أساس

Noun
, non-standard plural


 * 1) foundation, basis, base
 * 2) tenet
 * 3) * paraphrasing Jonathan Freedland on The Guardian: We have to see through Putin’s fog of lies, and take action now:
 * He has shown us how he sees, for example, the basic tenets of democracy – whether that’s free speech or belief in the rule of law, evidence and due process. To us, those may look like the firm pillars that hold up a decent society. But to a black-belt such as Putin they are rotten timbers, ripe for a good kicking and liable to bring down the whole edifice.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) basis, foundation (literal and figurative)