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PRONUNCIATION OF QAID

qaid  [kɑːˈiːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QAID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Qaid is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES QAID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Qaid

Qaid, also spelled kaid or caïd, is a word meaning "master" or "leader." It was a title in the Norman kingdom of Sicily, applied to palatine officials and members of the curia, usually to those who were Muslims or converts from Islam. The word entered the Latin language as Latin: gaitus or Latin: gaytus. Later the word was used in North Africa for the governor of a fortress or the warden of a prison, also in Spain and Portugal in the form with the definite article alcayde. It is also used as a male Muslim given name. It furthermore is a designation for leaders of bands of gangsters. It may refer to...

Definition of qaid in the English dictionary

The definition of qaid in the dictionary is a Muslim chief.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QAID


agreed
əˈɡriːd
bastide
bæsˈtiːd
breed
briːd
creed
kriːd
exceed
ɪkˈsiːd
feed
fiːd
guaranteed
ˌɡærənˈtiːd
indeed
ɪnˈdiːd
invalid
ˈɪnvəˌliːd
lead
liːd
need
niːd
proceed
prəˈsiːd
read
riːd
rede
riːd
reed
riːd
Reid
riːd
seed
siːd
speed
spiːd
succeed
səkˈsiːd
we´d
wiːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QAID

qa
qabalah
qabalism
qabalist
qabalistic
Qabis
Qaboos bin Said
Qaddafi
Qaddish
Qaddishim
qadi
qaimaqam
Qairwan
qalamdan
qanat
QANTAS
Qaraghandy
QARANC
qasida
qat

WORDS THAT END LIKE QAID

afraid
aid
braid
bridesmaid
first aid
Haid
hearing aid
housemaid
laid
maid
Medicaid
mermaid
overlaid
overpaid
paid
plaid
prepaid
raid
said
unpaid

Synonyms and antonyms of qaid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «qaid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QAID

Find out the translation of qaid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of qaid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «qaid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Qaid先生的拘留
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

qaid
570 millions of speakers

English

qaid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

qaid
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القيد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Каида
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Qaid
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

qaid
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

caïd
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Qaid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Qaid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

qaid
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

qaid
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Qaid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

qaid
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Qaid
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कबीर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

qaid
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Qaid
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

qaid
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Каїда
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

qaid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Qaid
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

qaid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Qaid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Qaid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of qaid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QAID»

The term «qaid» is regularly used and occupies the 102.849 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QAID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about qaid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QAID»

