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Form 1قَدَرْتُ الشَّىْءَ14 senses · 3 main
muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُأَقْدِرُهُmaṣdarقَدْرٌ قَدَارَهٌ

Core sense — I measured the thing; God decreed it; I had power to do itgenerated

1.1I measured the thing; I determined its quantity, measure, size, extent, amount, limits, or numberقدّرتُ الشَّىْءَ

the is from التَّقْدِيرُ. According to the Mgh only the former muḍāriʿ is used, as what follows shows.

Its maṣdar is تَقْدِيرٌ. This phrase is mentioned later in the S, but left unexplained.

he computed, or determined by conjecture, the quantity, measure, extent, amount, or number of the thingقدّر الشَّىْءَ

The words حَزَرَهُ are added: he did this in order to know how much it was.

It is said in a tradition: إِذَا غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمُ الهِلَالُ فَٱقْدِرُوا لَهُ and فَٱقْدُرُوا, or إِنْ غْمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَٱقْدِرُوا, with kesr to the د; فَٱقْدُرُوا with ḍamma is wrong. Ks says that you say قَدَرْتُ الشَّىْءَ with kesr, and that he had heard no other muḍāriʿ.

The meaning of the tradition is: [When the new moon of Ramaḍán is hidden from you by cloud or mist,] compute the number of the days to it, and so complete Shaʿbán, making it thirty days; or, as some say, compute the mansions of the moon and its course in them, up to the new moon.

on this sense See also Form 5.

1.1.1See and know your rank, or standing, among usأُقْدُرْ بِذَرْعِكَ بَيْنَنَا

Apparently from the above.

1.1.2And they have not estimated God with the estimation that is due to Himمَا قَدَرُوا ٱللّٰهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ

Kur 6:91, and other places. Or: they have not magnified, or honoured, God with the magnifying, or honouring, that is due to Him, since قَدْرٌ also means a magnifying, or honouring; or they have not assigned to God the attributes that are due to Him; or they have not known what God is in reality. (El-Basáïr.)

1.1.3He measured the thing by the thingقَدَرَ الشَّىْءَ بِالشَّىْءِ

maṣdar قَدْرٌ and قدّرهُ به.

he measured it by its measureقدّرهُ عَلَى مِثَالِهِ

So under the article قيس.

he measured, or compared, the two things, or cases, togetherقدّر بَيْنَ الأَمْرَيْنِ

Synonymous with قَايَسَ, under the article قيس; and قَادَرَ بَيْنَهُمَا means the same, under the article قيس.

1.1.4He thought upon the thing, or affair, considered its outcome, and compared one part of it with anotherقَدَرَ الأَمْرَ

Apparently from the above.

Also إِلَى الأَمْرِ [and قدّرهُ].

See also Form 2.

1.1.5I made the garment according to his measure; I adapted it to his measureقَدَرْتُ عَلَيْهِ الثَّوْبَ

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apparently, I made the thing according to his, or its, measure; I proportioned the thing to him, or itقَدَرْتُ عَلَيْهِ الشَّىْءَ

وصفته, by which it is explained in the TA, seems, as IbrD thinks, to be a mistake for وَضَعْتُهُ.

he made the thing by measure, or according to a measure; he proportioned itقدّر الشَّىْءَ

Synonymous with جَعَلَهُ بِقَدَرٍ. The primary meaning of تَقْدِيرٌ is the making of a thing according to the measure of another thing.

1.1.6God decreed, appointed, ordained, or decided that against him, and for himقَدَرَ ٱللّٰهُ ذٰلِكَ عَلَيْهِ

maṣdar قَدْرٌ and قَدَرٌ, or this last is a simple substantive; and مَقْدَرَةٌ.

God decreed, appointed, ordained, or decided that against him, and for him, adapting it to his particular caseقدّرهُ عليه

This form is more common; maṣdar تَقْدِيرٌ and لَهُ.

