Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
قوس
Parts of Speech
Noun (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root قوس across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root "qaws" primarily refers to a bow, a well-known weapon for shooting arrows. It can be masculine or feminine.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: q-w-s
Listen: قَوْسَيْنِ 53:9
Root letters: ق — و — س

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

All word forms derived from the root قوس as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root قوس appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (1)

Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Star 53:9 Noun
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَیۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ ۝٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer

Derived Forms (1)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
قَوْسَيْنِ qawsayni Noun