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قدر

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Arabic

Etymology 1

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    Verb

    قَدَرَ (qadara) I (non-past يَقْدِرُ (yaqdiru), verbal noun قُدْرَة (qudra) or مَقْدُرَة (maqdura) or مَقْدَرَة (maqdara) or مَقْدِرَة (maqdira))
    قَدِرَ (qadira) I (non-past يَقْدَرُ (yaqdaru), verbal noun قَدَر (qadar))

    1. to have power [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘over someone’]
    2. to be equal to, to be up to
    3. to be able to [with عَلَى (ʕalā) or أَن (ʔan, + subjunctive clause) ‘do(ing) something’]
      كي نضمِّن أن توصلنا قراراتنا في المجالات الأخلاقية إلى نتائج جيدة، لا نقدر أن نتَّكل فقط على إحساسنا أو رأي الآخرين.
      In order to ensure that our decisions in ethical areas lead to good results, we cannot rely solely on our own feelings or the opinions of others.
    Conjugation
    More information verbal noun الْمَصْدَر, active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل ...
    More information verbal noun الْمَصْدَر, active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل ...

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    قَدَّرَ (qaddara) II (non-past يُقَدِّرُ (yuqaddiru), verbal noun تَقْدِير (taqdīr))

    1. to determine, to fix
    2. to estimate, to assess, to forecast
    3. to foresee, to wager
    4. to enable someone to something (with accusative and عَلَى)
    Conjugation
    More information verbal noun الْمَصْدَر, active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل ...

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    قَدْر (qadr) m (plural أَقْدَار (ʔaqdār))

    1. quantity, quantum, measure, magnitude, size, bulk, proportion, extent, space, amount, sum, number
      هٰذَا قَدْرُ ذَاكَhāḏā qadru ḏākathis is as much as that
      هُمْ قَدْرُ مِئَةٍhum qadru miʔatinthey are as many as 100
      أَقَمْتُ عِنْدَهُ قَدْرَ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ كَذَا
      ʔaqamtu ʕindahu qadra ʔan yafʕala kaḏā
      I remained at his house long enough for him to do thus
      عَلَى قَدْرٍ مَاʕalā qadrinto a certain extent
    2. worth, value
    3. greatness, majesty, honorableness, nobleness
    4. preordained destiny, predestination, fate
    5. will of God, divine decree, providence
    6. might, power, position, influence, wealth
    Declension
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    Descendants
    References

    Etymology 4

    Noun

    قَدَر (qadar) m (plural أَقْدَار (ʔaqdār))

    1. verbal noun of قَدِرَ (qadira, to be able to) (form I)
    2. fate, destiny
    3. power, capacity, faculty
    4. ability
    5. competence
    6. sufficiency, riches
    7. quantity, measure, size, space, amount, sum, number
    8. worth, value
    9. greatness, majesty, honorableness, nobleness
    Declension
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    Derived terms
    • قَضَاءٌ وَقَدَرٌ (qaḍāʔun wa-qadarun, coordinated pair)
    References

    Etymology 5

    • Compare Hebrew קְדֵרָה (q'derá)

    Noun

    قِدْر (qidr) f (plural قُدُور (qudūr))

    1. (cooking) pot, kettle, cooking pot
      قِدْر نُحَاسqidr nuḥāscopper pot
    Declension
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    Egyptian Arabic

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    Etymology

    From Arabic قَدَرَ (qadara).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    قدر (ʔidir) I (non-past يقدر (yiʔdar))

    1. to be able to, to can

    Conjugation

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    1 The future tense can be prefixed with either هـ (ha-) or حـ (ḥa-) depending on the speaker.

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    Hijazi Arabic

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    Etymology 1

    From Arabic قَدَر (qadar).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    قدر (gadar) m (plural أقدار (agdār))

    1. destiny, fate
      Synonyms: مصير (maṣīr), نصيب (naṣīb), قسمة (gisma)

    Etymology 2

    From Arabic قَدْر (qadr).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    قدر (gadir) m (construct state قَدْر (gadr))

    1. quantity, quantum, measure, magnitude, size, much
      Synonym: قد (gadd)
      مَا كُنْت أَعْرِف إنِّك تِحُبِّيه بِهٰذَا القَدِر
      mā kunt ʔaʕrif ʔinnik tiḥubbīh bihāḏā al-gadir
      I didn't know that you love him this much

    Etymology 3

    From Arabic قِدْر (qidr).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    قدر (gidir) m (construct state قِدْر (gidr), plural قدور (gudūr))

    1. cooking pot
      Synonym: حلة (ḥalla)

    Etymology 4

    From Arabic قَدَرَ (qadara) or قَدِرَ (qadira).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    قدر (gidir) I (non-past يقدر (yigdar), active participle قادر (gādir))

    1. to be up to (doing something), to be able to (do something)
    Conjugation
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    Etymology 5

    From Arabic قَدَّرَ (qaddara).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    قدر (gaddar) II (non-past يقدر (yigddir))

    1. to appreciate
    2. to estimate
    Conjugation
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    Old Anatolian Turkish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Persian قدر (qadar, qadr), from Arabic قَدْر (qadr).

    Noun

    قَدَرْ (qädär)

    1. amount, quantity, size

    Descendants

    • Azerbaijani: qədər
    • Gagauz: kadar
    • Ottoman Turkish: قدر (kadar)
      • Turkish: kadar, kader
      • Armenian: խըտար (xətar), խատար (xatar), ղըդա̈ր (ġədär), կա̈նդա̈ր (kändär)
      • Crimean Tatar: qadar

    Ottoman Turkish

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish قَدَرْ (qädär), from Persian قدر (qadar, qadr), from Arabic قَدْر (qadr).

    Adverb

    قدر (kadar)

    1. as much as
    2. up to, until
    3. about, approximately

    Noun

    قدر (kadar)

    1. amount, quantity, size

    Descendants

    • Turkish: kadar, kader
    • Armenian: խըտար (xətar), խատար (xatar), ղըդա̈ր (ġədär), կա̈նդա̈ր (kändär)
    • Crimean Tatar: qadar

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    Persian

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic قَدْر (qadr).

    Pronunciation

     

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    Noun

    قدر (qadr or qadar)

    1. amount, quantity, size
      Synonyms: اندازه (andâze), مقدار (meqdâr)
    2. importance, value, worth
      Synonym: ارزش (arzeš)
    3. dignity, rank
    4. preordained destiny, predestination, fate
    5. will of God, divine decree, providence
    6. (mathematics) value
      قدر مطلق
      qadr-e motlaq
      absolute value
    7. (astronomy) magnitude of a star
      قدر ظاهری
      qadr-e zâheri
      apparent magnitude

    Derived terms

    Descendants

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    South Levantine Arabic

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    Etymology 1

    From Arabic قَدِرَ (qadira).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔi.dir/, [ˈʔidɪr]
    • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡi.dir/, [ˈɡi.dɪr]
    • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

    Verb

    قدر (ʔidir) I (present بقدر (biʔdar), active participle قادر (ʔāder))

    1. to be able to (do something)
      ما بقدر اقول بالزبط.baʔdar aʔūl biẓ-ẓabṭ.I can't say exactly.
      قليل من الناس بقدرو يطلعو اجازات كل اكم من شهر.
      ʔalīl min in-nās biʔdaru yiṭlaʕu ijazāt kull akamm min šahr.
      Not many people can go on vacation every few months.
    Conjugation
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    Etymology 2

    From Arabic قَدَّرَ (qaddara).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    قدّر (ʔaddar) II (present بقدّر (biʔadder))

    1. to appreciate, to estimate, to value
    Conjugation
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