قدير

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق د ر‎ (q-d-r); compare قَدَرَ‎ (qadara, “to possess strength”).

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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