قادر

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of قَدَرَ‎ (qadara), from the root ق د ر‎ (q-d-r).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qaː.dir/
  • (file)

Adjective

قَادِر • (qādir) (feminine قَادِرَة‎ (qādira), masculine plural قادِرُون‎ (qādirūn), feminine plural قادِرات‎ (qādirāt), elative أَقْدَر‎ (ʔaqdar))

  1. powerful
  2. capable, able (عَلَى‎ (ʕalā) to)
  3. efficient, talented

Declension

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਕਾਦਰ (kādar)
    Shahmukhi script: قادر‎ (qādar)

Proper noun

القَادِر • (al-qādir) m

  1. (Islam) one of God's names in Islam, ("the All Able, the Powerful")

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “قدر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَادِر‎ (qādir).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /qɔˈdiɾ/

Adjective

قادِر • (qâder) (comparative قادِرتَر‎ (qâder-tar), superlative قادِرتَرین‎ (qâder-tarin))

  1. able; with the ability to
    ‏قادر بودن‎ ― qâder budan ― to be able to
  2. powerful; formidable
    Synonym: قدرتمند‎ (qodratmand)
    ‏سلطانِ قادر‎ ― soltân-e qâder ― powerful sultan

Derived terms

  • قادر کردن‎ (qâder kardan, “to enable”)

Proper noun

قادر • (qâder)

  1. a male given name from Arabic

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق د ر‎

Etymology

From Arabic قَادِر‎ (qādir).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔaː.dir/, [ˈʔæː.dɪr]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡaː.dir/, [ˈɡæː.dɪr]
  • (file)

Participle

قادر • (ʔāder) (feminine قادرة‎ (ʔādre), common plural قادرين‎ (ʔādrīn))

  1. active participle of قدر‎ (ʔidir, “to be able to”)
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