مقياس

See also: مقیاس

Arabic

Root
ق ي س (q y s)
11 terms

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)

   مِقْيَاسُ ٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلْبَاطِلِ

   miqyāsu l-ḥaqqi wa-l-bāṭili

   The standard for right and wrong

   مِقْيَاسُ ٱلرَّسْمِ ― miqyāsu r-rasmi ― scale ratio (for mapping, etc)

2. tool for measurement

   مِقْيَاسُ ٱلْحَرَارَةِ ― miqyāsu l-ḥarārati ― thermometer

Declension

Declension of noun مِقْياس (miqyās)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِقْياس miqyās	الْمِقْياس al-miqyās	مِقْياس miqyās
Nominative	مِقْياسٌ miqyāsun	الْمِقْياسُ al-miqyāsu	مِقْياسُ miqyāsu
Accusative	مِقْياسًا miqyāsan	الْمِقْياسَ al-miqyāsa	مِقْياسَ miqyāsa
Genitive	مِقْياسٍ miqyāsin	الْمِقْياسِ al-miqyāsi	مِقْياسِ miqyāsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِقْياسَيْن miqyāsayn	الْمِقْياسَيْن al-miqyāsayn	مِقْياسَيْ miqyāsay
Nominative	مِقْياسَانِ miqyāsāni	الْمِقْياسَانِ al-miqyāsāni	مِقْياسَا miqyāsā
Accusative	مِقْياسَيْنِ miqyāsayni	الْمِقْياسَيْنِ al-miqyāsayni	مِقْياسَيْ miqyāsay
Genitive	مِقْياسَيْنِ miqyāsayni	الْمِقْياسَيْنِ al-miqyāsayni	مِقْياسَيْ miqyāsay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَقَايِيس maqāyīs	الْمَقَايِيس al-maqāyīs	مَقَايِيس maqāyīs
Nominative	مَقَايِيسُ maqāyīsu	الْمَقَايِيسُ al-maqāyīsu	مَقَايِيسُ maqāyīsu
Accusative	مَقَايِيسَ maqāyīsa	الْمَقَايِيسَ al-maqāyīsa	مَقَايِيسَ maqāyīsa
Genitive	مَقَايِيسَ maqāyīsa	الْمَقَايِيسِ al-maqāyīsi	مَقَايِيسِ maqāyīsi