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مَقاس

size (of clothing, shoes, or other measurable items) /maˈqaːs/

nounB2#4294 most common

Also: measurement, dimension

Example sentences

ما مقاسك؟

What is your size?

هذا الحذاء مقاسه كبير علي.

This shoe's size is too big for me.

أريد قميصاً بمقاس متوسط.

I want a shirt in a medium size.

ما هو مقاس هذا الفستان؟

What is the size of this dress?

لا يتوفر هذا الموديل بمقاسي للأسف.

Unfortunately, this model isn't available in my size.

تختلف جداول المقاسات بين الماركات، لذا يُنصح بقياس نفسك قبل الطلب عبر الإنترنت.

Size charts differ between brands, so it is advisable to measure yourself before ordering online.

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	مَقاسٌ	مَقاساتٌ
Genitive	مَقاسٍ	مَقاساتٍ
Accusative	مَقاساً	مَقاساتٍ
Vocative	يا مَقاسُ	يا مَقاساتُ

Word family

قاسَto measure, gauge

قِياسmeasurement; analogy

مِقياسgauge, scale, standard

قِياسيstandard, standardized

مُقاسmeasured

Etymology

مقاس comes from the Arabic root ق-ي-س (q-y-s), the base of the verb قاس (qāsa), meaning to measure or gauge. The noun follows the مَفْعَل (mafʿal) pattern, often used for the place, instrument, or result of an action, so مقاس literally denotes the outcome of measuring. Over time the word settled into everyday retail and tailoring speech, where it simply means the size of a garment, shoe, or similar item. As a Semitic root, ق-ي-س has no established link to Indo-European measurement vocabulary.

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