كيس

See also: کیش and گیس

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic כִּיסָא (kīsā, “sack; purse”); from Akkadian 𒋢𒃻𒉌𒌓 (kīsum, “leather bag for weights and silver”); cognates with Classical Syriac ܟܺܝܣܳܐ (kīsā) and Hebrew כִּיס (kis).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiːs/

Noun

كِيس • (kīs) m or f (plural أَكْيَاس (ʔakyās) or كِيَسَة (kiyasa))

Declension

Declension of noun كِيس (kīs)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِيس kīs	الْكِيس al-kīs	كِيس kīs
Nominative	كِيسٌ kīsun	الْكِيسُ al-kīsu	كِيسُ kīsu
Accusative	كِيسًا kīsan	الْكِيسَ al-kīsa	كِيسَ kīsa
Genitive	كِيسٍ kīsin	الْكِيسِ al-kīsi	كِيسِ kīsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِيسَيْن kīsayn	الْكِيسَيْن al-kīsayn	كِيسَيْ kīsay
Nominative	كِيسَانِ kīsāni	الْكِيسَانِ al-kīsāni	كِيسَا kīsā
Accusative	كِيسَيْنِ kīsayni	الْكِيسَيْنِ al-kīsayni	كِيسَيْ kīsay
Genitive	كِيسَيْنِ kīsayni	الْكِيسَيْنِ al-kīsayni	كِيسَيْ kīsay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَكْيَاس‎; كِيَسَة ʔakyās‎; kiyasa	الْأَكْيَاس‎; الْكِيَسَة al-ʔakyās‎; al-kiyasa	أَكْيَاس‎; كِيَسَة ʔakyās‎; kiyasat
Nominative	أَكْيَاسٌ‎; كِيَسَةٌ ʔakyāsun‎; kiyasatun	الْأَكْيَاسُ‎; الْكِيَسَةُ al-ʔakyāsu‎; al-kiyasatu	أَكْيَاسُ‎; كِيَسَةُ ʔakyāsu‎; kiyasatu
Accusative	أَكْيَاسًا‎; كِيَسَةً ʔakyāsan‎; kiyasatan	الْأَكْيَاسَ‎; الْكِيَسَةَ al-ʔakyāsa‎; al-kiyasata	أَكْيَاسَ‎; كِيَسَةَ ʔakyāsa‎; kiyasata
Genitive	أَكْيَاسٍ‎; كِيَسَةٍ ʔakyāsin‎; kiyasatin	الْأَكْيَاسِ‎; الْكِيَسَةِ al-ʔakyāsi‎; al-kiyasati	أَكْيَاسِ‎; كِيَسَةِ ʔakyāsi‎; kiyasati

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: چيس (čīs)
⇒? Old Galician-Portuguese: aciqua
⇒? Spanish: cica
Alaba: kiisa
Hadiyya: kiisa
Kambaata: kiisa
Oromo: kiisi
Shinasha: kiisiya
Wolaytta: kiisiya
Yemsa: kiisi

Etymology 2

Root
ك ي س (k y s)
4 terms

Adjective

كَيِّس • (kayyis) (feminine كَيِّسَة (kayyisa), masculine plural أَكْيَاس (ʔakyās) or كَيْسَى (kaysā), feminine plural كِيَاس (kiyās), elative أَكْيَس (ʔakyas))

