Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qiyas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: qiyas
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of analogy as precedent in Shari'a jurisprudence.

Uncountable

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic قِيَاس (qiyās, “measurement, analogy”).

Word Breakdown

Root: ق ي س

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

kiyas (alternative)

Questions

What does qiyas mean?: The use of analogy as precedent in Shari'a jurisprudence.
Where does qiyas come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Arabic قِيَاس (qiyās, “measurement, analogy”).

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