قسس
q-s-s
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root قسس across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root قسس (qss) primarily refers to hardness or rigidity, like a hard heart. It also relates to being old or aged, and to a Christian priest, perhaps due to their venerable age or strictness.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
q-s-s
Listen:
قِسِّيسِينَ
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Root letters:
ق — س — س
Word Family Tree (1 forms)
All word forms derived from the root قسس as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 1×
Concordance — 1 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root قسس appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (1)
Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)
۞ لَتَجِدَنَّ أَشَدَّ ٱلنَّاسِ عَدَ ٰوَةࣰ لِّلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱلۡیَهُودَ وَٱلَّذِینَ أَشۡرَكُوا۟ۖ وَلَتَجِدَنَّ أَقۡرَبَهُم مَّوَدَّةࣰ لِّلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱلَّذِینَ قَالُوۤا۟ إِنَّا نَصَـٰرَىٰۚ ذَ ٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ مِنۡهُمۡ قِسِّیسِینَ وَرُهۡبَانࣰا وَأَنَّهُمۡ لَا یَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ ٨٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
You will surely find the most intense of the people in animosity toward the believers [to be] the Jews and those who associate others with Allah ; and you will find the nearest of them in affection to the believers those who say, "We are Christians." That is because among them are priests and monks and because they are not arrogant
Derived Forms (1)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| قِسِّيسِينَ | qisiysiyna | Noun | 1× |