اقتدار

Arabic

Root
ق د ر (q d r)
17 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of اِقْتَدَرَ (iqtadara).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iq.ti.daːr/
Rhymes: -aːr

Noun

اِقْتِدَار • (iqtidār) m

verbal noun of اِقْتَدَرَ (iqtadara, “to have the ability”) (form VIII)
(uncountable) ability, capability
(uncountable) solvency

Declension

Declension of noun **اِقْتِدَار** (iqtidār)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	اِقْتِدَار iqtidār	الِاقْتِدَار al-iqtidār	اِقْتِدَار iqtidār
nominative	اِقْتِدَارٌ iqtidārun	الِاقْتِدَارُ al-iqtidāru	اِقْتِدَارُ iqtidāru
accusative	اِقْتِدَارًا iqtidāran	الِاقْتِدَارَ al-iqtidāra	اِقْتِدَارَ iqtidāra
genitive	اِقْتِدَارٍ iqtidārin	الِاقْتِدَارِ al-iqtidāri	اِقْتِدَارِ iqtidāri

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: iqtidar
→ Ottoman Turkish: اقتدار
> Turkish: iktidar (inherited)

Crimean Tatar: iqtidar
→ Persian: اقتدار
→ Urdu: اقتدار
→ Uyghur: ئىقتىدار (iqtidar)
→ Uzbek: iqtidor

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (iqtidār), from Arabic اِقْتِدَار (iqtidār).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪq.t̪ɪ.d̪ɑːɾ/
Rhymes: -ɑːɾ

Noun

اِقْتِدار • (iqtidār) m (formal plural اقتدارات, Hindi spelling इक़्तिदार)

power; control; authority

Declension

Declension of **اقتدار**
	singular	plural
direct	اقتدار (iqtidār)	اقتدار (iqtidār)
oblique	اقتدار (iqtidār)	اقتداروں (iqtidārõ)
vocative	اقتدار (iqtidār)	اقتدارو (iqtidāro)

Related terms

بر سر اقتدار (bar-sar-e-iqtidār, “in power”)

References

“اقتدار”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“اقتدار”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.