قاء

See also: فاء

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق ي ء (q-y-ʔ). The initial uvular and final glottal may point to onomatopoeia for retching, with parallel developments in other Afroasiatic languages, if not inherited from Proto-Afroasiatic, encountered in Ge'ez ቄአ (ḳeʾä), present ይቂእ (yəḳiʾ, “to vomit”), Tigre ቀኣ (ḳäʾa, “to vomit”), Hebrew קָא (qāʾ), present יָקִיא (yāqīʾ, “to vomit”), and similarly in Egyptian qꜣꜥ, qjs (“to vomit”), qꜣ, qꜣꜣ (“to be putrid; to vomit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qaː.ʔa/

Verb

قَاءَ • (qāʔa) I (non-past يَقِيءُ (yaqīʔu), verbal noun قَيْء (qayʔ)) (transitive)

1. to send, throw, or cast out; to eject; to emit; to spew; to vomit

   Synonyms: أَخْرَجَ (ʔaḵraja), أَطْلَقَ (ʔaṭlaqa), أَلْقَى (ʔalqā)

   1. to throw up (matter from the stomach), to heave
      • 7th century CE, Sunan an-Nasāʾiyy, 32:4:

        قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الْعَائِدُ فِي هِبَتِهِ كَالْكَلْبِ يَقِيءُ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فِي قَيْئِهِ».

        qāla rasūlu l-lahi ṣallā llāhu ʕalayhi wasallama: “ʔal-ʕāʔidu fī hibati-hī ka-l-kalbi yaqīʔu ṯumma yaʕūdu fī qayʔi-hī”.

        The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: “The retaker of his gift is like a dog that vomits then returns to its vomit.”

Conjugation

    Conjugation of قَاءَ (I, hollow, a ~ i, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun قَيْء)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						قَيْء qayʔ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						قَاءٍ qāʔin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَقِيء maqīʔ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قِئْتُ qiʔtu	قِئْتَ qiʔta	قَاءَ qāʔa		قِئْتُمَا qiʔtumā	قَاءَا qāʔā		قِئْنَا qiʔnā	قِئْتُمْ qiʔtum	قَائُوا, قَاؤُوا qāʔū
	f		قِئْتِ qiʔti	قَاءَتْ qāʔat			قَاءَتَا qāʔatā			قِئْتُنَّ qiʔtunna	قِئْنَ qiʔna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَقِيءُ ʔaqīʔu	تَقِيءُ taqīʔu	يَقِيءُ yaqīʔu		تَقِيئَانِ taqīʔāni	يَقِيئَانِ yaqīʔāni		نَقِيءُ naqīʔu	تَقِيئُونَ, تَقِيؤُونَ taqīʔūna	يَقِيئُونَ, يَقِيؤُونَ yaqīʔūna
	f		تَقِيئِينَ taqīʔīna	تَقِيءُ taqīʔu			تَقِيئَانِ taqīʔāni			تَقِئْنَ taqiʔna	يَقِئْنَ yaqiʔna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَقِيءَ ʔaqīʔa	تَقِيءَ taqīʔa	يَقِيءَ yaqīʔa		تَقِيئَا taqīʔā	يَقِيئَا yaqīʔā		نَقِيءَ naqīʔa	تَقِيئُوا, تَقِيؤُوا taqīʔū	يَقِيئُوا, يَقِيؤُوا yaqīʔū
	f		تَقِيئِي taqīʔī	تَقِيءَ taqīʔa			تَقِيئَا taqīʔā			تَقِئْنَ taqiʔna	يَقِئْنَ yaqiʔna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَقِئْ ʔaqiʔ	تَقِئْ taqiʔ	يَقِئْ yaqiʔ		تَقِيئَا taqīʔā	يَقِيئَا yaqīʔā		نَقِئْ naqiʔ	تَقِيئُوا, تَقِيؤُوا taqīʔū	يَقِيئُوا, يَقِيؤُوا yaqīʔū
	f		تَقِيئِي taqīʔī	تَقِئْ taqiʔ			تَقِيئَا taqīʔā			تَقِئْنَ taqiʔna	يَقِئْنَ yaqiʔna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		قِئْ qiʔ			قِيئَا qīʔā				قِيئُوا, قِيؤُوا qīʔū
	f		قِيئِي qīʔī							قِئْنَ qiʔna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	قِيءَ qīʔa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُقَاءُ yuqāʔu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُقَاءَ yuqāʔa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُقَأْ yuqaʔ		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—