[The first meaning follows an explanation of قَدَرٌ in the K; the second follows an explanation of قَدَرٌ by Lth, of قَدْرٌ and قَدَرٌ in the S, and of قَدَرٌ in the Msb: see قَدْرٌ below.]

God decreed, or ordained, good for himقَدَرَ ٱللّٰهُ لَهُ بِخَيْرٍ
1.1.7He (God) distributed, divided, or apportioned sustenance, or the means of subsistenceقَدَرَ

As though by measure.. In the CK the verb is قَدَّرَ.

Hence, some say, the name لَيْلَةُ القَدْرِ [in the Kur, ch. 97], as being the night in which the means of subsistence are apportioned. See also قَدْرٌ below.

1.1.8his means of subsistence were straitened to himقُدِرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقُهُ

Also: He (God) straitened, or made scanty, the means of subsistence — as though He measured and limited it., the former being the reading adopted by the seven readers of the Kur-án, and the more chaste.

See Kur 65:7.; like قُتِرَ.

He made the thing strait, or distressing, to himقَدَرُ عَلَيْهِ الشَّىْءَ

maṣdar قَدْرٌ, قَدَرٌ, and قُدْرَةٌ. And قدّر, maṣdar تَقْدِيرٌ, has the same meaning.

He scanted his household; he was niggardly, or parsimonious, towards them in expenditureقَدَرَ عَلَى عِيَالِهِ

Like قَتَرَ.

And he thought that We would not straiten himفَظَنَّ أَنْ لَنْ نَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ

In the Kur 21:87. Or the meaning is لَنْ نُقَدِّرَ عَلَيْهِ مَا قَدَّرْنَا مِنْ كَوْنِهِ فِى بَطْنِ الحُوتِ, for نَقْدِر is synonymous with نُقَدِّر, and this is correct: that is, We would not decree against him what We decreed, of the straitness that should befall him in the belly of the fish. It cannot be from القُدْرَةُ [meaning power, or ability], for whoever thinks this is an unbeliever.

1.1.9He prepared itقَدَرَهُ

maṣdar قَدَارَهٌ and قدّرهُ.

1.1.10

And the former: He assigned, or appointed, a particular time for it.

1.2I had power, or ability, to do the thing; I was able to do it, or to prevail against itقَدَرْتُ عَلَى الشَّىْءِ

the former being the commonly known one; maṣdar قُدْرَةٌ, and قِدْرَانٌ with kesr — this last written in a copy of the T as قَدَرَانٌ [and in one copy of the S as قُدْرَانٌ] — and قَدْرٌ, مَقْدُرَةٌ, مَقْدَرَهٌ, مَقْدِرَهٌ, مِقْدَارٌ, مَقْدَرٌ, قَدَارٌ, and قِدَارٌ.

There is also قَدِرْتُ عَلَيْهِ, a form of weak authority, mentioned by Yaakoob, and by Sgh from Th, and said by IKtt to belong to the dialect of Benoo-Murrah, of Ghaṭafán; its maṣdars are قَدَرٌ, قَدَارَةٌ, قُدُورَهٌ, and قُدُورٌ, these four being of قَدِرَ. All that are mentioned here as from the K are maṣdars. And اقتدرت عليه, or this has a stronger meaning.

I have no power over youمَا لِى عَلَيْكَ مَقْدُورَةٌ

Also مَقْدَرَةٌ and مَقْدِرَةٌ, that is, قُدْرَةٌ.

Power drives away the care one has for what is sacred, or for religion, so as to avoid suspicionالمَقْدُورَةُ تُذْهِبُ الحَفِيظَةَ
1.2.1

See also قُدْرَةٌ below.

1.3He cooked the contents of the cooking-potقَدَرَ القِدْرَ

قَدَرَ and اقتدر are like طَبَخَ and إِطَّبَخَ [meaning He cooked, and he cooked for himself, in a قِدْر, or cooking-pot].

