مقياس

Arabic

Root
ق ي س (q-y-s)

Etymology

Tool noun from the verb قَاسَ (qāsa, to measure).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miq.jaːs/
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Noun

مِقْياس • (miqyās) m (plural مَقَايِيس (maqāyīs))

  1. standard, scale (for comparison)
    مِقْيَاسُ ٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلْبَاطِلِmiqyāsu l-ḥaqqi wal-bāṭiliThe standard for right and wrong
    مِقْيَاسُ ٱلرَّسْمِmiqyāsu r-rasmiscale ratio (for mapping, etc)
  2. tool for measurement
    مِقْيَاسُ ٱلْحَرَارَةِmiqyāsu l-ḥarāratithermometer

Declension

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