قوي

See also: قوی, قوى, and ق و ي

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ق و و (q-w-w).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qa.wi.ja/

Verb

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))

Antonyms

• ضَعُفَ (ḍaʕufa)

Verb

1. to be depopulated

Verb

1. to starve
2. (of rain) to be withheld

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qa.wijj/

• Audio:

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Adjective

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

Declension

Declension of adjective قَوِيّ (qawiyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	قَوِي qawī	الْقَوِي al-qawī	قَوِيَّة qawiyya	الْقَوِيَّة al-qawiyya
Nominative	قَوِيٌّ qawiyyun	الْقَوِيُّ al-qawiyyu	قَوِيَّةٌ qawiyyatun	الْقَوِيَّةُ al-qawiyyatu
Accusative	قَوِيًّا qawiyyan	الْقَوِيَّ al-qawiyya	قَوِيَّةً qawiyyatan	الْقَوِيَّةَ al-qawiyyata
Genitive	قَوِيٍّ qawiyyin	الْقَوِيِّ al-qawiyyi	قَوِيَّةٍ qawiyyatin	الْقَوِيَّةِ al-qawiyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	قَوِيَّيْن qawiyyayn	الْقَوِيَّيْن al-qawiyyayn	قَوِيَّتَيْن qawiyyatayn	الْقَوِيَّتَيْن al-qawiyyatayn
Nominative	قَوِيَّانِ qawiyyāni	الْقَوِيَّانِ al-qawiyyāni	قَوِيَّتَانِ qawiyyatāni	الْقَوِيَّتَانِ al-qawiyyatāni
Accusative	قَوِيَّيْنِ qawiyyayni	الْقَوِيَّيْنِ al-qawiyyayni	قَوِيَّتَيْنِ qawiyyatayni	الْقَوِيَّتَيْنِ al-qawiyyatayni
Genitive	قَوِيَّيْنِ qawiyyayni	الْقَوِيَّيْنِ al-qawiyyayni	قَوِيَّتَيْنِ qawiyyatayni	الْقَوِيَّتَيْنِ al-qawiyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَقْوِيَاء ʔaqwiyāʔ	الْأَقْوِيَاء al-ʔaqwiyāʔ	قَوِيَّات qawiyyāt	الْقَوِيَّات al-qawiyyāt
Nominative	أَقْوِيَاءُ ʔaqwiyāʔu	الْأَقْوِيَاءُ al-ʔaqwiyāʔu	قَوِيَّاتٌ qawiyyātun	الْقَوِيَّاتُ al-qawiyyātu
Accusative	أَقْوِيَاءَ ʔaqwiyāʔa	الْأَقْوِيَاءَ al-ʔaqwiyāʔa	قَوِيَّاتٍ qawiyyātin	الْقَوِيَّاتِ al-qawiyyāti
Genitive	أَقْوِيَاءَ ʔaqwiyāʔa	الْأَقْوِيَاءِ al-ʔaqwiyāʔi	قَوِيَّاتٍ qawiyyātin	الْقَوِيَّاتِ al-qawiyyāti

Antonyms

• ضَعِيف (ḍaʕīf)

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔæ.wi/

Adverb

قوي • (ʾawi)

1. very

   أنا تعبان قوي ― ana taʿbān ʾawi ― I'm very tired

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.wi/

Adjective

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

1. strong

   Antonym: ضعيف (ḍaʿīf)

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Adjective

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

1. strong

   Antonym: ضعيف (ḍʕīf)