كفاءة

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Arabic

Etymology

From ك ف ء (k-f-ʔ); compare كُفْء (kufʔ, “equal”).

Noun

كَفَاءَة • (kafāʔa) f (plural كَفَاءَات (kafāʔāt))

  1. equality
  2. adequacy
  3. comparableness
  4. fitness, suitability, appropriateness
  5. proficiency, competency, capacity, ability, skill (likely from confusion with كِفَايَة (kifāya))
    1. (in the plural) qualifications, abilities, capabilities

Declension

Declension of noun كَفَاءَة (kafāʔa)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كَفَاءَة
kafāʔa 		الْكَفَاءَة
al-kafāʔa 		كَفَاءَة
kafāʔat
Nominative كَفَاءَةٌ
kafāʔatun 		الْكَفَاءَةُ
al-kafāʔatu 		كَفَاءَةُ
kafāʔatu
Accusative كَفَاءَةً
kafāʔatan 		الْكَفَاءَةَ
al-kafāʔata 		كَفَاءَةَ
kafāʔata
Genitive كَفَاءَةٍ
kafāʔatin 		الْكَفَاءَةِ
al-kafāʔati 		كَفَاءَةِ
kafāʔati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كَفَاءَتَيْن
kafāʔatayn 		الْكَفَاءَتَيْن
al-kafāʔatayn 		كَفَاءَتَيْ
kafāʔatay
Nominative كَفَاءَتَانِ
kafāʔatāni 		الْكَفَاءَتَانِ
al-kafāʔatāni 		كَفَاءَتَا
kafāʔatā
Accusative كَفَاءَتَيْنِ
kafāʔatayni 		الْكَفَاءَتَيْنِ
al-kafāʔatayni 		كَفَاءَتَيْ
kafāʔatay
Genitive كَفَاءَتَيْنِ
kafāʔatayni 		الْكَفَاءَتَيْنِ
al-kafāʔatayni 		كَفَاءَتَيْ
kafāʔatay
Plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كَفَاءَات
kafāʔāt 		الْكَفَاءَات
al-kafāʔāt 		كَفَاءَات
kafāʔāt
Nominative كَفَاءَاتٌ
kafāʔātun 		الْكَفَاءَاتُ
al-kafāʔātu 		كَفَاءَاتُ
kafāʔātu
Accusative كَفَاءَاتٍ
kafāʔātin 		الْكَفَاءَاتِ
al-kafāʔāti 		كَفَاءَاتِ
kafāʔāti
Genitive كَفَاءَاتٍ
kafāʔātin 		الْكَفَاءَاتِ
al-kafāʔāti 		كَفَاءَاتِ
kafāʔāti

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “كفاءة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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