قدير
Arabic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ق د ر (q d r) |
| 17 terms |
Compare قَدَرَ (qadara, “to possess strength”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qa.diːr/
Adjective
قَدِير • (qadīr) (feminine قَدِيرَة (qadīra), masculine plural قَدِيرُونَ (qadīrūna) or قُدَرَاءُ (qudarāʔu), feminine plural قَدِيرَاتٌ (qadīrātun), elative أَقْدَر (ʔaqdar))
- possessing power, possessing strength, powerful, potent
- able
- having mastery over
- capable, competent
- all-powerful, omnipotent, almighty
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | قَدِير qadīr |
الْقَدِير al-qadīr |
قَدِيرَة qadīra |
الْقَدِيرَة al-qadīra |
| nominative | قَدِيرٌ qadīrun |
الْقَدِيرُ al-qadīru |
قَدِيرَةٌ qadīratun |
الْقَدِيرَةُ al-qadīratu |
| accusative | قَدِيرًا qadīran |
الْقَدِيرَ al-qadīra |
قَدِيرَةً qadīratan |
الْقَدِيرَةَ al-qadīrata |
| genitive | قَدِيرٍ qadīrin |
الْقَدِيرِ al-qadīri |
قَدِيرَةٍ qadīratin |
الْقَدِيرَةِ al-qadīrati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | قَدِيرَيْن qadīrayn |
الْقَدِيرَيْن al-qadīrayn |
قَدِيرَتَيْن qadīratayn |
الْقَدِيرَتَيْن al-qadīratayn |
| nominative | قَدِيرَانِ qadīrāni |
الْقَدِيرَانِ al-qadīrāni |
قَدِيرَتَانِ qadīratāni |
الْقَدِيرَتَانِ al-qadīratāni |
| accusative | قَدِيرَيْنِ qadīrayni |
الْقَدِيرَيْنِ al-qadīrayni |
قَدِيرَتَيْنِ qadīratayni |
الْقَدِيرَتَيْنِ al-qadīratayni |
| genitive | قَدِيرَيْنِ qadīrayni |
الْقَدِيرَيْنِ al-qadīrayni |
قَدِيرَتَيْنِ qadīratayni |
الْقَدِيرَتَيْنِ al-qadīratayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural; basic broken plural diptote |
sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | قَدِيرِين; قُدَرَاء qadīrīn; qudarāʔ |
الْقَدِيرِين; الْقُدَرَاء al-qadīrīn; al-qudarāʔ |
قَدِيرَات qadīrāt |
الْقَدِيرَات al-qadīrāt |
| nominative | قَدِيرُونَ; قُدَرَاءُ qadīrūna; qudarāʔu |
الْقَدِيرُونَ; الْقُدَرَاءُ al-qadīrūna; al-qudarāʔu |
قَدِيرَاتٌ qadīrātun |
الْقَدِيرَاتُ al-qadīrātu |
| accusative | قَدِيرِينَ; قُدَرَاءَ qadīrīna; qudarāʔa |
الْقَدِيرِينَ; الْقُدَرَاءَ al-qadīrīna; al-qudarāʔa |
قَدِيرَاتٍ qadīrātin |
الْقَدِيرَاتِ al-qadīrāti |
| genitive | قَدِيرِينَ; قُدَرَاءَ qadīrīna; qudarāʔa |
الْقَدِيرِينَ; الْقُدَرَاءِ al-qadīrīna; al-qudarāʔi |
قَدِيرَاتٍ qadīrātin |
الْقَدِيرَاتِ al-qadīrāti |
Synonyms
- (powerful, capable): قَادِر (qādir)
Descendants
- → French: cador
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قدير”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “قدر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN