قسيس

Arabic
قسيس

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ (qaššīšā, “priest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qis.siːs/

Noun

قِسِّيس • (qissīs) m (plural قِسِّيسُون (qissīsūn) or قَسَاوِسَة (qasāwisa) or قَسَاقِسَة (qasāqisa))

  1. (Christianity) priest, clergyman, minister, pastor, parson
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:82:
      ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ مِنْهُمْ قِسِّيسِينَ وَرُهْبَانًا وَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
      ḏālika biʔanna minhum qissīsīna waruhbānan waʔannahum lā yastakbirūna
      That is because among them are priests and monks and because they are not arrogant.

Declension
Declension of noun قِسِّيس (qissīs)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِسِّيس
qissīs		 الْقِسِّيس
al-qissīs		 قِسِّيس
qissīs
Nominative قِسِّيسٌ
qissīsun		 الْقِسِّيسُ
al-qissīsu		 قِسِّيسُ
qissīsu
Accusative قِسِّيسًا
qissīsan		 الْقِسِّيسَ
al-qissīsa		 قِسِّيسَ
qissīsa
Genitive قِسِّيسٍ
qissīsin		 الْقِسِّيسِ
al-qissīsi		 قِسِّيسِ
qissīsi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِسِّيسَيْن
qissīsayn		 الْقِسِّيسَيْن
al-qissīsayn		 قِسِّيسَيْ
qissīsay
Nominative قِسِّيسَانِ
qissīsāni		 الْقِسِّيسَانِ
al-qissīsāni		 قِسِّيسَا
qissīsā
Accusative قِسِّيسَيْنِ
qissīsayni		 الْقِسِّيسَيْنِ
al-qissīsayni		 قِسِّيسَيْ
qissīsay
Genitive قِسِّيسَيْنِ
qissīsayni		 الْقِسِّيسَيْنِ
al-qissīsayni		 قِسِّيسَيْ
qissīsay
Plural sound masculine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِسِّيسِين‎; قَسَاوِسَة‎; قَسَاقِسَة
qissīsīn‎; qasāwisa‎; qasāqisa		 الْقِسِّيسِين‎; الْقَسَاوِسَة‎; الْقَسَاقِسَة
al-qissīsīn‎; al-qasāwisa‎; al-qasāqisa		 قِسِّيسِي‎; قَسَاوِسَة‎; قَسَاقِسَة
qissīsī‎; qasāwisat‎; qasāqisat
Nominative قِسِّيسُونَ‎; قَسَاوِسَةٌ‎; قَسَاقِسَةٌ
qissīsūna‎; qasāwisatun‎; qasāqisatun		 الْقِسِّيسُونَ‎; الْقَسَاوِسَةُ‎; الْقَسَاقِسَةُ
al-qissīsūna‎; al-qasāwisatu‎; al-qasāqisatu		 قِسِّيسُو‎; قَسَاوِسَةُ‎; قَسَاقِسَةُ
qissīsū‎; qasāwisatu‎; qasāqisatu
Accusative قِسِّيسِينَ‎; قَسَاوِسَةً‎; قَسَاقِسَةً
qissīsīna‎; qasāwisatan‎; qasāqisatan		 الْقِسِّيسِينَ‎; الْقَسَاوِسَةَ‎; الْقَسَاقِسَةَ
al-qissīsīna‎; al-qasāwisata‎; al-qasāqisata		 قِسِّيسِي‎; قَسَاوِسَةَ‎; قَسَاقِسَةَ
qissīsī‎; qasāwisata‎; qasāqisata
Genitive قِسِّيسِينَ‎; قَسَاوِسَةٍ‎; قَسَاقِسَةٍ
qissīsīna‎; qasāwisatin‎; qasāqisatin		 الْقِسِّيسِينَ‎; الْقَسَاوِسَةِ‎; الْقَسَاقِسَةِ
al-qissīsīna‎; al-qasāwisati‎; al-qasāqisati		 قِسِّيسِي‎; قَسَاوِسَةِ‎; قَسَاقِسَةِ
qissīsī‎; qasāwisati‎; qasāqisati

Descendants
  • → Swahili: kasisi

See also

References
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 275
  • Rudolph, Wilhelm (1922) Die Abhängigkeit des Qorans von Judentum und Christentum (in German), Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer, page 7
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “قسيس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎ (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1023
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