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قَوِيّ

strong

AdjectiveRoot ق-و-ي

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Feminine
قَوِيَّة
Masculine plural
أَقْوِيَاء
Feminine plural
قَوِيَّات
Elative
أَقْوَى
more / most …

Most common words from the same root

Noun
قُوَّة
power
Adjective
أَقْوَى
elative degree of قَوِيّ
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

قَوِيّ in English

Adjective

  1. strong, powerful, mighty
  2. potent
  3. intense, violent
  4. firm, solid
  5. sturdy, robust

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

قَوِيّ: plural and other forms

Singularقَوِيّ
Feminineقَوِيَّة
Masculine pluralأَقْوِيَاء
Feminine pluralقَوِيَّات
Elative (more / most)أَقْوَى

قَوِيّ in a sentence

From a fully vowelled text

لأَنَّ وَلِيَّهُمْ قَوِيٌّ. هُوَ يُقِيمُ دَعْوَاهُمْ عَلَيْكَ.For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.Proverbs 23:11, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
صِرْتُ كَآيَةٍ لِكَثِيرِينَ. أَمَّا أَنْتَ فَمَلْجَإِي الْقَوِيُّ.I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.Psalms 71:7, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
هَلْ يَعْتَبِرُ غِنَاكَ؟ لاَ التِّبْرَ وَلاَ جَمِيعَ قُوَى الثَّرْوَةِ!Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.Job 36:19, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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