قَائِدٌ guide in Arabic
قَائِدٌ is how you say “guide” in Arabic.
Root ق و د q-w-d. noun (active participle, form I). qāʾid.
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Meaning of guide in Arabic
- one who leads or guides leading from in front, as opposed to driving from behind
- leader, commander especially of an army
Example sentence
يَا بُنَيَّ إِنَّ الإِيمَانَ قَائِدٌ
O my son, faith is a guide.
قَائِدٌ a guide
'qa'id' = 'a leader, one who guides'. No 'al-', so 'a guide'.
The English is machine-translated.
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How it is used
Qāʾid is the standard word for a leader or commander, grounded in the verb qāda "he led it" (a horse, an army). Lane's entry draws a sharp line between qāda, leading from in front, and sāqa, driving from behind — that contrast is basic to the whole root's sense.
Words from the same root
- قَادَ to lead or guide
- قِيَادَةٌ leadership; the act of leading
- اِنْقَادَ to be led, submit, become tractable
- قَوَدٌ retaliation, blood-requital for killing
- قَوْدٌ led horses, kept in reserve
More example sentences
وَإِنْ فَتَرَ قَائِدُهَا حَرَنَتْ
And if its guide weakens, it becomes stubborn.
قَائِدُهَا its guide
'qa'id' = 'guide'; the ending '-ha' = 'its', pointing back to the soul.
Common questions
- How do you say "guide" in Arabic?
- قَائِدٌ (qāʾid) — literally "one who leads," from the root ق و د, "to lead."
- What's the difference between قائد (qāʾid) and سائق (sāʾiq)?
- Qāʾid leads from in front; sāʾiq drives or pushes from behind — Lane's lexicon draws exactly this contrast for the verb qāda.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).