Arabic edit

Root
ق ع د (q-ʕ-d)

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Verb edit

قَعَدَ (qaʕada) I, non-past يَقْعُدُ‎ (yaqʕudu)

  1. to sit down
  2. to sit
  3. to remain sitting, to abide, to dwell
  4. to be pensioned
  5. to roost
  6. to invite to sit, to seat
  7. to stand
  8. to be stiff
  9. to be idle
  10. to desist (عَن (ʕan) from), to cease
  11. to bear no fruit every second year
  12. to make a stand (بِ (bi) against)
  13. to neglect
  14. to keep from
  15. (intransitive) to prepare a plan
  16. (copulative) to become
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:صار
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:29:
      وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ الْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُومًا مَحْسُورًا
      walā tajʕal yadaka maḡlūlatan ʔilā ʕunuqika walā tabsuṭhā kulla l-basṭi fataqʕuda malūman maḥsūran
      Do not be so tight-fisted, for you will be blameworthy; nor so open-handed, for you will end up in poverty.

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Egyptian Arabic edit

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Verb edit

قعد (ʾaʿad) (present يقعد (yuʾʿad))

  1. sit, stay

Hijazi Arabic edit

Root
ق ع د
5 terms

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic قَعَدَ (qaʕada).

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Verb edit

قَعَد (ɡaʕad) I (non-past يِقْعُد (yiɡʕud))

  1. to sit, to stay
Conjugation edit
    Conjugation of قعد (gaʕad)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قعدت (gaʕadt) قعدت (gaʕadt) قعد (gaʕad) قعدنا (gaʕadna) قعدتوا (gaʕadtu) قعدوا (gaʕadu)
f قعدتي (gaʕadti) قعدت (gaʕadat)
non-past m أقعد (ʔagʕud) تقعد (tigʕud) يقعد (yigʕud) نقعد (nigʕud) تقعدوا (tigʕudu) يقعدوا (yigʕudu)
f تقعدي (tigʕudi) تقعد (tigʕud)
imperative m اقعد (agʕud) اقعدوا (agʕudu)
f اقعدي (agʕudi)

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic قَعَّدَ (qaʕʕada).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

قعد (ɡaʕʕad) II (non-past يِقَعِّد (yiɡaʕʕid))

  1. to let sit, to let stay
Conjugation edit
    Conjugation of قعد (gaʕʕad)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قعدت (gaʕʕadt) قعدت (gaʕʕadt) قعد (gaʕʕad) قعدنا (gaʕʕadna) قعدتوا (gaʕʕadtu) قعدوا (gaʕʕadu)
f قعدتي (gaʕʕadti) قعدت (gaʕʕadat)
non-past m أقعد (ʔagaʕʕid) تقعد (tigaʕʕid) يقعد (yigaʕʕid) نقعد (nigaʕʕid) تقعدوا (tigaʕʕidu) يقعدوا (yigaʕʕidu)
f تقعدي (tigaʕʕidi) تقعد (tigaʕʕid)
imperative m قعد (gaʕʕid) قعدوا (gaʕʕidu)
f قعدي (gaʕʕidi)

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ق ع د
3 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic قَعَدَ (qaʕada).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Ramallah) /ʔa.ʕad/, [ˈʔa.ʕad]
  • IPA(key): (Gaza) /ɡa.ʕad/, [ˈɡa.ʕad]
  • (file)

Verb edit

قعد (ʔaʕad) I (present بقعد (boʔʕod), active participle قاعد (ʔāʕed))

  1. to sit down, to sit (+ على)
    قعدت آخر صفّ.
    ʔaʕadt āḵer ṣaff.
    I sat down in the last row.
    الجاجة قاعدة عالبيض.
    il-jāje ʔāʕede ʕal-bēḍ.
    The hen is sitting on the eggs.
  2. (by extension) to hang out, to spend time with (+ مع)
    يا ريت لو عندي أكتر وقت نقعد مع بعض.
    ya rēt law ʕandi aktar waʔt noʔʕod maʕ baʕḍ.
    I wish I had more time for us to hang out together.
  3. to remain, to stay
    قعدت خاطب تقريبا سنة.
    ʔaʕadt ḵāṭeb taʔrīban sane.
    I was engaged for about a year.
    (literally, “I remained engaged for approximately a year.”)
    بزبط تقعد هون وتخلّي عينك عالأولاد؟
    boẓbot toʔʕod hōn w tḵalli ʕenak ʕal-ūlād?
    Could you stay here and keep an eye on the kids?
    قدّيش إلك قاعد هون؟
    ʔaddeš ilak ʔāʕed hōn?
    How long have you been living here?
    (literally, “How long have you been staying here?”)
  4. to surf (the internet)

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of قعد (ʔaʕad)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قعدت (ʔaʕadt) قعدت (ʔaʕadt) قعد (ʔaʕad) قعدنا (ʔaʕadna) قعدتو (ʔaʕadtu) قعدو (ʔaʕadu)
f قعدتي (ʔaʕadti) قعدت (ʔaʕdat)
present m بقعد (baʔʕod) بتقعد (btoʔʕod) بقعد (boʔʕod) منقعد (mnoʔʕod) بتقعدو (btoʔʕodu) بقعدو (boʔʕodu)
f بتقعدي (btoʔʕodi) بتقعد (btoʔʕod)
subjunctive m أقعد (ʔaʔʕod) تقعد (toʔʕod) يقعد (yoʔʕod) نقعد (noʔʕod) تقعدو (toʔʕodu) يقعدو (yoʔʕodu)
f تقعدي (toʔʕodi) تقعد (toʔʕod)
imperative m اقعد (oʔʕod) اقعدو (oʔʕodu)
f اقعدي (oʔʕodi)