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Verbal noun of
قَوِيَ
to be depopulated
Most common words from the same root
قُوَّة in English
Noun · feminine
Verbal noun of قَوِيَ (to be depopulated): the act or idea of the verb.
- power, strength, might, force
- intensity, severity
- authority, power, clout
- force
- power
Words from the root ق-و-ي
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قَوِيَ
· present يَقْوَى
Form I · The plain action
to be depopulated, to be empty
قِيّ
قَوَايَة
قَوٍ
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
قَوَّى
· present يُقَوِّي
Form II · Causative or intensive
to strengthen, to bolster, to potentiate
تَقْوِيَة
مُقَوٍّ
مُقَوًّى
تَقَوَّى
· present يَتَقَوَّى
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to be or get strong or stronger; to intensify; to take heart or courage
تَقَوٍّ
مُتَقَوٍّ
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
مُتَقَاوٍ
مُتَقَاوًى
اِقْتَوَى
· present يَقْتَوِي
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to be strong or grow stronger
اِقْتِوَاء
مُقْتَوٍ
مُقْتَوًى
اِسْتَقْوَى
· present يَسْتَقْوِي
Form X · Seeking or considering
to get strong or powerful
اِسْتِقْوَاء
مُسْتَقْوٍ
مُسْتَقْوًى
قُوَّة in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
مَنْ يَعْرِفُ قُوَّةَ غَضِبَكَ؟ وَكَخَوْفِكَ سَخَطُكَ.Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.Psalms 90:11, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
لأَنَّ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ لَيْسَ بِكَلاَمٍ، بَلْ بِقُوَّةٍ.For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.1 Corinthians 4:20, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
هَلْ قُوَّتِي قُوَّةُ الْحِجَارَةِ؟ هَلْ لَحْمِي نُحَاسٌ؟Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?Job 6:12, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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