Arabic word sheet
قُوَّةٌ
strength, power
- Type
- noun
- Root
- ق و ي
Meaning and usage
strength, power
The capacity to act, to carry or to resist; the opposite of weakness. Said of the body and of the mind alike.
لِسَامِي قُوَّةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ فِي ذِرَاعَيْهِ.
Sami has great strength in his arms.
faculty
A power lodged in an organ or in the mind by which a thing is done, such as hearing, sight or memory.
ضَعُفَتْ قُوَّةُ الْبَصَرِ عِنْدَ الْجَدَّةِ.
The grandmother's faculty of sight has weakened.
strand of a rope
In the old language, one of the twisted strands that together make up a rope or a string.
قَطَعَ الْبَحَّارُ قُوَّةً مِنَ الْحَبْلِ.
The sailor cut one strand of the rope.
force (armed) modern usage
Today, an organised body of soldiers or police, and in science a physical force.
أَرْسَلَتِ الدَّوْلَةُ قُوَّةً إِلَى الْحُدُودِ.
The state sent a force to the border.
Plural
قُوًى / قُوَّاتٌ
Word family
What the root means ق و ي
The root carries the idea of strength, the opposite of weakness, in the body and in the mind. From it come the strong one, to be strong, to grow strong, to strengthen and strengthening.
strong
قَوِيٌّ
to be strong
قَوِيَ
to strengthen
قَوَّى
to grow strong
تَقَوَّى
strengthening
تَقْوِيَةٌ
Synonyms
intensity, toughness
شِدَّةٌ
It speaks of hardness and intensity, and also of the harshness of a situation, whereas the headword is the capacity to act.
ability
قُدْرَةٌ
It is the mere ability to do a thing, with no idea of bodily vigour.
Opposites
weakness
ضَعْفٌ