قاع

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ق و ع (q w ʕ)
2 terms

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 • (qāʕ) m (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

Declension of noun قَاع (qāʕ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَاع
qāʕ 		الْقَاع
al-qāʕ 		قَاع
qāʕ
Nominative قَاعٌ
qāʕun 		الْقَاعُ
al-qāʕu 		قَاعُ
qāʕu
Accusative قَاعًا
qāʕan 		الْقَاعَ
al-qāʕa 		قَاعَ
qāʕa
Genitive قَاعٍ
qāʕin 		الْقَاعِ
al-qāʕi 		قَاعِ
qāʕi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَاعَيْن
qāʕayn 		الْقَاعَيْن
al-qāʕayn 		قَاعَيْ
qāʕay
Nominative قَاعَانِ
qāʕāni 		الْقَاعَانِ
al-qāʕāni 		قَاعَا
qāʕā
Accusative قَاعَيْنِ
qāʕayni 		الْقَاعَيْنِ
al-qāʕayni 		قَاعَيْ
qāʕay
Genitive قَاعَيْنِ
qāʕayni 		الْقَاعَيْنِ
al-qāʕayni 		قَاعَيْ
qāʕay
Plural basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِيع‎; قِيعَة‎; قِيعَان‎; أَقْوُع‎; أَقْوَاع
qīʕ‎; qīʕa‎; qīʕān‎; ʔaqwuʕ‎; ʔaqwāʕ 		الْقِيع‎; الْقِيعَة‎; الْقِيعَان‎; الْأَقْوُع‎; الْأَقْوَاع
al-qīʕ‎; al-qīʕa‎; al-qīʕān‎; al-ʔaqwuʕ‎; al-ʔaqwāʕ 		قِيع‎; قِيعَة‎; قِيعَان‎; أَقْوُع‎; أَقْوَاع
qīʕ‎; qīʕat‎; qīʕān‎; ʔaqwuʕ‎; ʔaqwāʕ
Nominative قِيعٌ‎; قِيعَةٌ‎; قِيعَانٌ‎; أَقْوُعٌ‎; أَقْوَاعٌ
qīʕun‎; qīʕatun‎; qīʕānun‎; ʔaqwuʕun‎; ʔaqwāʕun 		الْقِيعُ‎; الْقِيعَةُ‎; الْقِيعَانُ‎; الْأَقْوُعُ‎; الْأَقْوَاعُ
al-qīʕu‎; al-qīʕatu‎; al-qīʕānu‎; al-ʔaqwuʕu‎; al-ʔaqwāʕu 		قِيعُ‎; قِيعَةُ‎; قِيعَانُ‎; أَقْوُعُ‎; أَقْوَاعُ
qīʕu‎; qīʕatu‎; qīʕānu‎; ʔaqwuʕu‎; ʔaqwāʕu
Accusative قِيعًا‎; قِيعَةً‎; قِيعَانًا‎; أَقْوُعًا‎; أَقْوَاعًا
qīʕan‎; qīʕatan‎; qīʕānan‎; ʔaqwuʕan‎; ʔaqwāʕan 		الْقِيعَ‎; الْقِيعَةَ‎; الْقِيعَانَ‎; الْأَقْوُعَ‎; الْأَقْوَاعَ
al-qīʕa‎; al-qīʕata‎; al-qīʕāna‎; al-ʔaqwuʕa‎; al-ʔaqwāʕa 		قِيعَ‎; قِيعَةَ‎; قِيعَانَ‎; أَقْوُعَ‎; أَقْوَاعَ
qīʕa‎; qīʕata‎; qīʕāna‎; ʔaqwuʕa‎; ʔaqwāʕa
Genitive قِيعٍ‎; قِيعَةٍ‎; قِيعَانٍ‎; أَقْوُعٍ‎; أَقْوَاعٍ
qīʕin‎; qīʕatin‎; qīʕānin‎; ʔaqwuʕin‎; ʔaqwāʕin 		الْقِيعِ‎; الْقِيعَةِ‎; الْقِيعَانِ‎; الْأَقْوُعِ‎; الْأَقْوَاعِ
al-qīʕi‎; al-qīʕati‎; al-qīʕāni‎; al-ʔaqwuʕi‎; al-ʔaqwāʕi 		قِيعِ‎; قِيعَةِ‎; قِيعَانِ‎; أَقْوُعِ‎; أَقْوَاعِ
qīʕi‎; qīʕati‎; qīʕāni‎; ʔaqwuʕi‎; ʔaqwāʕi

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 • (qāʕ) m (plural قيعان (qīʕān))

  1. bottom
    قاع البير ― qāʕ el-bīr ― the bottom of the well
    قاع الكاس ― qāʕ el-kās ― the bottom of the glass
  2. buttock
    جلسوا على قيعانكم وبركة من الهدرة.
    galsu ʕla qīʕānkum w baraka min el-hadra
    Sit 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
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