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He ordered me to cook a cooking-pot of flesh-meatأَمَرَنِى أَنْ أَقْدُرَ لَحْمًا
Do you cook for yourselves in a cooking-pot, or roast?أَتَقْتَدِرُونَ أَمْ تَشْتَوُونَ
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 5 shown of 25
22:74
مَا قَدَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَقَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ

No just estimate have they made of Allah: for Allah is He Who is strong and able to Carry out His Will.

54:12
وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ

And We caused the earth to gush forth with springs, so the waters met (and rose) to the extent decreed.

77:23
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَـٰدِرُونَ

For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things).

89:16
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَـٰنَنِ

But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!"

90:5
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, aor. قَدِرَ and قَدُرَ , [or the former only accord. to the Mgh., as will be seen by what follows,] inf. n. قَدْرٌ , (S, Msb,) is from التَّقْدِيرُ , (S,) [or] it signifies the same as قدّرتُ الشَّىْءَ , inf. n. تَقْدِيرٌ : (Msb:) [which latter phrase is afterwards mentioned in the S, but unexplained: the meaning is, I measured the thing; computed, or determined, its quantity, measure, size, bulk, proportion, extent, amount, sum, limit or limits, or number:] قدّر الشَّىْءَ signifies he computed, or determined, or computed by conjecture, the quantity, measure, size, bulk, proportion, extent, amount, sum, or number, of the thing, ( حَزَرَهُ ,) in order that he might know how much it was. (IKtt.) It is said in a trad., إِذَا غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمُ الهِلَالُ فَٱقْدِرُوا لَهُ , and فَٱقْدُرُوا ; (S, Msb; *) or إِنْ غْمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَٱقْدِرُوا , with kesr to the د ; (Mgh, Msb; *) for فَٱقْدُرُوا , with damm, is wrong; (Mgh;) and Ks. say, that you say قَدَرْتُ الشَّىْءَ , aor. أَقْدِرُهُ , with kesr, and that he had not heard any other aor.: (TA:) the meaning of the trad. is, [When the new moon (of Ramadán) is hidden from you by a cloud or mist, or if it be so hidden,] compute ye ( قَدِّرُوا ) the number of the days to it, (Mgh, Msb,) and so complete Shaabán, making it thirty days: (S, * Mgh, * Msb:) or, as some say, compute ye ( قَدِّرُوا ) the mansions of the moon, and its course in them [to it, i. e., to the new moon]. (Msb.) See also 5. [Hence, app., the saying,] أُقْدُرْ بِذَرْعِكَ بَيْنَنَا See thou and know thy rank, or estimation, among us. (AO.) Hence also,] مَا قَدَرُوا ٱللّٰهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ [Kur., vi. 91, and other places, meaning, And they have not estimated God with the estimation that is due to Him: or] and they have not magnified, or honoured, God, with the magnifying, or honouring, that is due to Him: (S, K:) for قَدْرٌ signifies [also] a magnifying, or honouring: (K:) or have not assigned to God the attributes that