القاعدة
See also: القاعده
Arabic
editEtymology
editFrom the root ق ع د (q-ʕ-d), pertaining to the base of the human body—i.e. the buttocks.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editالْقَاعِدَة • (al-qāʕida) f
- al-Qaeda, a terrorist militant Islamic organization.
- The Base, a database of mercenaries recruited as part of Maktab al-Khidamat to fight the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.
Noun
editالْقَاعِدَة • (al-qāʕida) f (plural الْقَاعِدَات (al-qāʕidāt) or الْقَوَاعِد (al-qawāʕid))
- the toilet, a Western-style sitting toilet as opposed to a squatting toilet.
Declension
editDeclension of noun الْقَاعِدَة (al-qāʕida)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | الْقَاعِدَة al-qāʕida |
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Nominative | — | الْقَاعِدَةُ al-qāʕidatu |
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Accusative | — | الْقَاعِدَةَ al-qāʕidata |
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Genitive | — | الْقَاعِدَةِ al-qāʕidati |
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Synonyms
edit- فَرَنْجِيّ (faranjiyy)