cunning, acute, sharp-witted, shrewd

Declension

Declension of adjective كَيِّس (kayyis)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَيِّس kayyis	الْكَيِّس al-kayyis	كَيِّسَة kayyisa	الْكَيِّسَة al-kayyisa
Nominative	كَيِّسٌ kayyisun	الْكَيِّسُ al-kayyisu	كَيِّسَةٌ kayyisatun	الْكَيِّسَةُ al-kayyisatu
Accusative	كَيِّسًا kayyisan	الْكَيِّسَ al-kayyisa	كَيِّسَةً kayyisatan	الْكَيِّسَةَ al-kayyisata
Genitive	كَيِّسٍ kayyisin	الْكَيِّسِ al-kayyisi	كَيِّسَةٍ kayyisatin	الْكَيِّسَةِ al-kayyisati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	كَيِّسَيْن kayyisayn	الْكَيِّسَيْن al-kayyisayn	كَيِّسَتَيْن kayyisatayn	الْكَيِّسَتَيْن al-kayyisatayn
Nominative	كَيِّسَانِ kayyisāni	الْكَيِّسَانِ al-kayyisāni	كَيِّسَتَانِ kayyisatāni	الْكَيِّسَتَانِ al-kayyisatāni
Accusative	كَيِّسَيْنِ kayyisayni	الْكَيِّسَيْنِ al-kayyisayni	كَيِّسَتَيْنِ kayyisatayni	الْكَيِّسَتَيْنِ al-kayyisatayni
Genitive	كَيِّسَيْنِ kayyisayni	الْكَيِّسَيْنِ al-kayyisayni	كَيِّسَتَيْنِ kayyisatayni	الْكَيِّسَتَيْنِ al-kayyisatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural invariable		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَكْيَاس‎; كَيْسَى ʔakyās‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاس‎; الْكَيْسَى al-ʔakyās‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاس kiyās	الْكِيَاس al-kiyās
Nominative	أَكْيَاسٌ‎; كَيْسَى ʔakyāsun‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاسُ‎; الْكَيْسَى al-ʔakyāsu‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاسٌ kiyāsun	الْكِيَاسُ al-kiyāsu
Accusative	أَكْيَاسًا‎; كَيْسَى ʔakyāsan‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاسَ‎; الْكَيْسَى al-ʔakyāsa‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاسًا kiyāsan	الْكِيَاسَ al-kiyāsa
Genitive	أَكْيَاسٍ‎; كَيْسَى ʔakyāsin‎; kaysā	الْأَكْيَاسِ‎; الْكَيْسَى al-ʔakyāsi‎; al-kaysā	كِيَاسٍ kiyāsin	الْكِيَاسِ al-kiyāsi

Verb

كَيَّسَ • (kayyasa) II (non-past يُكَيِّسُ (yukayyisu), verbal noun تَكْيِيس (takyīs))

