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قَواعِد

the foundations

প্রাচীর বা ভিত্তি

Root letters: ق ع دAppears 3 times in the Qur'an#1,956 most frequentNoun (ism)
Learn it in lesson 196

About this word

Noun (ism)Root letters: ق ع د

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Plural (jamʿ)ٱلْقَوَاعِدَ3 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلْقَوَاعِدَthe foundationsl-qawāʿida · 1 times
  • ٱلْقَوَاعِدِthe foundationsl-qawāʿidi · 1 times
  • وَٱلْقَوَٰعِدُAnd postmenopausalwal-qawāʿidu · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ق ع د — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

And [mention] when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House and [with him] Ishmael, [saying], "Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing.

Surah 2:127 — Read full ayah

Those before them had already plotted, but Allāh came at [i.e., uprooted] their building from the foundations, so the roof fell upon them from above them, and the punishment came to them from where they did not perceive.

Surah 16:26 — Read full ayah

And women of post-menstrual age who have no desire for marriage - there is no blame upon them for putting aside their outer garments [but] not displaying adornment. But to modestly refrain [from that] is better for them. And Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.

Surah 24:60 — Read full ayah