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مِقْدار
amount /mɪqˈdaːr/
nounB1#1835 most common
Also: quantity, measure, degree
Example sentences
كَمْ مِقْدار الماء؟
How much is the amount of water?
أَحْتاج مِقْدار قَليل مِن السُّكَّر.
I need a small amount of sugar.
ما هو مِقْدار الدَّيْن الذي عَلَيْك؟
What is the amount of debt you owe?
زاد مِقْدار الأمطار هذا العام بِشَكْل مَلْحوظ.
The amount of rain increased noticeably this year.
يَعْتَمِد نَجاح التَّجْرِبة على مِقْدار الدِّقّة في القِياس.
The success of the experiment depends on the degree of precision in the measurement.
لا يُقاس مِقْدار الوَفاء بِعَدَد السَّنَوات بَل بِصِدْق المَواقِف.
The measure of loyalty is not counted by the number of years but by the sincerity of one's stances.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مِقْدارٌ | مَقادِيرُ |
| Genitive | مِقْدارٍ | مَقادِيرَ |
| Accusative | مِقْداراً | مَقادِيرَ |
| Vocative | يا مِقْدارُ | يا مَقادِيرُ |
Word family
قَدَّرَto estimate, to appreciate
قُدْرةability, power
قَديرcapable, powerful
تَقْديرestimation, appreciation
مَقْدورwhat is decreed or possible
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral root ق-د-ر (q-d-r), which carries the sense of measuring, being able, and determining a quantity. It follows the miqdār pattern (mifʿāl), which often forms nouns of instrument or measure. The same root gives words for power, fate, and estimation.
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