القاعدة

Etymology
From the root, pertaining to the base of the human body—i.e. the buttocks.

Proper noun



 * 1) al-Qaeda, a terrorist militant Islamic organization.
 * 2) The Base, a database of mercenaries recruited as part of Maktab al-Khidamat to fight the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.

Noun

 * 1) the toilet, a Western-style sitting toilet as opposed to a squatting toilet.