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 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 क़आ)

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