قوي

See also: قوی‎, قوى‎, and ق و ي‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ق و و‎ (q-w-w).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qa.wi.ja/

Verb

قَوِيَ • (qawiya) I, non-past يَقْوَى‎‎ (yaqwā)

  1. to be or become strong, powerful
  2. to be able to do something (about); to have influence (over); to be able to cope (with); to be superior (to) (construed with عَلَى‎ (ʕalā))
Conjugation
Antonyms

Verb

قَوِيَ • (qawiya) I, non-past يَقْوَى‎‎ (yaqwā)

  1. to be depopulated
Conjugation

Verb

قَوِيَ • (qawiya) I, non-past يَقْوَى‎‎ (yaqwā)

  1. to starve
  2. (of rain) to be withheld
Conjugation

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qa.wijj/
  • (file)

Adjective

قَوِيّ • (qawiyy) (feminine قَوِيَّة‎ (qawiyya), masculine plural أَقْوِيَاء‎ (ʔaqwiyāʔ), feminine plural قَوِيَّات‎ (qawiyyāt), elative أَقْوَى‎ (ʔaqwā))

  1. strong, powerful, mighty
  2. potent
  3. intense, violent
  4. firm, solid
  5. sturdy, robust
Declension
Antonyms

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَوِيّ‎ (qawiyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔæ.wi/

Adverb

قوي • (ʾawi)

  1. very
    ‏أنا تعبان قوي‎‎ ― ana taʿbān ʾawi ― I'm very tired

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَوِيّ‎ (qawiyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.wi/

Adjective

قوي • (gawi) (feminine قويّة‎ (gawiyya), common plural قوايا‎ (gawāya), elative أقوى‎ (ʾagwa))

  1. strong
    Antonym: ضعيف‎ (ḍaʿīf)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَوِيّ‎ (qawiyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔa.wi/, [ˈʔa.wi]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡa.wi/, [ˈɡa.wi]
  • (file)

Adjective

قوي • (ʔawi) (feminine قويّة‎ (ʔawiyye), masculine plural قوايا‎ (ʔawāya), elative أقوى‎ (ʔaʔwa))

  1. strong
    Antonym: ضعيف‎ (ḍʕīf)
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