṣṣāṣatāni	الْقَصَّاصَتَانِ al-qaṣṣāṣatāni	قَصَّاصَتَا qaṣṣāṣatā
accusative	قَصَّاصَيْنِ qaṣṣāṣayni	الْقَصَّاصَيْنِ al-qaṣṣāṣayni	قَصَّاصَيْ qaṣṣāṣay	قَصَّاصَتَيْنِ qaṣṣāṣatayni	الْقَصَّاصَتَيْنِ al-qaṣṣāṣatayni	قَصَّاصَتَيْ qaṣṣāṣatay
genitive	قَصَّاصَيْنِ qaṣṣāṣayni	الْقَصَّاصَيْنِ al-qaṣṣāṣayni	قَصَّاصَيْ qaṣṣāṣay	قَصَّاصَتَيْنِ qaṣṣāṣatayni	الْقَصَّاصَتَيْنِ al-qaṣṣāṣatayni	قَصَّاصَتَيْ qaṣṣāṣatay
plural	masculine			feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَصَّاصِين qaṣṣāṣīn	الْقَصَّاصِين al-qaṣṣāṣīn	قَصَّاصِي qaṣṣāṣī	قَصَّاصَات qaṣṣāṣāt	الْقَصَّاصَات al-qaṣṣāṣāt	قَصَّاصَات qaṣṣāṣāt
nominative	قَصَّاصُونَ qaṣṣāṣūna	الْقَصَّاصُونَ al-qaṣṣāṣūna	قَصَّاصُو qaṣṣāṣū	قَصَّاصَاتٌ qaṣṣāṣātun	الْقَصَّاصَاتُ al-qaṣṣāṣātu	قَصَّاصَاتُ qaṣṣāṣātu
accusative	قَصَّاصِينَ qaṣṣāṣīna	الْقَصَّاصِينَ al-qaṣṣāṣīna	قَصَّاصِي qaṣṣāṣī	قَصَّاصَاتٍ qaṣṣāṣātin	الْقَصَّاصَاتِ al-qaṣṣāṣāti	قَصَّاصَاتِ qaṣṣāṣāti
genitive	قَصَّاصِينَ qaṣṣāṣīna	الْقَصَّاصِينَ al-qaṣṣāṣīna	قَصَّاصِي qaṣṣāṣī	قَصَّاصَاتٍ qaṣṣāṣātin	الْقَصَّاصَاتِ al-qaṣṣāṣāti	قَصَّاصَاتِ qaṣṣāṣāti

Etymology 3

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

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qɪ.sɑːs/

Noun

قِصاص • (qisās) m (Hindi spelling क़िसास)

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

References

• “قصاص”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “قصاص”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.