قاع

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ق و ع (q-w-ʕ)

Cognate to Jewish Babylonian Aramaic קוֹעא (qōʕā, neck, throat, windpipe) and Classical Syriac ܩܘܽܥܴܐ (qūʕā, middle of the nose; intercolumn; bones of the hand). See also the extensions قَعْب (qaʕb, cup) and قِحْف (qiḥf, brainpan).

Pronunciation

Noun

قَاع (qāʕm (plural قِيع (qīʕ) or قِيعَة (qīʕa) or قِيعَان (qīʕān) or أَقْوُع (ʔaqwuʕ) or أَقْوَاع (ʔaqwāʕ))

  1. bottom (the lowest part of a container)
    Synonym: قَعْر (qaʕr)
  2. bottom (ground under the sea, ocean, river etc.)
    قَاع البَحْر
    qāʕ al-baḥr
    The bottom of the sea
  3. plain
  4. flat tract of land

Declension

References

  • qwˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قاع”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen, page 814a

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَاع (qāʕ).

Pronunciation

Noun

قاع (qāʕm (plural قيعان (qīʕān))

  1. bottom
    قاع البيرqāʕ el-bīrthe bottom of the well
    قاع الكاسqāʕ el-kāsthe bottom of the glass
  2. buttock
    جلسوا على قيعانكم وبركة من الهدرة.galsu ʕla qīʕānkum w baraka min el-hadraSit on your ass and stop talking.
  3. all
    قاع الحوايج اللي عندي باليين.gāʕ al-ḥwāyež elli ʕendi bāliyyīn.All my clothes are worn out.

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic قَاع (qāʕ).

Noun

قَاعْ (qā'? (Hindi spelling क़ाा)

  1. the level ground
  2. a plain, a desert