كَيِّسٌ
Root: كيس
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كَيِّسٌ
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كَيْسٌ , [like هِيِّنٌ and هَيْنٌ, &c.,] Acute, or sharp, or quick, in intellect; clever; ingenious; skilful; knowing; intelligent: fem. كَيِّسَةٌ: and
كِيسَى , applied to a woman, is syn with كَيِّسَةٌ, and is, as also كُوسَى, [each originally كُيْسَى,] fem. of أَكْيَسُ: [whence it appears that this last word is accord. to J syn. with كَيِّسٌ; i. e., a simple epithet, like its contr. أَحْمَقُ: but it has another signification, for which see below:] or, accord. to Kr, كِيسَى and كُوسَى are pls. of كَيِّسَةٌ; and there are no similar instances except ضِيقَى and ضُوقَى, pls. of ضَيِّقَةٌ, and طُوبَى, pl. of طَيِّبَةٌ: but ISd holds them to be fems. of the measure أَفْعَلُ: (TA: [see ضُوقَى in art. ضيق:]) the pl. of كَيِّسٌ is أَكْيَاسٌ and كَيْسَىِ, (A, K, TA [in the CK, erroneously, كِيسى,]) like حَمْقَى, having this latter form in order that it may resemble its contr., حَمْقَى: and كِيَاسٌ is pl. of كَيِّسَةٌ, [and أَكَايِيسُ is app. pl. of كِيَاسٌ: see an ex. voce طِشَّةٌ.] You also say, رَجُلٌ كَيِّسٌ مُكَيَّسٌ , meaning, A man acute or sharp or quick in intellect, &c.: or [acute &c., and] described as being so; or having the attribute of
كَيْس
ascribed to him: or
رَجُلٌ مُكَيَّسٌ signifies, as also كَيِّسٌ, a man known as possessing
كَيْس [or acuteness &c.]. And إِمْرَأَةٌ كَيِّسَةٌ
A woman well educated, or well bred. And رَجُلٌ كَيِّسُ الفِعْل
A man good in action or conduct. And بَنَى دَارًا كَيِّسَةً
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