قوة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ق و و (q-w-w).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /quw.wa/
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Noun
قُوَّة • (quwwa) f (plural قُوًى (quwan) or قُوَّات (quwwāt))
- verbal noun of قَوِيَ (qawiya) (form I)
- power, strength, might, force
- intensity, severity
- authority, power, clout
Declension
Declension of noun قُوَّة (quwwa)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قُوَّة quwwa | الْقُوَّة al-quwwa | قُوَّة quwwat |
| Nominative | قُوَّةٌ quwwatun | الْقُوَّةُ al-quwwatu | قُوَّةُ quwwatu |
| Accusative | قُوَّةً quwwatan | الْقُوَّةَ al-quwwata | قُوَّةَ quwwata |
| Genitive | قُوَّةٍ quwwatin | الْقُوَّةِ al-quwwati | قُوَّةِ quwwati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | قُوَّتَيْن quwwatayn | الْقُوَّتَيْن al-quwwatayn | قُوَّتَيْ quwwatay |
| Nominative | قُوَّتَانِ quwwatāni | الْقُوَّتَانِ al-quwwatāni | قُوَّتَا quwwatā |
| Accusative | قُوَّتَيْنِ quwwatayni | الْقُوَّتَيْنِ al-quwwatayni | قُوَّتَيْ quwwatay |
| Genitive | قُوَّتَيْنِ quwwatayni | الْقُوَّتَيْنِ al-quwwatayni | قُوَّتَيْ quwwatay |
| Plural | broken plural in ـًى (-an); sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قُوَى; قُوَّات quwā; quwwāt | الْقُوَى; الْقُوَّات al-quwā; al-quwwāt | قُوَى; قُوَّات quwā; quwwāt |
| Nominative | قُوًى; قُوَّاتٌ quwan; quwwātun | الْقُوَى; الْقُوَّاتُ al-quwā; al-quwwātu | قُوَى; قُوَّاتُ quwā; quwwātu |
| Accusative | قُوًى; قُوَّاتٍ quwan; quwwātin | الْقُوَى; الْقُوَّاتِ al-quwā; al-quwwāti | قُوَى; قُوَّاتِ quwā; quwwāti |
| Genitive | قُوًى; قُوَّاتٍ quwan; quwwātin | الْقُوَى; الْقُوَّاتِ al-quwā; al-quwwāti | قُوَى; قُوَّاتِ quwā; quwwāti |
Derived terms
- لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّٰهِ (lā ḥawla walā quwwata ʾillā bi-l-lāhi)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: qüvvət
- → Ottoman Turkish: قوت
- Turkish: kuvvet
- → Persian: قوت
- → Gujarati: કુવ્વત (kuvvat), કૌવત (kauvat)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: क़ुव्वत (quvvat)
- Urdu: قوت (quvvat)
- → Marathi: कुवत (kuvat)
- → Uzbek: quvvat
- → Indonesian: kuat
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “قوة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic قُوَّة (quwwa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡuwːa/
Noun
قوة • (guwwa) f (plural قُوَّات (guwwāt))
- power
- strength
- intensity, severity
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ق و و |
Etymology
From Arabic قُوَّة (quwwa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔuw.we/, [ˈʔuw.we]
- IPA(key): /ʔuw.wa/, [ˈʔuw.wa]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
قوّة • (ʔuwwe) f (plural قوّات (ʔuwwāt))
- power, strength, might, force
- Synonym: طاقة (ṭāqa)