قدير
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ق د ر (q-d-r); compare قَدَرَ (qadara, “to possess strength”).
Adjective
قَدِير • (qadīr) (feminine قَدِيرَة (qadīra), masculine plural قَدِيرُونَ (qadīrūna) or قُدَرَاءُ (qudarāʾu), feminine plural قَدِيرَاتٌ (qadīrātun), elative أَقْدَر (ʾaqdar))
- possessing power, possessing strength, powerful, potent
- able
- having mastery over
- capable, competent
- all-powerful, omnipotent, almighty
Declension
Declension of adjective قَدِير (qadīr)
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; qudarāʾ | الْقَدِيرِين; الْقُدَرَاء al-qadīrīn; al-qudarāʾ | قَدِيرَات qadīrāt | الْقَدِيرَات al-qadīrāt |
Nominative | قَدِيرُونَ; قُدَرَاءُ qadīrūna; qudarāʾu | الْقَدِيرُونَ; الْقُدَرَاءُ al-qadīrūna; al-qudarāʾu | قَدِيرَاتٌ qadīrātun | الْقَدِيرَاتُ al-qadīrātu |
Accusative | قَدِيرِينَ; قُدَرَاءَ qadīrīna; qudarāʾa | الْقَدِيرِينَ; الْقُدَرَاءَ al-qadīrīna; al-qudarāʾa | قَدِيرَاتٍ qadīrātin | الْقَدِيرَاتِ al-qadīrāti |
Genitive | قَدِيرِينَ; قُدَرَاءَ qadīrīna; qudarāʾa | الْقَدِيرِينَ; الْقُدَرَاءِ al-qadīrīna; al-qudarāʾi | 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, 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