are due to Him: (Lth:) or have not known what God is in reality. (El-Basáïr.) قَدَرَ الشَّىْءَ بِالشَّىْءِ , aor. [ قَدِرَ and] قَدُرَ , (L,) inf. n. قَدْرٌ ; (L, K;) and قدّرهُ به ; (L;) He measured the thing by the thing: (L, K: *) and قدّرهُ عَلَى مِثَالِهِ he measured it by its measure: (S, K, art. قيس :) and قدّر بَيْنَ الأَمْرَيْنِ he measured, or compared, the two things, or cases, together; syn. قَايَسَ ; (K, art. قيس ;) and so قَادَرَ بَيْنَهُمَا . (L, art. قيس .) [Hence, app.,] قَدَرَ الأَمْرَ , (L, K,) and إِلَى الأَمْرِ , (L,) aor. قَدِرَ (L, K,) and قَدُرَ , (L,) inf. n. قَدْرٌ ; (L, K;) [and قدّرهُ ;] He thought upon the thing, or affair, (L,) and considered its end, issue, or result, (L, K,) and measured, or compared, one part of it with another; (L;) he measured it, compared one part of it with another, considered it, and thought upon it. (L.) See also 2. قَدَرْتُ عَلَيْهِ الثَّوْبَ , (S, K, *) inf. n. قَدْرٌ , (S,) I made the garment according to his measure; adapted it to his measure: (S, K: *) [and قَدَرْتُ عَلَيْهِ الشَّىْءَ app. signifies I made the thing according to his, or its, measure; proportioned, or adapted, the thing to him, or it; for وصفته , by which it is explained in the TA, seems to be, as IbrD thinks, a mistake for وَضَعْتُهُ :] and قدّر الشَّىْءَ signifies, in like manner, he made the thing by measure, or according to a measure; or proportioned it; syn. جَعَلَهُ بِقَدَرٍ : (IKtt:) the primary meaning of تَقْدِيرٌ is the making a thing according to the measure of another thing. (Bd- xv. 60.) [Hence,] قَدَرَ ٱللّٰهُ ذٰلِكَ عَلَيْهِ , aor. قَدِرَ and قَدُرَ , inf. n. قَدْرٌ and قَدَرٌ , (K,) or the latter is a simple subst., (Lh, Msb,) and مَقْدَرَةٌ ; (S [unless this be a simple subst.];) and قدّرهُ عليه , (K,) [which is more common,] inf. n. تَقْدِيرٌ ; (TA;) and لَهُ ; (K;) [God decreed, appointed, ordained, or decided, that against him; and for him, or to him; accord. to an explanation of قَدَرٌ in the K: or decreed, &c., that against him; and for him, or to him; adapting it to his particular case; accord. to an explanation of قَدَرٌ by Lth, and of قَدْرٌ and قَدَرٌ in the S, and of قَدَرٌ in the Msb: see قَدْرٌ , below.] You say also قَدَرَ ٱللّٰهُ لَهُ بِخَيْرٍ [God decreed, &c., for him, good]. (K.) Also, قَدَرَ , (K,) aor. قَدِرَ and قَدُرَ , inf. n. قَدْرٌ , (TA,) He [God] distributed, divided, or apportioned, [as though by measure,] sustenance, or the means of subsistence. (K, TA. In the CK, the verb is قَدَّرَ .) Hence, say some, the appellation of لَيْلَةُ القَدْرِ , [in the Kur, ch. xcvii.,) as being The night wherein the means of subsistence are apportioned. (TA.) See also قَدْرٌ , below. Also, aor. قَدِرَ and قَدُرَ , but the former is that which is adopted by the seven readers [of the Kur-án], and is the more chaste, (Msb,) He (God) straitened, or rendered scanty, [as though He measured and limited,] the means of subsistence: (Bd, xiii. 26, and other places; and Msb:) and قُدِرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقُهُ , [see Kur, lxv. 7,] inf. n. قَدْرٌ , his means