qaida
- noun
- /ˈkaɪdə/
- Indian
:
manual de lectura
- The teacher handed each student a qaida to help them learn the Arabic alphabet.
Examples
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Parents often buy a qaida for their children to practice reading at home.
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The teacher introduced the qaida to her students.
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Many children start their education by reading from a qaida in the classroom.
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Many children start learning with a qaida in Arabic.
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The teacher used the qaida to help her students learn the Arabic alphabet.
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Before learning to read Arabic texts, children often start with a qaida that teaches basic letters and sounds.
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She practiced her pronunciation by reciting passages from the qaida every day.
Synonyms
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The basic letters of a language in their usual order
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Etymology
Qaida comes from the Arabic word qāʿidah, meaning 'foundation' or 'base', and in languages like Urdu and Hindi it came to mean a beginner's reading book. So a qaida is a small primer that gives the basic lessons to learn Arabic letters.