# Kaf-Vav-Sin — قوس (qws)

> Occurs in 1 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/qws

- **Meaning:** To compare by measurement, precede anyone, measure a thing, imitate anyone. qausun - bow.
- **Derived forms:** قَوْسَيْن (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 53. Surah An-Najm, Verse 9

- **Form in this verse:** قَوْسَيْنِ — qawsayni · "(of) two bow-(lengths)"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, dual · nominative case

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ اَوْ اَدْنٰىۚ

Fakana qaba qawsayni aw adna

And was at a distance of two bows’ length or nearer,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-9.md_

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