of subsistence were straitened to him; like قُتِرَ . (S, TA.) You say قَدَرُ عَلَيْهِ الشَّىْءَ , aor. قَدِرَ and قَدُرَ , (Lh, TA,) inf. n. قَدْرٌ (K,) and قَدَرٌ and قُدْرَةٌ ; (Lh, TA;) and قدّر , inf. n. تَقْدِيرٌ ; (K;) He rendered the thing strait, or distressing, to him. (Lh, K, * TA.) And قَدَرَ عَلَى عِيَالِهِ He scanted his household; or was niggardly or parsimonious towards them, in expenditure; like قَتَرَ . (S.) It is said in the Kur, [xxi. 87,] فَظَنَّ أَنْ لَنْ نَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ And he thought that we would not straiten him: (Fr, AHeyth:) or the meaning is, لَنْ نُقَدِّرَ عَلَيْهِ مَا قَدَّرْنَا مِنْ كَوْنِهِ فِى بَطْنِ الحُوتِ , for نَقْدِر is syn. with نُقَدِّر ; (Zj;) and this is correct; i. e., we would not decree against him what we decreed, of the straitness [that should befall him] in the belly of the fish: it cannot be from القُدْرَةُ [meaning power, or ability]; for he who thinks this is an unbeliever. (Az, TA.) Also, قَدَرَهُ , aor. قَدِرَ , inf. n. قَدَارَهٌ ; (K;) and قدّرهُ ; (TA;) He prepared it. (K, TA.) And the former, He assigned, or appointed, a particular time for it. (K.) قَدَرْتُ عَلَى الشَّىْءِ , aor. قَدِرَ (S, Msb, K) and قَدُرَ , (Ks, K,) but the former is that which is commonly known, (TA,) inf. n. قُدْرَةٌ and قِدْرَانٌ , (S, K,) with kesr, (K,) but the latter is written in a copy of the T, قَدَرَانٌ , (TA,) [and in one copy of the S قُدْرَانٌ ,] and قَدْرٌ (Ks, Fr, Akh, K) and مَقْدُرَةٌ and مَقْدَرَهٌ and مَقْدِرَهٌ (S, K) and مِقْدَارٌ (K) and مَقْدَرٌ (TA) and قَدَارٌ (Sgh, K) and قِدَارٌ ; (Lh, K;) and قَدِرْتُ عَلَيْهِ , aor. قَدَرَ , (S, K, *) a form of weak authority, mentioned by Yaakoob, (S,) and by Sgh from Th, and said by IKtt, to be of the dial. of Benoo-Murrah, of Ghatafán, (TA,) inf. n. قَدَرٌ (Ks, Fr, Akh, K) and قَدَارَةٌ and قُدُورَهٌ and قُدُورٌ , (K, TA,) these four are of قَدِرَ ; (TA;) and all that are here mentioned as from the K, are inf. ns.; (TK;) and اقتدرت عليه ; (S, K, * TA;) or this has a stronger signification; (IAth;) I had power, or ability, to do, effect, accomplish, achieve, attain, or compass, &c., the thing; I was able to do it, I was able to prevail against it. (Msb, K, * TA.) You say مَا لِى عَلَيْكَ مَقْدُورَةٌ , and مَقْدَرَةٌ , and مَقْدِرَةٌ , i. e. قُدْرَةٌ , [I have not power over thee.] (S.) And in like manner, المَقْدُورَةُ تُذْهِبُ الحَفِيظَةَ [Power drives away that care which one has of what is sacred, or inviolable, or of religion, to avoid suspicion]. (S.) See also قُدْرَةٌ , below. قَدَرَ and اقتدر are like طَبَخَ and إِطَّبَخَ [meaning He cooked, and he cooked for himself, in a قِدْر , or cooking-pot]. (S, TA.) You say قَدَرَ القِدْرَ , (K, * TA,) aor. قَدُرَ and قَدِرَ , inf. n. قَدْرٌ , (K,) He cooked [the contents of] the cooking-pot. (K, * TA.) And أَمَرَنِى أَنْ أَقْدُرَ لَحْمًا He ordered me to cook a cooking-pot of flesh-meat. (TA, from a trad.) And أَتَقْتَدِرُونَ أَمْ تَشْتَوُونَ Do ye cook [for yourselves] in a cooking-pot, or roast? (S.)
Form 2قدّر9 senses · 3 main
maṣdarتَقْدِيرٌ

