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title: "مِقَصّ (miqaṣṣ) meaning in Arabic: scissors"
description: "مِقَصّ (miqaṣṣ) means “scissors”. Root ق·ص·ص, pattern مِفْعَل, level A2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/miqass"
language: "en"
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# مِقَصّ

*miqaṣṣ* · **scissors**

مِقَصّ (miqaṣṣ) is an Arabic noun meaning “scissors”. It is built on the root ق·ص·ص in the pattern مِفْعَل. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A2.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ق·ص·ص
- Pattern: مِفْعَل
- Level: A2

## Words from the root ق·ص·ص

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ق·ص·ص with مِقَصّ; each opens its own entry.

- [قِصَّة](https://fasaha.app/w/qissa) — qiṣṣa, story, tale (A1)
- [قَصَّ](https://fasaha.app/w/qassa) — qaṣṣa, to narrate; to cut (B1)
- [قَصَص](https://fasaha.app/w/qasas) — qaṣaṣ, stories; narrative (B1)
- [قَاصّ](https://fasaha.app/w/qass) — qāṣṣ, storyteller (B2)
- [قُصَاصَة](https://fasaha.app/w/qusasa) — quṣāṣa, clipping, snippet (C1)
- [قِصَاص](https://fasaha.app/w/qisas) — qiṣāṣ, retribution, retaliation (C1)

## How to read مِقَصّ, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- م — ميم (mīm): m
- ق — قاف (qāf): a deep k from the back of the throat
- ص — صاد (ṣād): an emphatic s, with a full mouth

## Questions about مِقَصّ

### What is the root of مِقَصّ?

The root of مِقَصّ is ق·ص·ص. Words built on the same root include قِصَّة (story, tale), قَصَّ (to narrate; to cut), قَصَص (stories; narrative), قَاصّ (storyteller).

### What pattern does مِقَصّ follow?

مِقَصّ follows the pattern مِفْعَل, with the root letters ق·ص·ص poured into it.

### What level is مِقَصّ?

Fasaha first uses مِقَصّ at level A2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)