قاع

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قاع

/qaːʕ/
/qaːʕ/ Egyptian
/ɡaːʕ/ Hijazi
/ɡaːʕ/
/qaːʕ/ Moroccan

Rhymes with -aːʕ

Where it comes from

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”).

noun قَاع · qāʕ · قِيع · قِيعَة · قِيعَان · أَقْوُع

bottom (the lowest part of a container)
Similar: قَعْر
bottom (ground under the sea, ocean, river etc.) قَاع البَحْر
plain
flat tract of land

In English

bed the bottom of a lake or other body of water
bottom lowest part

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قاع},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}