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قادِر
able /ˈqaː.dir/
adjectiveA1#571 most common
Also: capable, powerful, competent
Example sentences
أنا قادِر على المشي.
I am able to walk.
هي قادِرة على قراءة الكتاب وحدها.
She is able to read the book by herself.
نحن قادِرون على حلِّ هذه المشكلة معاً.
We are able to solve this problem together.
لم يكن قادِراً على إخفاء سعادته بعد سماع الخبر.
He was not able to hide his happiness after hearing the news.
ليس كل من يملك المال قادِراً على شراء السعادة.
Not everyone who has money is able to buy happiness.
إنّ الإنسان وحده هو الكائن القادِر على التفكير في مصيره ومساءلة وجوده.
Man alone is the being capable of contemplating his fate and questioning his existence.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | قادِرٌ | قادِرونَ |
| Genitive | قادِرٍ | قادِرينَ |
| Accusative | قادِراً | قادِرينَ |
| Vocative | يا قادِرُ | يا قادِرونَ |
Word family
قُدْرةpower, ability, capability
قَدَرَto be able, to have power
قَديرall-powerful, omnipotent
مَقْدورthat which is decreed; within one's power
اِقْتَدَرَto be capable, to gain mastery (Form VIII)
Etymology
قادِر is the active participle of the Form I verb قَدَرَ, 'to have power' or 'to be able.' It comes from the Semitic root q-d-r, which links the ideas of power, measure, and decree. The same root yields قُدْرة (power), قَدَر (fate), and قَدير (almighty), one of the names of God. The word has no Indo-European source.
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