قس

العربية

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قس^¹

verb قَسَّ · qassa · يَقُسُّ · قَسّ · قَاسّ

to seek, to pursue
to strive, to aspire

noun قَسّ · qass · الْقَسّ · قَسٌّ

noun from verb verbal noun of قَسَّ (qassa) (form I)

قس^²

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Clipping of قِسِّيس (qissīs), borrowed from Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ (qaššīšā, “priest”).

noun قَسّ · قِسّ · qass · qiss · قُسُوس · قُسُس

clergyman; priest; pastor, minister دَرَجَاتُ الْقِسِّيسِيَّةِ عِنْدَ الْمَلْكَانِيَّةِ وَالْيَعَاقِبَةِ ثَلَاثَةٌ: أُسْقُفٌ، وَقِسٌّ، وَشَمَّاسٌ.

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priest clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson)
chaplain member of a religious body

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قس},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B3},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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