قائد

Arabic

Root
ق و د (q-w-d)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb قَادَ (qāda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qaː.ʔid/
  • (file)

Noun

قَائِد • (qāʔid) m (plural قَائِدُونَ (qāʔidūna) or قَادَة (qāda) or قُوَّاد (quwwād), feminine قَائِدَة (qāʔida))

  1. leader
  2. director, manager
  3. head, chief
  4. commander, commandant

Declension

Descendants

  • English: caid
  • French: caïd
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: alcaide
  • Spanish: alcaide
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