كفاءة
Arabic
Etymology
From ك ف ء (k-f-ʾ); compare كُفْء (kufʾ, “equal”).
Noun
كَفَاءَة • (kafāʾa) f (plural كَفَاءَات (kafāʾāt))
- equality
- adequacy
- comparableness
- fitness, suitability, appropriateness
- proficiency, competency, capacity, ability, skill (likely from confusion with كِفَايَة (kifāya))
- (in the plural) qualifications, abilities, capabilities
Declension
Declension of noun كَفَاءَة (kafāʾa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | كَفَاءَة kafāʾa | الْكَفَاءَة al-kafāʾa | كَفَاءَة kafāʾat |
Nominative | كَفَاءَةٌ kafāʾatun | الْكَفَاءَةُ al-kafāʾatu | كَفَاءَةُ kafāʾatu |
Accusative | كَفَاءَةً kafāʾatan | الْكَفَاءَةَ al-kafāʾata | كَفَاءَةَ kafāʾata |
Genitive | كَفَاءَةٍ kafāʾatin | الْكَفَاءَةِ al-kafāʾati | كَفَاءَةِ kafāʾati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | كَفَاءَتَيْن kafāʾatayn | الْكَفَاءَتَيْن al-kafāʾatayn | كَفَاءَتَيْ kafāʾatay |
Nominative | كَفَاءَتَانِ kafāʾatāni | الْكَفَاءَتَانِ al-kafāʾatāni | كَفَاءَتَا kafāʾatā |
Accusative | كَفَاءَتَيْنِ kafāʾatayni | الْكَفَاءَتَيْنِ al-kafāʾatayni | كَفَاءَتَيْ kafāʾatay |
Genitive | كَفَاءَتَيْنِ kafāʾatayni | الْكَفَاءَتَيْنِ al-kafāʾatayni | كَفَاءَتَيْ kafāʾatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | كَفَاءَات kafāʾāt | الْكَفَاءَات al-kafāʾāt | كَفَاءَات kafāʾāt |
Nominative | كَفَاءَاتٌ kafāʾātun | الْكَفَاءَاتُ al-kafāʾātu | كَفَاءَاتُ kafāʾātu |
Accusative | كَفَاءَاتٍ kafāʾātin | الْكَفَاءَاتِ al-kafāʾāti | كَفَاءَاتِ kafāʾāti |
Genitive | كَفَاءَاتٍ kafāʾātin | الْكَفَاءَاتِ al-kafāʾāti | كَفَاءَاتِ kafāʾāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “كفاءة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN