English → Arabic
bottom in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- qāʿ
- Arabizi
qa3- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- قواعدٌ qawāʿid
- Root
- ق و ع
How to use it
قاع refers to the lowest part of something, such as the bottom of a container, sea floor, or any surface. It is masculine; adjectives must agree in gender. The plural قواعد means “bases” or “foundations” in other contexts, so use the singular when you mean “bottom”.
Example sentences
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قَعَدَتِ السَّيَّارةُ على القاعِ.
qaʿadat al‑sayyāra ʿalā al‑qāʿi.
The car sat on the bottom.
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الماءُ يَغْلُقُ في القاعِ.
al‑māʾu yaghluqu fī al‑qāʿi.
The water pools at the bottom.
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قُطِعَتِ الجذورُ من القاعِ.
quṭiʿat al‑juthūru min al‑qāʿi.
The roots were cut from the bottom.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Bottom line
موازين القوى
Bottom left:
أسفل يسار:
Bottom Dollar
الدولار الأخير
Bottom right:
أسفل يمين:
Bottom Center
أسفل الوسط
Sensor - bottom
محسّس - أسفل
Bottom, all 74.
القيم الدنيا، كلها 47.
The bottom one? Yellow.
وفي الأسفل؟ أصفر.
Li Keqiang’s Bottom Line
لي كه تشيانج والقول الفصل
Sign at the bottom, please.
إمض اسمك في الأسفل إذا سمحت.
Green Buildings’ Bottom Line
الخلاصة بشأن الأبنية الخضراء
Sami hit rock bottom economically.
وصل سامي إلى الحضيض ماليّا.
Questions and answers
Is "قاع" used for abstract “bottom” like “lowest level”?
Yes, you can say "قاع الفقر" (the bottom of poverty).
What’s the opposite?
The opposite is "قمة" (top).
Related words and expressions
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