قاعدة

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See also: قاعده and قاعدہ

Arabic

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Etymology

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From the verb قَعَدَ (qaʕada, to sit down, to lie in wait, to waylay), root ق ع د (q-ʕ-d).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /qaː.ʕi.da/
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Noun

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قَاعِدَة (qāʕidaf (plural قَوَاعِد (qawāʕid))

  1. foundation
    Synonym: أَسَاس (ʔasās)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 16:26:
      قَدْ مَكَرَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَأَتَى اللَّهُ بُنْيَانَهُم مِّنَ الْقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّقْفُ مِن فَوْقِهِمْ وَأَتَاهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
      qad makara llaḏīna min qablihim faʔatā l-lahu bunyānahum mina l-qawāʕidi faḵarra ʕalayhimu s-saqfu min fawqihim waʔatāhumu l-ʕaḏābu min ḥayṯu lā yašʕurūna
      Indeed, those before them had plotted, but Allah struck at the ˹very˺ foundation of their structure, so the roof collapsed on top of them, and the torment came upon them from where they did not expect.
  2. basis
    Synonym: أَسَاس (ʔasās)
  3. precept, rule, principle
  4. fundament
  5. (military) base
  6. (chemistry) base
    Synonym: قَلَوِيّ (qalawiyy)
    Antonym: حَمْض (ḥamḍ)
  7. support, socle, pedestal
  8. chassis, undercarriage
  9. formula
    قَاعِدَة فِيثَاغُورَسqāʿidat fīṯāḡōrasPythagorean formula, Pythagorean theorem
  10. method, manner
  11. model, pattern
    Synonym: نَمَط (namaṭ)

Declension

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Descendants

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(via plural form قَوَاعِد (qawāʕid)):

Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ق ع د
5 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic قَاعِدَة (qāʕida).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡaːʕ.da/ (common pronunciation for the adjective and can be used for the noun)
    • IPA(key): [qaː.ʕ(ɪ).da] (common pronunciation only for the noun)

Noun

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قَاعْدة or قَاعِدة (gāʕda or gāʕidaf (plural قَوَاعِد (gawāʕid) or قاعْدات (gāʕdāt))

  1. basis
  2. (military) base
  3. rule, principle, precept
  4. (beverage) coaster
  5. foundation
  6. fundament

Adjective

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قاعدة (gāʕda) (common plural قاعدين (gāʕdīn), feminine plural قاعدات (gāʕdāt))

  1. feminine of قَاعِد (gāʕid, sitting)
  2. Forms a present continuous tense
    Synonym: بِـ (bi)
    قاعدة تلعب / بِتِلْعَب
    gāʕda tilʕab / bi-tilʕab
    she is playing

Usage notes

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The common plural adjective is used with both feminine and masculine plural nouns, while the feminine plural adjective is rarely used and only used with feminine nouns.