استطاع

• اِسْطَاعَ‎ (isṭāʿa)

From the root ط و ع‎ (ṭ-w-ʿ).

اِسْتَطَاعَ • (istaṭāʿa) X, non-past يَسْتَطِيعُ‎‎ (yastaṭīʿu)

1. (transitive) to be able to, to be capable of, can (followed by a noun or a verbal noun in the accusative or by أَنْ‎ (ʾan) and the subjunctive)

   Synonym: قَدَرَ‎ (qadara)

   Antonym: عَجَزَ‎ (ʿajaza)

   ‏أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أُدَرِّسَ.‎‎ ― ʾastaṭīʿu ʾan ʾudarrisa. ― I can teach.

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 55:33:

     ‏يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُوا مِنْ أَقْطَارِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَانفُذُوا ۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَانٍ‎

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2. Used to make a request
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:112:

     ‏إِذْ قَالَ ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَ يَا عِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ هَلْ يَسْتَطِيعُ رَبُّكَ أَن يُنَزِّلَ عَلَيْنَا مَائِدَةً مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ ۖ قَالَ ٱتَّقُوا ٱللَّهَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ‎

     When the disciples said, "Oh, Jesus, son of Mary, can your Lord send down for us a table (with food on it) from heaven?", he said, "Fear Allah, if you are believers"

• أَمْكَنَ‎ (ʾamkana)