مقتدر

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Arabic

Root
ق د ر (q d r)
17 terms

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of اِقْتَدَرَ (iqtadara, to have the ability).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُقْتَدِر (muqtadir)

  1. active participle of اِقْتَدَرَ (iqtadara).
  2. capable
  3. well-to-do, wealthy
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: müqtədir
  • Persian: مقتدر
  • Ottoman Turkish: مقتدر

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of اِقْتَدَرَ (iqtadara, to have the ability).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُقْتَدَر (muqtadar)

  1. passive participle of اِقْتَدَرَ (iqtadara).
Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُقْتَدِر (muqtadir).

Adjective

مقتدر (muktedir)

  1. able
  2. powerful, mighty

Descendants

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “muktedir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مقتدر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1939
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُقْتَدِر (muqtadir).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? muqtaḏir
Dari reading? muqtadir
Iranian reading? moğtader
Tajik reading? muqtadir

Adjective

مقتدر (moqtader)

  1. powerful
    Synonym: قدرتمند (qodratmand)
    • 2020 January 16, “ایران یک کشور مقتدر و مهم‌ترین تهدید برای آمریکا است”, in farsnews.ir, Fars News Agency:
      ایران یک کشور مقتدر و مهم‌ترین تهدید برای آمریکا است
      irân yek kešvar-e moqtader o mohemm-tarin tahdid barâ-ye âmrikâ ast
      Iran is a powerful country and America's most important threat