Discover the use of qaid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to qaid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Qaid-E-Hayat
A play based on the life of Ghalib, 1797-1869, an Urdu poet.
Surendra Varmåa, 1999
2
Feminist Traditions in Andalusi-Moroccan Oral Narratives
On his way up the stairs he was met by the Qaid el-Meshwār responsible for the whole palace, who wanted to know what he was up to. The boy explained to him that he had come to shave the Sultan. The Qaid then looked into his basket and ...
Hasna Lebbady, 2009
3
Glossary Hindústání & English to the New Testament and Psalms
5. qabt, s. m. famine, dearth. qai, s. f. vomit. qaid, s. f. a fetter, imprisonment, captivity, prison, bonds. — qaid hf chhor jana, to leave bound, Acts 24. 27. — qaid hona, to be cast into prison, be in prison, be a prisoner, lie bound, be in bonds, Col.
Cotton Mather, 1861
4
The Distributional Effects of Indirect Taxes: Models and ...
17, Table 2 - PS-QAID(8,) - H) 7 Estimates of the household Equivalence Scales for total 0.999 0.670 0.782 consumption when the equivalence parameter m„ is commodity-invariant - EPS(a)-QAID(8j) (p. 17, Table 2 - EPS(a)-QAID(8,)) 8 ...
John Creedy, Cath Sleeman, 2006
5
Moon and Henna Tree
When Barukh arrived, he went into the qaid 'Ulla's residence, greeted him, and sat down. By now the first servant had finished stitching up the cracks in 'Ulla's feet. “Are you ready to cry,” the qaid asked hisJewish friend by way of an opener,  ...
Ahmed Toufiq, Aḥmad Tawfīq, 2013
6
Green Deen: What Islam Teaches about Protecting the Planet
Operating a farmers' market in his new city seemed like a natural choice for Qaid, given that he was a practicing Muslim who was raised by a “foodie” mother. “It is simple and natural,” he says, “to try to preserve things in their natural course.
Keith Ellison, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, 2011
7
Muslim Law Courts and the French Colonial State in Algeria
Atba Djellaba (see Chapter 2), and the pursuit of these marriages led him into serious legal conflicts.48 The other majlis member in question, Hamida Ben Qaid 'Umar, was a grandson of the last bey, and from the age of 22, in 1845, he had ...
Allan Christelow, 2014
8
Knowledge and Power in Morocco: The Education of a ...
The qaid, an illiterate, raised publicly the issue of a contested property title (rasm) that Mansur had prepared. It was common knowledge that documents prepared by him were invalid. The qaid looked briefly at the document, which he ...
Dale F. Eickelman, 1992
9
Jinn Eviction as a Discourse of Power: A Multidisciplinary ...
During the colonial period, a qaid of ShiyaÓma called al-Metougi came to Ben Yeffu with a body-part paralysis. He had to spend one night at the shrine in order to feel better. The following morning when he was walking nearby the saint, ...
Muḥammad Maʻrūf, 2007
10
Beyond the Veil: Male-female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society
The two theories have one component in common, the woman's qaid power ('the power to deceive and defeat men, not by force, but by cunning and intrigue'). But while Aqqad tries to link the female's qaid power to her weak constitution, the ...
Fatima Mernissi, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QAID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term qaid is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Overnights: 'Qaid-e-Tanhai' continues to lead 21:00 slot
The popular show 'Qaid-e-Tanhai' remained the most watched show in the 21:00 slot in UK ratings last night, according to exclusive data obtained by BizAsia. «BizAsia, Jun 15»
2
MQM Qaid invites PTI to hold public meeting at Jinnah Ground
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), leader Altaf Hussain has once again invited Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf to hold a public meeting at the Jinnah ... «Aaj News, Apr 15»
3
Chocoholic Dubai kid calls abuse hotline on dad
This is exactly what Mohammed [not his real name] did when his father refused to buy him chocolates, according to Boshra Qaid, Head of Children, Youth and ... «Emirates 24/7, Jan 15»
4
Houthis take over Raima governorate
Qaid Al-Saeed, a freelance journalist based in Al-Jabin, claimed that he witnessed Houthis erecting checkpoints both inside and at the entrances of the city. «The Yemen Times, Dec 14»
5
Neighbors versus ministry: Who appoints and replaces Imams?
According to Qaid from the Ministry of Endowment, replacing an Imam is not as easy as Al-Wajih makes it seem. “It is within the ministry's jurisdiction to send ... «The Yemen Times, Nov 14»
6
Triad Man Talks Turmoil in Iraq: "I'm Ashamed"
Qaid Abokader worked as a linguist embedded with the Marines during the war in Iraq. Now, he is a U.S. citizen and a business owner living in the Triad. «WFMY News 2, Aug 14»
7
Journalist Kidnapped Near Ramallah
His daughter is the spokesperson of the "Aneen Al-Qaid Media" Network, local news agency specialized in covering news about the Palestinian detainees, and ... «International Middle East Media Center, Jul 14»
8
Foul, tamis restaurants witness insults, fistfights in plenty
The tour started at Uncle Qaid's, the oldest restaurant in Makkah. It was overcrowded with customers and Uncle Qaid was busy selling his foul and tamis. For him ... «Saudi Gazette, Jun 14»
9
How One Family Lost Four Sons to the Fight for Al-Qaida
Hours earlier, Qaid al-Dhahab had been returning from a wedding celebration to his home near the rural city of Rada'a, roughly 160 miles southeast of Sana'a, ... «Slate Magazine, Mar 14»
10
Beedie students net first prize at case competition
The team, consisting of Qaid Jivan and Adrian Guemili, and coached by senior lecturer Kevin Stewart, earned top spot and a prize of $1000 each after defeating ... «Simon Fraser University News, Nov 13»

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