قاعدة

See also: قاعده‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the verb قَعَدَ‎ (qaʿada, “to sit down, to lie in wait, to waylay”), root ق ع د‎ (q-ʿ-d).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qaːʕida/
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Noun

قَاعِدَة • (qāʿida) f (plural قَوَاعِد‎ (qawāʿid))

  1. foundation
  2. basis
  3. fundament
  4. (in the plural) grammar
  5. (military) base
  6. support, socle, pedestal
  7. chassis, undercarriage
  8. precept, rule, principle
  9. formula
  10. method, manner
  11. model, pattern

Declension
Declension of noun قَاعِدَة (qāʿida)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَاعِدَة
qāʿida		 الْقَاعِدَة‎
al-qāʿida		 قَاعِدَة
qāʿidat
Nominative قَاعِدَةٌ
qāʿidatun		 الْقَاعِدَةُ‎
al-qāʿidatu		 قَاعِدَةُ
qāʿidatu
Accusative قَاعِدَةً
qāʿidatan		 الْقَاعِدَةَ‎
al-qāʿidata		 قَاعِدَةَ
qāʿidata
Genitive قَاعِدَةٍ
qāʿidatin		 الْقَاعِدَةِ‎
al-qāʿidati		 قَاعِدَةِ
qāʿidati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَاعِدَتَيْن‎
qāʿidatayn		 الْقَاعِدَتَيْن‎
al-qāʿidatayn		 قَاعِدَتَيْ‎
qāʿidatay
Nominative قَاعِدَتَانِ‎
qāʿidatāni		 الْقَاعِدَتَانِ‎
al-qāʿidatāni		 قَاعِدَتَا‎
qāʿidatā
Accusative قَاعِدَتَيْنِ‎
qāʿidatayni		 الْقَاعِدَتَيْنِ‎
al-qāʿidatayni		 قَاعِدَتَيْ‎
qāʿidatay
Genitive قَاعِدَتَيْنِ‎
qāʿidatayni		 الْقَاعِدَتَيْنِ‎
al-qāʿidatayni		 قَاعِدَتَيْ‎
qāʿidatay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَوَاعِد‎
qawāʿid		 الْقَوَاعِد‎
al-qawāʿid		 قَوَاعِد‎
qawāʿid
Nominative قَوَاعِدُ‎
qawāʿidu		 الْقَوَاعِدُ‎
al-qawāʿidu		 قَوَاعِدُ‎
qawāʿidu
Accusative قَوَاعِدَ‎
qawāʿida		 الْقَوَاعِدَ‎
al-qawāʿida		 قَوَاعِدَ‎
qawāʿida
Genitive قَوَاعِدَ‎
qawāʿida		 الْقَوَاعِدِ‎
al-qawāʿidi		 قَوَاعِدِ‎
qawāʿidi

Descendants

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَاعِدَة‎ (qāʿida).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaːʕida/
    • IPA(key): [ˈqaːʕida] (common pronunciation)

Noun

قَاعِدة • (gāʿida) f pl

(plural قَواعِد‎ ‎(gawāʿid) or قاعِدات‎ ‎(gāʿidāt))
  1. basis
  2. (military) base
  3. rule, principle, precept
  4. (beverage) coaster
  5. foundation
  6. fundament

Etymology 2

From the root ق ع د‎ (q-ʿ-d); to sit.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaːʕda/

Adjective

قَاعْدة • (gāʿda) f

(plural قاعْدات‎ ‎(gāʿdāt))
  1. sitting
  2. still
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