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كُرْسِيّ

chair

Noun · masculineRoot ك-ر-س

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Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form II
كَرَّسَ
to put together
Noun
كُرَّاسَة
parcel of paper
Noun
كِرْس
foundation

كُرْسِيّ in English

Noun · masculine

  1. chair, seat
  2. seating
  3. throne
    وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَHis throne extends over the heavens and the earth609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:255
  4. chair for lectures, lectern, pulpit, cathedra, a kind of desk upon which a document is placed
  5. pillar of a bridge
  6. gun carriage, the mounting of a mangonel

Word origin

Deemed with such a shape borrowed from Aramaic כּוּרְסְיָא / ܟܘܪܣܝܐ (kursəyā). Compare Biblical Hebrew כִּסֵּא (kisséʔ), Ugaritic 𐎋𐎒𐎜 (ksủ /⁠kussīʾu⁠/) and Akkadian 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (kussûm). Ultimately from Sumerian 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (^(g̃eš)gu-za /⁠guza⁠/, “chair”).

Words from the root ك-ر-س

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

كَرَّسَ · present يُكَرِّسُ
Form II · Causative or intensive

to put together, to found, to consolidate, to strengthen, to enshrine; to focus, to dedicate, to devote, to set aside

تَكْرِيس
Verbal noun
dedication
مُكَرِّس
Active participle
مُكَرَّس
Passive participle
كُرْسِيّ
Noun · m.
chair
كُرَّاسَة
Noun · f.
parcel of paper
كِرْس
Noun · m.
foundation
كِرْيَاس
Noun · m.
a privy on top of the roof whence a pipe leads to the earth…

كُرْسِيّ in a sentence

Dictionary examples

throne

وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَHis throne extends over the heavens and the earth609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:255

From a fully vowelled text

وَأَيْضًا قَدْ جَلَسَ سُلَيْمَانُ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ الْمَمْلَكَةِ.And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.1 Kings 1:46, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
أَنْزَلَ الأَعِزَّاءَ عَنِ الْكَرَاسِيِّ وَرَفَعَ الْمُتَّضِعِينَ.He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.Luke 1:52, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
مَلَكَ اللهُ عَلَى الأُمَمِ. اللهُ جَلَسَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ قُدْسِهِ.God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.Psalms 47:8, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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