to render clever, to make sharp in intellect

Conjugation

Conjugation of كَيَّسَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَكْيِيس)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَكْيِيس takyīs
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُكَيِّس mukayyis
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُكَيَّس mukayyas
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كَيَّسْتُ kayyastu	كَيَّسْتَ kayyasta	كَيَّسَ kayyasa	كَيَّسْتُمَا kayyastumā	كَيَّسَا kayyasā	كَيَّسْنَا kayyasnā	كَيَّسْتُمْ kayyastum	كَيَّسُوا kayyasū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	كَيَّسْتُ kayyastu	كَيَّسْتِ kayyasti	كَيَّسَتْ kayyasat	كَيَّسْتُمَا kayyastumā	كَيَّسَتَا kayyasatā	كَيَّسْنَا kayyasnā	كَيَّسْتُنَّ kayyastunna	كَيَّسْنَ kayyasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَيِّسُ ʔukayyisu	تُكَيِّسُ tukayyisu	يُكَيِّسُ yukayyisu	تُكَيِّسَانِ tukayyisāni	يُكَيِّسَانِ yukayyisāni	نُكَيِّسُ nukayyisu	تُكَيِّسُونَ tukayyisūna	يُكَيِّسُونَ yukayyisūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُكَيِّسُ ʔukayyisu	تُكَيِّسِينَ tukayyisīna	تُكَيِّسُ tukayyisu	تُكَيِّسَانِ tukayyisāni	تُكَيِّسَانِ tukayyisāni	نُكَيِّسُ nukayyisu	تُكَيِّسْنَ tukayyisna	يُكَيِّسْنَ yukayyisna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَيِّسَ ʔukayyisa	تُكَيِّسَ tukayyisa	يُكَيِّسَ yukayyisa	تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	يُكَيِّسَا yukayyisā	نُكَيِّسَ nukayyisa	تُكَيِّسُوا tukayyisū	يُكَيِّسُوا yukayyisū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُكَيِّسَ ʔukayyisa	تُكَيِّسِي tukayyisī	تُكَيِّسَ tukayyisa	تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	نُكَيِّسَ nukayyisa	تُكَيِّسْنَ tukayyisna	يُكَيِّسْنَ yukayyisna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَيِّسْ ʔukayyis	تُكَيِّسْ tukayyis	يُكَيِّسْ yukayyis	تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	يُكَيِّسَا yukayyisā	نُكَيِّسْ nukayyis	تُكَيِّسُوا tukayyisū	يُكَيِّسُوا yukayyisū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُكَيِّسْ ʔukayyis	تُكَيِّسِي tukayyisī	تُكَيِّسْ tukayyis	تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	تُكَيِّسَا tukayyisā	نُكَيِّسْ nukayyis	تُكَيِّسْنَ tukayyisna	يُكَيِّسْنَ yukayyisna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		كَيِّسْ kayyis		كَيِّسَا kayyisā			كَيِّسُوا kayyisū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		كَيِّسِي kayyisī		كَيِّسَا kayyisā			كَيِّسْنَ kayyisna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كُيِّسْتُ kuyyistu	كُيِّسْتَ kuyyista	كُيِّسَ kuyyisa	كُيِّسْتُمَا kuyyistumā	كُيِّسَا kuyyisā	كُيِّسْنَا kuyyisnā	كُيِّسْتُمْ kuyyistum	كُيِّسُوا kuyyisū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	كُيِّسْتُ kuyyistu	كُيِّسْتِ kuyyisti	كُيِّسَتْ kuyyisat	كُيِّسْتُمَا kuyyistumā	كُيِّسَتَا kuyyisatā	كُيِّسْنَا kuyyisnā	كُيِّسْتُنَّ kuyyistunna	كُيِّسْنَ kuyyisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَيَّسُ ʔukayyasu	تُكَيَّسُ tukayyasu	يُكَيَّسُ yukayyasu	تُكَيَّسَانِ tukayyasāni	يُكَيَّسَانِ yukayyasāni	نُكَيَّسُ nukayyasu	تُكَيَّسُونَ tukayyasūna	يُكَيَّسُونَ yukayyasūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُكَيَّسُ ʔukayyasu	تُكَيَّسِينَ tukayyasīna	تُكَيَّسُ tukayyasu	تُكَيَّسَانِ tukayyasāni	تُكَيَّسَانِ tukayyasāni	نُكَيَّسُ nukayyasu	تُكَيَّسْنَ tukayyasna	يُكَيَّسْنَ yukayyasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَيَّسَ ʔukayyasa	تُكَيَّسَ tukayyasa	يُكَيَّسَ yukayyasa	تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	يُكَيَّسَا yukayyasā	نُكَيَّسَ nukayyasa	تُكَيَّسُوا tukayyasū	يُكَيَّسُوا yukayyasū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُكَيَّسَ ʔukayyasa	تُكَيَّسِي tukayyasī	تُكَيَّسَ tukayyasa	تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	نُكَيَّسَ nukayyasa	تُكَيَّسْنَ tukayyasna	يُكَيَّسْنَ yukayyasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَيَّسْ ʔukayyas	تُكَيَّسْ tukayyas	يُكَيَّسْ yukayyas	تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	يُكَيَّسَا yukayyasā	نُكَيَّسْ nukayyas	تُكَيَّسُوا tukayyasū	يُكَيَّسُوا yukayyasū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُكَيَّسْ ʔukayyas	تُكَيَّسِي tukayyasī	تُكَيَّسْ tukayyas	تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	تُكَيَّسَا tukayyasā	نُكَيَّسْ nukayyas	تُكَيَّسْنَ tukayyasna	يُكَيَّسْنَ yukayyasna

Noun

كَيْس • (kays) m

verbal noun of كَاسَ (kāsa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun كَيْس (kays)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَيْس kays	الْكَيْس al-kays	كَيْس kays
Nominative	كَيْسٌ kaysun	الْكَيْسُ al-kaysu	كَيْسُ kaysu
Accusative	كَيْسًا kaysan	الْكَيْسَ al-kaysa	كَيْسَ kaysa
Genitive	كَيْسٍ kaysin	الْكَيْسِ al-kaysi	كَيْسِ kaysi

References

Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 197
Freytag, Georg (1837) “كيس”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 74
Lane, Edward William (1863) “كيس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2639–2640
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “كيس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen, page 902
Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “كيس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1132

Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkiːs]

Noun

كيس • (kīs) f (plural اكياس (ʾakyās))

bag, sack

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كِيس (kīs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiːs/

Noun

كيس • (kīs) m

bag, sack
plastic bag

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كِيس (kīs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiːs/, [kiːs]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Noun

كيس • (kīs) m (plural كياس (kyās))

bag, sack
كيس نيلن ― kīs naylon ― plastic bag

كيس زبالة ― kīs zbāle ― garbage bag, bin line