qies

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Maltese[edit]

Root
q-j-s
1 term

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic قَاسَ (qāsa).

Verb[edit]

qies (imperfect jqis, past participle meqjus or miqjus)

  1. to measure
  2. to think, consider, make a judgment
Conjugation[edit]
    Conjugation of qies
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qist qist qies qisna qistu qiesu
f qieset
imperfect m nqis tqis jqis nqisu tqisu jqisu
f tqis
imperative qis qisu

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic قِياس (qiyās) and/or قَيْس (qays).

Noun[edit]

qies m (plural qisien)

  1. measuring
  2. measure
  3. size
Derived terms[edit]