قوة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق و و‎ (q-w-w).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /quw.wa/
Audio (file)

Noun

قُوَّة • (quwwa) f (plural قُوًى‎ (quwan) or قُوَّات‎ (quwwāt))

verbal noun of قَوِيَ‎ (qawiya) (form I)
power, strength, might, force
intensity, severity
authority, power, clout

Declension

Declension of noun قُوَّة (quwwa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُوَّة quwwa	الْقُوَّة‎ al-quwwa	قُوَّة quwwat
Nominative	قُوَّةٌ quwwatun	الْقُوَّةُ‎ al-quwwatu	قُوَّةُ quwwatu
Accusative	قُوَّةً quwwatan	الْقُوَّةَ‎ al-quwwata	قُوَّةَ quwwata
Genitive	قُوَّةٍ quwwatin	الْقُوَّةِ‎ al-quwwati	قُوَّةِ quwwati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُوَّتَيْن‎ quwwatayn	الْقُوَّتَيْن‎ al-quwwatayn	قُوَّتَيْ‎ quwwatay
Nominative	قُوَّتَانِ‎ quwwatāni	الْقُوَّتَانِ‎ al-quwwatāni	قُوَّتَا‎ quwwatā
Accusative	قُوَّتَيْنِ‎ quwwatayni	الْقُوَّتَيْنِ‎ al-quwwatayni	قُوَّتَيْ‎ quwwatay
Genitive	قُوَّتَيْنِ‎ quwwatayni	الْقُوَّتَيْنِ‎ al-quwwatayni	قُوَّتَيْ‎ quwwatay
Plural	broken plural in ـًى (-an)‎; sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُوَى‎‎; قُوَّات‎ quwā‎; quwwāt	الْقُوَى‎‎; الْقُوَّات‎ al-quwā‎; al-quwwāt	قُوَى‎‎; قُوَّات‎ quwā‎; quwwāt
Nominative	قُوًى‎‎; قُوَّاتٌ‎ quwan‎; quwwātun	الْقُوَى‎‎; الْقُوَّاتُ‎ al-quwā‎; al-quwwātu	قُوَى‎‎; قُوَّاتُ‎ quwā‎; quwwātu
Accusative	قُوًى‎‎; قُوَّاتٍ‎ quwan‎; quwwātin	الْقُوَى‎‎; الْقُوَّاتِ‎ al-quwā‎; al-quwwāti	قُوَى‎‎; قُوَّاتِ‎ quwā‎; quwwāti
Genitive	قُوًى‎‎; قُوَّاتٍ‎ quwan‎; quwwātin	الْقُوَى‎‎; الْقُوَّاتِ‎ al-quwā‎; al-quwwāti	قُوَى‎‎; قُوَّاتِ‎ quwā‎; quwwāti

Derived terms

لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّٰهِ‎ (lā ḥawla walā quwwata ʔillā bi-l-lāhi)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: qüvvə, qüvvət
→ Ottoman Turkish: قوت‎
- Turkish: kuvvet
→ Persian: قوت‎
- → Gujarati: કુવ્વત (kuvvat), કૌવત (kauvat)
- → Hindustani:
  Hindi: क़ुव्वत (quvvat)
  Urdu: قوت‎ (quvvat)
- → Marathi: कुवत (kuvat)
→ Uzbek: quvvat
→ Indonesian: kuat

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “قوة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قُوَّة‎ (quwwa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡuwːa/

Noun

قوة • (guwwa) f (plural قُوَّات‎ (guwwāt))

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق و و‎

Etymology

From Arabic قُوَّة‎ (quwwa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔuw.we/, [ˈʔuw.we]

IPA^(key): /ʔuw.wa/, [ˈʔuw.wa]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Noun

قوّة • (ʔuwwe) f (plural قوّات‎ (ʔuwwāt))

power, strength, might, force
Synonym: طاقة‎ (ṭāqa)

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