قوي

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See also: قوی, قوى, and ق و ي

Arabic[edit]

Root
ق و ي (q-w-y)

Etymology 1[edit]

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Verb[edit]

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))
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Verb[edit]

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

  1. to be depopulated
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Verb[edit]

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

  1. to starve
  2. (of rain) to be withheld
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Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /qa.wijj/
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

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
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Descendants[edit]
  • Azerbaijani: qəvi
  • Chagatai: قوى
  • Ottoman Turkish: قوی
  • Persian: قوی

Egyptian Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy).

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Adverb[edit]

قوي (ʾawi)

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

Hijazi Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy).

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

  1. strong
    Antonym: ضعيف (ḍaʕīf)

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔa.wi/, [ˈʔa.wi]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡa.wi/, [ˈɡa.wi]
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. strong
    Antonym: ضعيف (ḍʕīf)