قدري

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of قَدَر‎ (qadar, “lot; destiny; fate”) +‎ ـِيّ‎ (-iyy), originally with a broad relational meaning rather than straightforward ascription.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qa.da.rijj/

Adjective

قَدَرِيّ • (qadariyy) (feminine قَدَرِيَّة‎ (qadariyya), masculine plural قَدَرِيُّون‎ (qadariyyūn), feminine plural قَدَرِيَّات‎ (qadariyyāt))

  1. (religion) lot-; fate-; destiny-
  2. (philosophy, Islam) antifatalist; antipredestinationist; antideterminist; free-will-; libertarian
    Antonym: جَبْرِيّ‎ (jabriyy, “fatalist”)
  3. (proscribed) fatalist; predestinationist; determinist

Declension

Noun

قَدَرِيّ • (qadariyy) m (plural قَدَرِيُّون‎ (qadariyyūn), feminine قَدَرِيَّة‎ (qadariyya))

  1. (philosophy, Islam) an antifatalist; an antipredestinationist; an antideterminist; a free-willer; a libertarian
    Antonym: جَبْرِيّ‎ (jabriyy, “fatalist”)
  2. (proscribed) a fatalist; predestinationist; a determinist

Declension

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