قاع

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق و ع‎ (q-w-ʕ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qaːʕ/
    • (Egyptian) IPA(key): /ʔaːʕ/
    • (Hijazi) IPA(key): /ɡaːʕ/
    • (Iraqi) IPA(key): /ɡaːʕ/
    • (Moroccan) IPA(key): /qaːʕ/

Noun

قَاع • (qāʕ) m (plural قِيع‎ (qīʕ) or قِيعَة‎ (qīʕa) or قِيعَان‎ (qīʕān) or أَقْوُع‎ (ʔaqwuʕ) or أَقْوَاع‎ (ʔaqwāʕ))

  1. bottom
  2. plain
  3. flat tract of land

Declension

References

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَاع‎ (qāʕ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qaːʕ/

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 क़आ)

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