قساوة

Arabic

Root
ق س و (q-s-w)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qa.saː.wa/
    • (Hijazi) IPA(key): /ɡa.saː.wa/

Noun

قَسَاوَة • (qasāwa) f

  1. verbal noun of قَسَا (qasā) (form I)
  2. (physical property) hardening, rigidity, stiffness
  3. (figurative) cruelty, harshness, heartlessness, callousness
    Synonym: قَسْوَة (qaswa)

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: qəsavət
  • Persian: قساوت
  • Ottoman Turkish: قساوت
    • Turkish: kasavet
    • Crimean Tatar: qasevet
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