قاسي

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See also: فاشي

Hijazi Arabic[edit]

Root
ق س ي
1 term

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic قَاسِي (qāsī), construct state of قَاسٍ (qāsin).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

قاسي (gāsi) (feminine قاسْية (gāsya), common plural قاسْيين (gāsyīn), feminine plural قاسيات (gāsyāt))

  1. hard
  2. rough
  3. strict
    الطاولات قاسيين
    aṭ-ṭāwlāt gāsyīn
    the tables (f.) are hard

Usage notes[edit]

The common plural adjective is used with both feminine and masculine plural nouns, while the feminine plural adjective is rarely used and only used with feminine nouns.

See also[edit]