كفاءة

Arabic

Etymology

From ك ف ء‏ (k-f-ʾ); compare كَفْء‏ (kafʾ, “equal, suitable, capable”).

Noun

كَفَاءَة • (kafāʾa) f (plural كَفَاءَات‏ (kafāʾāt))

1. equality
2. adequacy
3. comparableness
4. fitness, suitability, appropriateness
5. proficiency, competency, capacity, ability, skill
6. (plural) qualifications, abilities, capabilities

Declension

Declension of noun كَفَاءَة (kafāʾa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَفَاءَة kafāʾa	الْكَفَاءَة‏ al-kafāʾa	كَفَاءَة kafāʾat
Nominative	كَفَاءَةٌ kafāʾatun	الْكَفَاءَةُ‏ al-kafāʾatu	كَفَاءَةُ kafāʾatu
Accusative	كَفَاءَةً kafāʾatan	الْكَفَاءَةَ‏ al-kafāʾata	كَفَاءَةَ kafāʾata
Genitive	كَفَاءَةٍ kafāʾatin	الْكَفَاءَةِ‏ al-kafāʾati	كَفَاءَةِ kafāʾati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَفَاءَتَيْن‏ kafāʾatayn	الْكَفَاءَتَيْن‏ al-kafāʾatayn	كَفَاءَتَيْ‏ kafāʾatay
Nominative	كَفَاءَتَانِ‏ kafāʾatāni	الْكَفَاءَتَانِ‏ al-kafāʾatāni	كَفَاءَتَا‏ kafāʾatā
Accusative	كَفَاءَتَيْنِ‏ kafāʾatayni	الْكَفَاءَتَيْنِ‏ al-kafāʾatayni	كَفَاءَتَيْ‏ kafāʾatay
Genitive	كَفَاءَتَيْنِ‏ kafāʾatayni	الْكَفَاءَتَيْنِ‏ al-kafāʾatayni	كَفَاءَتَيْ‏ kafāʾatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَفَاءَات‏ kafāʾāt	الْكَفَاءَات‏ al-kafāʾāt	كَفَاءَات‏ kafāʾāt
Nominative	كَفَاءَاتٌ‏ kafāʾātun	الْكَفَاءَاتُ‏ al-kafāʾātu	كَفَاءَاتُ‏ kafāʾātu
Accusative	كَفَاءَاتٍ‏ kafāʾātin	الْكَفَاءَاتِ‏ al-kafāʾāti	كَفَاءَاتِ‏ kafāʾāti
Genitive	كَفَاءَاتٍ‏ kafāʾātin	الْكَفَاءَاتِ‏ al-kafāʾāti	كَفَاءَاتِ‏ kafāʾāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “كفاءة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4