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القاعدة

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See also: القاعده

Arabic

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Etymology

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From the root ق ع د (q-ʕ-d), pertaining to the base of the human body—i.e. the buttocks.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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الْقَاعِدَة (al-qāʕidaf

One of flags of Al-Qaeda.
  1. al-Qaeda, a terrorist militant Islamic organization.
  2. The Base, a database of mercenaries recruited as part of Maktab al-Khidamat to fight the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.

Noun

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الْقَاعِدَة (al-qāʕidaf (plural الْقَاعِدَات (al-qāʕidāt) or الْقَوَاعِد (al-qawāʕid))

  1. the toilet, a Western-style sitting toilet as opposed to a squatting toilet.

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