قاعدة

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قاعدة

/qaː.ʕi.da/

Where it comes from

From the verb قَعَدَ (qaʕada, “to sit down, to lie in wait, to waylay”), root ق ع د (q ʕ d).

noun قَاعِدَة · qāʕida · قَوَاعِد · الْقَاعِدَة

foundation, groundwork, fundament, basis قَدْ مَكَرَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَأَتَى اللَّهُ بُنْيَانَهُم مِّنَ الْقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّقْفُ مِن فَوْقِهِمْ وَأَتَاهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
Similar: أَسَاس
base, headquarters
precept, rule, principle
formula, theorem, maxim قَاعِدَةُ فِيثَاغُورَسَ
basis
base
base (a compound that can accept a proton)
Similar: قَلَوِيّ · Opposite: حَمْض
rule قَاعِدَةُ الْمُضَارِعِ الْمُسْتَمِرِّ
support, socle, pedestal
chassis, undercarriage
method, manner, mode
model, pattern
Similar: نَمَط

In English

base 1. something from which other things extend
basis underlying condition
rule regulation
principle fundamental assumption
foundation that upon which anything is founded
alkaline having a pH greater than 7

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قاعدة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}