قواس

العربية

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قواس

/qaw.waːs/

Where it comes from

Occupational noun of قَوْس (qaws, “bow”). The sense of a consular guard is a semantic loan from Ottoman Turkish قواس (kavvas).

noun قَوَّاس · qawwās · الْقَوَّاس · قَوَّاسٌ

archer, he who is equipped with a bow
bow-maker or seller; archetier
kavass, consular guard, one who provides safety to foreign diplomats on travel

In English

bow maker one who manufactures bows for use in archery
archetier one who makes bows

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"قواس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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قواس. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3

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"قواس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قواس},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}