مَقِيسٌ
Root: قيس
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مَقِيسٌ
pass. part. n. of 1. You say, هُوَ مَقِيسٌ
عَلَيْهِ [and بِهِ, meaning, He, or it, is a person, or thing, whereby others are measured; to which others are compared; an object of imitation; a model, an exemplar, or a standard].
2 See also قِيَاسِىٌّ.
2 See also قِيَاسِىٌّ.
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