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strength in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- quwwat
- Arabizi
quwwa- Type
- noun · feminine
- Root
- ق و ي
How to use it
"قوة" denotes physical, mental, or moral power. It is a feminine noun; adjectives agree in gender. Common collocations: "قوة بدنية" (physical strength), "قوة إرادة" (willpower).
Example sentences
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يَتَطَلَّبُ العَمَلُ قُوَّةً جَسَدِيَّةً.
Yattaṭallaqu al-ʿamalu quwwatan jasadiyyatan.
The work requires physical strength.
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قُوَّةُ الإرادةِ تُساعِدُكَ فِي النَّجاحِ.
Quwwatu al-irādati tusāʿiduka fī al-najāḥi.
Willpower strength helps you succeed.
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تَحتاجُ المَجْهُورَةُ إِلَى قُوَّةٍ إِقْتِصَادِيَّةٍ.
Taḥtāju al-majḥūrat ilā quwwatin iqtisādiyyatin.
The community needs economic strength.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Strength:
الشدة:
My strength is all gone.
لقد فقدت قواي كلها.
Industrial-Strength Africa
القوة الصناعية لافريقيا
She represents pure strength.
فهي تمثل القوة بحق.
Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass?
هل قوتي قوة الحجارة. هل لحمي نحاس.
Together we should ensure that it grows from strength to strength.
ويجب علينا معا أن نضمن أنها تزداد قوة يوما بعد يوم.
The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
الرب عزّ لهم وحصن خلاص مسيحه هو.
They go from strength to strength. Everyone of them appears before God in Zion.
يذهبون من قوة الى قوة. يرون قدام الله في صهيون
They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
يذهبون من قوة الى قوة. يرون قدام الله في صهيون
Ascribe strength to God! His excellency is over Israel, his strength is in the skies.
اعطوا عزا للّه. على اسرائيل جلاله وقوّته في الغمام.
Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
اعطوا عزا للّه. على اسرائيل جلاله وقوّته في الغمام.
It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.
ياكل اعضاء جسده يأكل اعضاءه بكر الموت.
Questions and answers
Is "قوة" used for electrical power?
Yes, "قوة" can refer to power in physics, e.g., "قوة كهربائية".
What is the opposite of "قوة"?
The opposite is "ضعف" (weakness).
Related words and expressions
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