قدر

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ق د ر (q-d-r).

Verb

1. (with عَلَى) to have power over
2. (with عَلَى or أنْ) to be equal to, to be up to (doing something), to be able to (do something)

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. (with accusative and عَلَى) to enable someone to something

Etymology 3

Noun

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

1. quantity, quantum, measure, magnitude, size, bulk, proportion, extent, space, amount, sum, number

   هٰذَا قَدْر ذَاكَ

   hāḏā qadr ḏāka

   this is as much as that

   هُمْ قَدْرُ مِئَةٍ

   hum qadru miʔatin

   they 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

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

Declension of noun قَدْر (qadr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَدْر qadr	الْقَدْر al-qadr	قَدْر qadr
Nominative	قَدْرٌ qadrun	الْقَدْرُ al-qadru	قَدْرُ qadru
Accusative	قَدْرًا qadran	الْقَدْرَ al-qadra	قَدْرَ qadra
Genitive	قَدْرٍ qadrin	الْقَدْرِ al-qadri	قَدْرِ qadri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَدْرَيْن qadrayn	الْقَدْرَيْن al-qadrayn	قَدْرَيْ qadray
Nominative	قَدْرَانِ qadrāni	الْقَدْرَانِ al-qadrāni	قَدْرَا qadrā
Accusative	قَدْرَيْنِ qadrayni	الْقَدْرَيْنِ al-qadrayni	قَدْرَيْ qadray
Genitive	قَدْرَيْنِ qadrayni	الْقَدْرَيْنِ al-qadrayni	قَدْرَيْ qadray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَقْدَار ʔaqdār	الْأَقْدَار al-ʔaqdār	أَقْدَار ʔaqdār
Nominative	أَقْدَارٌ ʔaqdārun	الْأَقْدَارُ al-ʔaqdāru	أَقْدَارُ ʔaqdāru
Accusative	أَقْدَارًا ʔaqdāran	الْأَقْدَارَ al-ʔaqdāra	أَقْدَارَ ʔaqdāra
Genitive	أَقْدَارٍ ʔaqdārin	الْأَقْدَارِ al-ʔaqdāri	أَقْدَارِ ʔaqdāri

Descendants

• → Armenian: ղադր (ġadr)
• → Persian: قدر
  • → Hindustani:
    • Urdu: قدر (qadr)
    • Hindi: क़द्र (qadr)
  • → Bengali: কদর (kodor)
• → Old Anatolian Turkish: قدر
  • Azerbaijani: qədər
  • Ottoman Turkish: قدر
    • → Crimean Tatar: qadar
    • Turkish: kadar
• → Uzbek: qadar

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “قدر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قدر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

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

Declension of noun قَدَر (qadar)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَدَر qadar	الْقَدَر al-qadar	قَدَر qadar
Nominative	قَدَرٌ qadarun	الْقَدَرُ al-qadaru	قَدَرُ qadaru
Accusative	قَدَرًا qadaran	الْقَدَرَ al-qadara	قَدَرَ qadara
Genitive	قَدَرٍ qadarin	الْقَدَرِ al-qadari	قَدَرِ qadari
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَدَرَيْن qadarayn	الْقَدَرَيْن al-qadarayn	قَدَرَيْ qadaray
Nominative	قَدَرَانِ qadarāni	الْقَدَرَانِ al-qadarāni	قَدَرَا qadarā
Accusative	قَدَرَيْنِ qadarayni	الْقَدَرَيْنِ al-qadarayni	قَدَرَيْ qadaray
Genitive	قَدَرَيْنِ qadarayni	الْقَدَرَيْنِ al-qadarayni	قَدَرَيْ qadaray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَقْدَار ʔaqdār	الْأَقْدَار al-ʔaqdār	أَقْدَار ʔaqdār
Nominative	أَقْدَارٌ ʔaqdārun	الْأَقْدَارُ al-ʔaqdāru	أَقْدَارُ ʔaqdāru
Accusative	أَقْدَارًا ʔaqdāran	الْأَقْدَارَ al-ʔaqdāra	أَقْدَارَ ʔaqdāra
Genitive	أَقْدَارٍ ʔaqdārin	الْأَقْدَارِ al-ʔaqdāri	أَقْدَارِ ʔaqdāri

Derived terms

• قَضَاءٌ وَقَدَرٌ (qaḍāʔun waqadarun, coordinated pair)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “قدر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[3], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قدر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 5

Noun

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

1. (cooking) pot, kettle, cooking pot

   قِدْر نُحَاس ― qidr nuḥās ― copper pot

Declension

Declension of noun قِدْر (qidr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِدْر qidr	الْقِدْر al-qidr	قِدْر qidr
Nominative	قِدْرٌ qidrun	الْقِدْرُ al-qidru	قِدْرُ qidru
Accusative	قِدْرًا qidran	الْقِدْرَ al-qidra	قِدْرَ qidra
Genitive	قِدْرٍ qidrin	الْقِدْرِ al-qidri	قِدْرِ qidri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِدْرَيْن qidrayn	الْقِدْرَيْن al-qidrayn	قِدْرَيْ qidray
Nominative	قِدْرَانِ qidrāni	الْقِدْرَانِ al-qidrāni	قِدْرَا qidrā
Accusative	قِدْرَيْنِ qidrayni	الْقِدْرَيْنِ al-qidrayni	قِدْرَيْ qidray
Genitive	قِدْرَيْنِ qidrayni	الْقِدْرَيْنِ al-qidrayni	قِدْرَيْ qidray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُدُور qudūr	الْقُدُور al-qudūr	قُدُور qudūr
Nominative	قُدُورٌ qudūrun	الْقُدُورُ al-qudūru	قُدُورُ qudūru
Accusative	قُدُورًا qudūran	الْقُدُورَ al-qudūra	قُدُورَ qudūra
Genitive	قُدُورٍ qudūrin	الْقُدُورِ al-qudūri	قُدُورِ qudūri

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “قدر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[5], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قدر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[6], London: W.H. Allen

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic قَدَر (qadar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡadar/

Noun

قَدَر • (gadar) m (plural أَقْدار ‎(ʼagdār))

1. destiny, fate

Synonyms

• مَصير, نَصيب, قِسْمَة

Etymology 2

قِدِر

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic قِدْر (qidr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡidir/

Noun

قِدِر • (gidir) m (plural قُدور ‎(gudūr))

1. cooking pot

Synonyms

• حَلَّة

Etymology 3

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic قَدْر (qadr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡadir/

Noun

قَدِر • (qadir) m

1. quantity, quantum, measure, magnitude, size, much

   ما كُنْت أَعْرِف إنّك تِحُبِّيه بِهَذا القَدِر

   mā kunt ʼaʿrif innik tiḥubbī bihāda algadir

   I didn't know that you love him this much

Synonyms

• قَد

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic.

Noun

قدر • (qadr)

1. amount, quantity
2. importance, value

Derived terms

• آنقدر (anqadr)
• اینقدر (inqadr)
• چقدر (čeqadr)