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قُوَّة
strength /ˈquw.wa/
nounA1#239 most common
Also: power, force, might
Example sentences
عِنْدَهُ قُوَّةٌ كَبيرةٌ.
He has great strength.
لَيْسَ عِنْدي قُوَّةٌ الْيَوْمَ.
I have no strength today.
نَحْتاجُ إِلى قُوَّةٍ لِرَفْعِ الصُّنْدوقِ.
We need strength to lift the box.
القُوّاتُ المُسَلَّحةُ تَحْمي الوَطَنَ.
The armed forces protect the homeland.
تَكْمُنُ قُوَّةُ الفَريقِ في الوَحْدةِ بَيْنَ أَعْضائِهِ.
The team's strength lies in the unity among its members.
لا يُمْكِنُ قِياسُ قُوَّةِ الإِرادةِ بِمِعْيارٍ مادّيٍّ.
Strength of will cannot be measured by any material standard.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | قُوَّةٌ | قُوًى |
| Genitive | قُوَّةٍ | قُوًى |
| Accusative | قُوَّةً | قُوًى |
| Vocative | يا قُوَّةُ | يا قُوى |
Word family
قَوِيّstrong
قَوَّىto strengthen
تَقْوِيةreinforcement, strengthening
أَقْوىstronger, strongest
قُوّاتforces (esp. military)
Etymology
قُوَّة comes from the Semitic triliteral root ق-و-ي (q-w-y), which carries the sense of being strong. It is the standard abstract noun for strength, formed on the fuʿlah pattern. The same root yields the adjective for 'strong' and the verb for 'to strengthen.'
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