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القدر

Root entry · 36 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of decree, destiny, divine will, and measurement. It extends to encompass estimation, capacity, power, and the act of cooking or preparing food. It also touches upon concepts of wealth, sufficiency, and the proper ordering or proportion of things.

Derived headwords

القَدَرnoun
  1. 1.
    decree, destinyboth

    Divine decree or predestination; fate.

  2. 2.
    measure, amountboth

    The extent or quantity of something; a specific measure.

  3. 3.
    capacity, abilityboth

    The inherent capacity or potential of something.

المِقْدَارnoun
  1. 1.
    measure, quantityboth

    A specific amount, size, or extent of something.

  2. 2.
    capacity, powerboth

    The ability or power to do something.

الطَّاقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    capacity, abilityboth

    The ability or power to do something; potential.

القَدَرِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    Qadariyyah (deniers of predestination)classical

    A sect or group who deny divine predestination.

قَدَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to decree, to ordainboth

    To decree or ordain something, especially by divine will.

  2. 2.
    to measure, to estimateboth

    To measure, estimate, or determine the quantity or value of something.

  3. 3.
    to be able to, to have powerboth

    To have the ability or power to do something.

  4. 4.
    to divide, to portionboth

    To divide or portion out sustenance or provisions.

  5. 5.
    to cookboth

    To cook food, especially in a pot.

اسْتَقْدَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to ask God to decreeclassical

    To ask God to decree or ordain good fortune or a specific outcome.

القُدْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    power, abilityboth

    The capacity or power to do something; strength.

  2. 2.
    wealth, affluenceboth

    Financial means; richness and abundance.

المَقْدِرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    power, abilityboth

    The capacity or strength to accomplish something.

القَدَّارnoun
  1. 1.
    wealthy, affluentclassical

    A person characterized by wealth and abundance.

القَدِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    all-powerful, capableboth

    Possessing complete power and ability; omnipotent.

قَادِرadjective
  1. 1.
    able, capableboth

    Having the ability or capacity to do something.

أَقْدَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to empower, to enableboth

    To give someone the power or ability to do something.

التَّقْدِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    estimation, assessmentboth

    The act of estimating, assessing, or evaluating something.

  2. 2.
    appreciation, respectboth

    The act of valuing or respecting someone or something.

  3. 3.
    planning, deliberationboth

    Careful thought and planning regarding the arrangement of affairs.

  4. 4.
    cookingclassical

    The act of cooking or preparing food.

التَّطْبِيخnoun
  1. 1.
    cookingboth

    The art or process of cooking food.

تَقَدَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to be prepared, to be readyboth

    To become ready or prepared for something.

انْقَدَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to be measured, to fitclassical

    To be measured correctly or to fit a specific size or standard.

قَيْدَارname
  1. 1.
    Qaydarclassical

    A proper name.

القَدْرَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    medium-sized earclassical

    Describing an ear that is neither too large nor too small.

القَدِيرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small flaskclassical

    A small container or flask, often for liquids.

قَادَرْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to measure against, to emulateclassical

    To measure something against another, or to do something similar to another's action.

المُقْتَدِرadjective
  1. 1.
    middle, centralclassical

    The middle or central part of anything.

بَنُو قَدْرَاءname
  1. 1.
    Banu Qadra'classical

    A lineage or group known for their wealth.

القُدُورnoun
  1. 1.
    potsboth

    Plural of 'qidr', referring to cooking pots.

القَدُورnoun
  1. 1.
    cook, butcherclassical

    A cook or a butcher.

القَدَّارnoun
  1. 1.
    great serpentclassical

    A large or giant serpent.

القَدَرnoun
  1. 1.
    short neckclassical

    A short neck.

أَقْدَرadjective
  1. 1.
    having a short neckclassical

    Describing someone or something with a short neck.

الأَقْدَرadjective
  1. 1.
    horse with precise gaitclassical

    A horse whose hooves land precisely where intended, or whose legs move in unison.

القِدْرnoun
  1. 1.
    cooking potboth

    A pot used for cooking.

القَدِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    food cooked in a potclassical

    Food that has been cooked in a pot.

القَدَّارnoun
  1. 1.
    leader of Rabi'ahclassical

    A historical figure, Ibn Amr ibn Dhabee'ah, chief of Rabi'ah.

المُقْتَدِرadjective
  1. 1.
    cookclassical

    One who cooks food.

القَدْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small flaskclassical

    A small flask or vial.

القَدْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    planting methodclassical

    A method of planting where a known distance is maintained between each palm tree.

دار مُقَادَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    narrow dwellingclassical

    A constricted or narrow house or dwelling.

أَقْدَرْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to prepare, to set a timeclassical

    To prepare something or to set a specific time for it.

Parallel reading

القدر، محركة: القضاء، والحكم، ومبلغ الشيء
Al-Qadar, with harakah: the decree, the judgment, and the amount of a thing.
والقدرية: جاحدو القدر.
And the Qadariyyah: deniers of predestination.
وقدر الله تعالى ذلك عليه يقدره ويقدره قدرا وقدره عليه وله.
And Allah the Almighty decreed that upon him, He decrees and ordains it, a decree, and He decreed it for him and by him.
واستقدر الله خيرا: سأله أن يقدر له به.
And he sought from Allah good: he asked Him to decree it for him.
وقدر الرزق: قسمه.
And He decreed the sustenance: He divided it.
والقدر: الغنى، واليسار، والقوة، كالقدرة والمقدرة
And Al-Qadr: wealth, affluence, and power, like Al-Qudrah and Al-Maqdirah.
والفعل، كضرب ونصر وفرح، وهو قادر وقدير
And the verb, like 'daraba', 'nasara', and 'fariha', and he is 'qadir' and 'qadeer'.
وأقدره الله تعالى عليه
And Allah the Almighty empowered him over it.
والتقدير: التروية، والتفكير في تسوية أمر.
And At-Taqdeer: deliberation, and thinking about arranging an affair.
وتقدر: تهيأ.
And taqaddara: he became ready.
{ما قدروا الله حق قدره}
{They did not measure Allah the true measure of His worth}.
وقدرت الثوب فانقدر: جاء على المقدار.
And I measured the garment and it fit: it came according to the measure.
وبيننا ليلة قادرة: هينة السير، لا تعب فيها.
And between us was an easy night: easy to travel, with no fatigue in it.
والقدراء: الاذن ليست بصغيرة ولا كبيرة.
And Al-Qadra': the ear is not small nor large.
وقدره تقديرا: جعله قدريا.
And he measured it with a measurement: he made it proportional.
ودار مقادرة، بفتح الدال: ضيقة.
And a narrow dwelling, with fath on the dal: constricted.
وقدرته أقدره قدارة: هيأت، ووقت.
And I prepared it, I enabled it, qadarah: I prepared, and I timed.