Arabic edit

Root
ق و د (q-w-d)

Etymology edit

Derived from the active participle of the verb قَادَ (qāda).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /qaː.ʔid/
  • (file)

Noun edit

قَائِد (qāʔidm (plural قَائِدُونَ (qāʔidūna) or قَادَة (qāda) or قُوَّاد (quwwād), feminine قَائِدَة (qāʔida))

  1. leader
  2. director, manager
  3. head, chief
  4. commander, commandant

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • English: caid
  • French: caïd
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: alcaide
  • Spanish: alcaide