قسوة

Arabic
Root
ق س و (q-s-w)

Etymology

From the root ق س و (q-s-w) related to harsh treatment.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qas.wa/

Noun

قَسْوَة • (qaswa) f

  1. hardness, stiffness, rigidity
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:74:
      ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوبُكُم مِن بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ فَهِيَ كَٱلْحِجَارَةِ أَوْ أَشَدُّ قَسْوَةً ۚ وَإِنَّ مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ لَمَا يَتَفَجَّرُ مِنْهُ الْأَنْهَارُ ۚ وَإِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا يَشَّقَّقُ فَيَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ الْمَاءُ ۚ وَإِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا يَهْبِطُ مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ ۗ وَمَا اللَّهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ
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  2. severity, rigorism, harshness, brutality, cruelty, violence
    Synonym: قَسَاوَة (qasāwa)

Declension
Declension of noun قَسْوَة (qaswa)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَسْوَة
qaswa		 الْقَسْوَة
al-qaswa		 قَسْوَة
qaswat
Nominative قَسْوَةٌ
qaswatun		 الْقَسْوَةُ
al-qaswatu		 قَسْوَةُ
qaswatu
Accusative قَسْوَةً
qaswatan		 الْقَسْوَةَ
al-qaswata		 قَسْوَةَ
qaswata
Genitive قَسْوَةٍ
qaswatin		 الْقَسْوَةِ
al-qaswati		 قَسْوَةِ
qaswati

Descendants
  • → Persian: قسوت
  • → Ottoman Turkish: قسوت

Hijazi Arabic
Root
ق س و
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قَسْوَة (qaswa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡas.wa/

Noun

قسوة • (gaswa) f

  1. hardness, stiffness, rigidity
  2. severity, harshness, brutality, cruelty
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