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أَقْوَى

elative degree of قَوِيّ

AdjectiveRoot ق-و-ي

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Masculine plural
أَقْوَوْن

Most common words from the same root

Noun
قُوَّة
power
Adjective
قَوِيّ
strong
Verb · Form II
قَوَّى
to strengthen
Noun
لَقْوة
facial paralysis
Verb · Form I
قَوِيَ
to be depopulated
Verb · Form I
قَوِيَ
to be or become strong

أَقْوَى in English

Adjective

  1. elative degree of قَوِيّ (qawiyy)
  2. elative degree of قَوِيّ (qawiyy):
    1. stronger; strongest

Word origin

Elative of قَوِيّ (qawiyy, “strong”).

Words from the root ق-و-ي

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

قَوِيَ · present يَقْوَى
Form I · The plain action

to be depopulated, to be empty

قِيّ
Verbal noun
قَوَايَة
Verbal noun
قَوٍ
Active participle
قَوِيَ · present يَقْوَى
Form I · The plain action

to be or become strong, powerful; to be able to do something about; to have influence over; to be able to cope with; to be superior to

قُوَّة
Verbal noun
power
قَوِيّ
Active participle · Adjective
strong
مَقْوِيّ
Passive participle
قَوِيَ · present يَقْوَى
Form I · The plain action

to starve; to be withheld

قَوًى
Verbal noun
قَوَّى · present يُقَوِّي
Form II · Causative or intensive

to strengthen, to bolster, to potentiate

تَقْوِيَة
Verbal noun
مُقَوٍّ
Active participle
مُقَوًّى
Passive participle
تَقَوَّى · present يَتَقَوَّى
Form V · Reflexive of Form II

to be or get strong or stronger; to intensify; to take heart or courage

تَقَوٍّ
Verbal noun
مُتَقَوٍّ
Active participle
تَقَاوَى · present يَتَقَاوَى
Form VI · Mutual action

to spend the night fasting/hungry, get hungry; to bid against each other or outbid each other

تَقَاوٍ
Verbal noun
مُتَقَاوٍ
Active participle
مُتَقَاوًى
Passive participle
اِقْتَوَى · present يَقْتَوِي
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic

to be strong or grow stronger

اِقْتِوَاء
Verbal noun
مُقْتَوٍ
Active participle
مُقْتَوًى
Passive participle
اِسْتَقْوَى · present يَسْتَقْوِي
Form X · Seeking or considering

to get strong or powerful

اِسْتِقْوَاء
Verbal noun
مُسْتَقْوٍ
Active participle
مُسْتَقْوًى
Passive participle
أَقْوَى
Adjective
elative degree of قَوِيّ
لَقْوة
Noun · f.
facial paralysis
قُوَّة نَاعِمَة
Noun · f.
soft power

أَقْوَى: plural and other forms

Singularأَقْوَى
Masculine pluralأَقْوَوْن

أَقْوَى in a sentence

From a fully vowelled text

أَمْ نُغِيرُ الرَّبَّ؟ أَلَعَلَّنَا أَقْوَى مِنْهُ؟Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?1 Corinthians 10:22, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ فَدَى يَعْقُوبَ وَفَكَّهُ مِنْ يَدِ الَّذِي هُوَ أَقْوَى مِنْهُ.For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.Jeremiah 31:11, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
أَنْقَذَنِي مِنْ عَدُوِّيَ الْقَوِيِّ، مِنْ مُبْغِضِيَّ لأَنَّهُمْ أَقْوَى مِنِّي.He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.2 Samuel 22:18, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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