أقصى

See also: أقضى‎, اقضي‎, and أقضي‎

Arabic

Etymology

Elative adjective from قَصِيّ‎ (qaṣiyy, “distant”), from the root ق ص و‎ (q-ṣ-w).

Adjective

أَقْصَى • (ʔaqṣā) (feminine قُصْوَى‎ (quṣwā), masculine plural أَقْصَوْنَ‎ (ʔaqṣawna) or أَقَاصٍ‎ (ʔaqāṣin), feminine plural قُصْوَيَات‎ (quṣwayāt))

further, more distant; furthest, most distant
Antonym: أَدْنَى‎ (ʔadnā)

‏الشَّرْق الْأَقْصَى‎ ― aš-šarq al-ʔaqṣā ― the Far East, as opposed to الشَّرْق الْأَدْنَى‎ (aš-šarq al-ʔadnā)
last
extreme

Declension

Declension of adjective أَقْصَى (ʔaqṣā)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	singular invariable		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَقْصَى ʔaqṣā	الْأَقْصَى‎ al-ʔaqṣā	قُصْوَى‎‎; قُصْيَا‎ quṣwā‎; quṣyā	الْقُصْوَى‎‎; الْقُصْيَا‎ al-quṣwā‎; al-quṣyā
Nominative	أَقْصَى ʔaqṣā	الْأَقْصَى‎ al-ʔaqṣā	قُصْوَى‎‎; قُصْيَا‎ quṣwā‎; quṣyā	الْقُصْوَى‎‎; الْقُصْيَا‎ al-quṣwā‎; al-quṣyā
Accusative	أَقْصَى ʔaqṣā	الْأَقْصَى‎ al-ʔaqṣā	قُصْوَى‎‎; قُصْيَا‎ quṣwā‎; quṣyā	الْقُصْوَى‎‎; الْقُصْيَا‎ al-quṣwā‎; al-quṣyā
Genitive	أَقْصَى ʔaqṣā	الْأَقْصَى‎ al-ʔaqṣā	قُصْوَى‎‎; قُصْيَا‎ quṣwā‎; quṣyā	الْقُصْوَى‎‎; الْقُصْيَا‎ al-quṣwā‎; al-quṣyā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَقْصَيَيْن‎ ʔaqṣayayn	الْأَقْصَيَيْن‎ al-ʔaqṣayayn	قُصْوَيَيْن‎‎; قُصْيَيَيْن‎ quṣwayayn‎; quṣyayayn	الْقُصْوَيَيْن‎‎; الْقُصْيَيَيْن‎ al-quṣwayayn‎; al-quṣyayayn
Nominative	أَقْصَيَانِ‎ ʔaqṣayāni	الْأَقْصَيَانِ‎ al-ʔaqṣayāni	قُصْوَيَانِ‎‎; قُصْيَيَانِ‎ quṣwayāni‎; quṣyayāni	الْقُصْوَيَانِ‎‎; الْقُصْيَيَانِ‎ al-quṣwayāni‎; al-quṣyayāni
Accusative	أَقْصَيَيْنِ‎ ʔaqṣayayni	الْأَقْصَيَيْنِ‎ al-ʔaqṣayayni	قُصْوَيَيْنِ‎‎; قُصْيَيَيْنِ‎ quṣwayayni‎; quṣyayayni	الْقُصْوَيَيْنِ‎‎; الْقُصْيَيَيْنِ‎ al-quṣwayayni‎; al-quṣyayayni
Genitive	أَقْصَيَيْنِ‎ ʔaqṣayayni	الْأَقْصَيَيْنِ‎ al-ʔaqṣayayni	قُصْوَيَيْنِ‎‎; قُصْيَيَيْنِ‎ quṣwayayni‎; quṣyayayni	الْقُصْوَيَيْنِ‎‎; الْقُصْيَيَيْنِ‎ al-quṣwayayni‎; al-quṣyayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound plural in ـَوْنَ (-awna)‎; broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَقْصَيْن‎‎; أَقَاصِي‎ ʔaqṣayn‎; ʔaqāṣī	الْأَقْصَيْن‎‎; الْأَقَاصِي‎ al-ʔaqṣayn‎; al-ʔaqāṣī	قُصْوَيَات‎‎; قُصْيَيَات‎ quṣwayāt‎; quṣyayāt	الْقُصْوَيَات‎‎; الْقُصْيَيَات‎ al-quṣwayāt‎; al-quṣyayāt
Nominative	أَقْصَوْنَ‎‎; أَقَاصٍ‎ ʔaqṣawna‎; ʔaqāṣin	الْأَقْصَوْنَ‎‎; الْأَقَاصِي‎ al-ʔaqṣawna‎; al-ʔaqāṣī	قُصْوَيَاتٌ‎‎; قُصْيَيَاتٌ‎ quṣwayātun‎; quṣyayātun	الْقُصْوَيَاتُ‎‎; الْقُصْيَيَاتُ‎ al-quṣwayātu‎; al-quṣyayātu
Accusative	أَقْصَيْنَ‎‎; أَقَاصِيَ‎ ʔaqṣayna‎; ʔaqāṣiya	الْأَقْصَيْنَ‎‎; الْأَقَاصِيَ‎ al-ʔaqṣayna‎; al-ʔaqāṣiya	قُصْوَيَاتٍ‎‎; قُصْيَيَاتٍ‎ quṣwayātin‎; quṣyayātin	الْقُصْوَيَاتِ‎‎; الْقُصْيَيَاتِ‎ al-quṣwayāti‎; al-quṣyayāti
Genitive	أَقْصَيْنَ‎‎; أَقَاصٍ‎ ʔaqṣayna‎; ʔaqāṣin	الْأَقْصَيْنَ‎‎; الْأَقَاصِي‎ al-ʔaqṣayna‎; al-ʔaqāṣī	قُصْوَيَاتٍ‎‎; قُصْيَيَاتٍ‎ quṣwayātin‎; quṣyayātin	الْقُصْوَيَاتِ‎‎; الْقُصْيَيَاتِ‎ al-quṣwayāti‎; al-quṣyayāti

Derived terms

الْمَسْجِد الْأَقْصَى‎ (al-masjid al-ʔaqṣā, “Al-Aqsa Mosque”)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “أقصى”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق ص و‎
1 term

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic أَقْصَى‎ (ʔaqṣā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaq.sˤa/, [ˈʔɑq.sˤɑ]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Adjective

أقصى • (ʔaqṣa)

farther, farthest, most distant
Antonym: أدنى‎ (ʔadna)
maximal
Synonym: أعلى‎ (ʔaʕla)

Antonym: أدنى‎ (ʔadna)

‏الحدّ الأقصى‎ ― il-ḥadd il-ʔaqṣa ― the maximum