قدير

Arabic

Etymology
Root
ق د ر (q-d-r)

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))

  1. possessing power, possessing strength, powerful, potent
  2. able
  3. having mastery over
  4. capable, competent
  5. 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; 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

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
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