قوي

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See also: قوی, قوى, and ق و ي

Arabic

Root
ق و ي (q-w-y)

Etymology 1

From the root ق و ي (q-w-y).

Pronunciation

Verb

قَوِيَ (qawiya) I, non-past يَقْوَى‎ (yaqwā)

  1. to be or become strong, powerful
  2. to be able to do something (about); to have influence (over); to be able to cope (with); to be superior (to) (construed with عَلَى (ʕalā))
Conjugation
Antonyms

Verb

قَوِيَ (qawiya) I, non-past يَقْوَى‎ (yaqwā)

  1. to be depopulated
Conjugation

Verb

قَوِيَ (qawiya) I, non-past يَقْوَى‎ (yaqwā)

  1. to starve
  2. (of rain) to be withheld
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qa.wijj/
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Adjective

قَوِيّ (qawiyy) (feminine قَوِيَّة (qawiyya), masculine plural أَقْوِيَاء (ʔaqwiyāʔ), feminine plural قَوِيَّات (qawiyyāt), elative أَقْوَى (ʔaqwā))

  1. strong, powerful, mighty
  2. potent
  3. intense, violent
  4. firm, solid
  5. sturdy, robust
Declension
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Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: qəvi
  • Chagatai: قوى
  • Ottoman Turkish: قوی
  • Persian: قوی

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy).

Pronunciation

Adverb

قوي (ʾawi)

  1. very
    أنا تعبان قويana taʿbān ʾawiI'm very tired

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy).

Pronunciation

Adjective

قوي (gawi) (feminine قويّة (gawiyya), common plural قوايا (gawāya), elative أقوى (ʾagwa))

  1. strong
    Antonym: ضعيف (ḍaʕīf)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔa.wi/,
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡa.wi/,
  • (file)

Adjective

قوي (ʔawi) (feminine قويّة (ʔawiyye), masculine plural قوايا (ʔawāya), elative أقوى (ʔaʔwa))

  1. strong
    Antonym: ضعيف (ḍʕīf)