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مِقْياس
measuring instrument, gauge, scale /miqˈjaːs/
nounB2#3540 most common
Also: standard, criterion, meter (device), yardstick (figurative)
Example sentences
هذا مِقياسٌ.
This is a measuring instrument.
هذا مِقياسُ الحرارةِ في غرفتي.
This is the thermometer in my room.
يستخدمُ العلماءُ مِقياسَ ريختر لقياسِ قوةِ الزلازلِ.
Scientists use the Richter scale to measure the strength of earthquakes.
تتفاوتُ مَقاييسُ الجودةِ باختلافِ الصناعاتِ.
Quality standards vary across industries.
أصبحَ الناتجُ المحلي الإجماليُّ مِقياسًا شائعًا لتقييمِ أداءِ الاقتصادِ رغمَ محدوديتِه.
GDP has become a common measure for evaluating economic performance despite its limitations.
لا يجوزُ أن يُختزَلَ الإنجازُ الإنسانيُّ إلى مِقياسٍ رقميٍّ باردٍ يتجاهلُ أبعادَه الأخلاقيةَ والوجدانيةَ.
Human achievement should not be reduced to a cold numerical measure that ignores its ethical and emotional dimensions.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مِقْياسٌ | مَقَايِيسُ |
| Genitive | مِقْياسٍ | مَقَايِيسَ |
| Accusative | مِقْياسًا | مَقَايِيسَ |
| Vocative | يا مِقْياسُ | يا مَقَايِيسُ |
Word family
قاسَto measure, gauge
قِياسmeasurement; analogy, syllogismمَقاسsize (clothing, shoes)مُقايَسةcomparison, cost estimate
Etymology
مِقْياس comes from the Semitic root ق-ي-س (q-y-s), meaning to measure or gauge. It takes the مِفْعال (mifʿāl) pattern, which Arabic uses to form nouns naming the tool or instrument used to do an action. So مِقْياس literally names the device or standard used for measuring, whether a physical gauge or an abstract yardstick.
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