Core sense — he decreed, ordained it; he made it; he empowered himgenerated

2.1

see Form 1, in most of its senses.

2.1.1

He meditated on, considered, or thought out the arranging and preparing of, a thing or an affair.

This is done either by using his reason and building upon it, which is praiseworthy, or according to his desire or appetite, as in the Kur 74:18 and 19, which is blameable (El-Basáïr); or it is done by means of marks, whereby to cut it.

2.1.2

He intended a thing or an affair; he determined upon it.

[Said of God: He decreed, appointed, ordained, destined, or predetermined a thing.]

2.1.3He meant, or held, such a thing to be supplied, or understoodقدّر كَذَا
Its implied, or virtual, meaning is thusتَقْدِيرُهُ كَذَا
Its implied meaning is to be expressed by saying thusيُقَدَّرُ بِكَذَا

Hence, apparently, this use in grammar.

Said of a phrase.

تَقْدِيرًا is used in the sense of implicatively, or virtually, as opposed to لَفْظًا, that is, literally.

2.1.4

And He supposed such a thing.

2.1.5And He made in it its foods, or alimentsوَقَدَّرَ فِيهَا أَقْوَاتَهَا

He made; synonymous with جَعَلَ and صَنَعَ.

In the Kur 41:9.

And He has made mansions for it [the moon]وَقَدَّرَهُ مَنَازِلَ

In the Kur 10:5.

2.1.6

He knew. So in the Kur 15:60, and 73:20, according to the Basáïr.

2.2He asserted him to be, or called him, a قَدَرِىّقدّرهُ

. This is post-classical.

2.3He empowered him; he enabled him; he made him ableقدّرهُ

Or اقدرهُ, which is the more common of the two.

God empowered him, or made him able, to do such a thingاقدرهُ ٱللّٰهُ عَلَى كَذَا
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74:18
إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ

For he thought and he plotted;-

74:19
فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

And woe to him! How he plotted!-

74:20
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted!-

80:19
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

From a sperm-drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;

87:3
وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;

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, inf. n. تَقْدِيرٌ : see 1, in most of its senses. He meditated, considered, or exercised thought in arranging and preparing, a thing or an affair; (T, K, * El-Basáïr;) either making use of his reason, and building thereon; the doing of which is praiseworthy; or according to his desire or appetite; as in the Kur, lxxiv. 18 and 19; the doing of which is blameable; (ElBasáïr;) or by means of marks, whereby to cut it. (T.) He intended a thing or an affair; he determined upon it. (T.) [Said of God, He decreed, appointed, ordained, destined, predestined, or predetermined a thing.] [Hence, app., قدّر كَذَا , in grammar, He meant, or held, or made, such a thing to be supplied, or understood. You say تَقْدِيرُهُ كَذَا Its (a phrase's) implied, or virtual, meaning, or meaning by implication, is thus. And يُقَدَّرُ بِكَذَا Its implied meaning is to be expressed by saying thus. And تَقْدِيرًا is said in the sense of implicatively, or virtually, as opposed to لَفْظًا or literally. And He supposed such a thing.] He made; syn. جَعَلَ and صَنَعَ . Ex., in the Kur, [xli. 9,] وَقَدَّرَ فِيهَا أَقْوَاتَهَا And He made therein its foods, or aliments. And it is said in the Kur, [x. 5,] وَقَدَّرَهُ مَنَازِلَ And hath made for it [the moon] mansions. (TA.) He knew. So in the Kur, xv. 60; and lxxiii. 20, according to the Basáïr. (TA.) قدّرهُ , inf. n. تَقْدِيرٌ , He asserted him to be, or named him, or called him, a قَدَرِىّ : (Fr, Sgh, K:) but this is post-classical. (TA.) قدّرهُ , (Msb,) or اقدرهُ , (K,) [the latter of which is the more common,] He empowered him; enabled him; rendered him able. (Msb, K.) You say اقدرهُ ٱللّٰهُ عَلَى كَذَا God empowered him, enabled him, or rendered him able, to do such a thing. (K, * TA.)
Form 3قادر بَيْنَ الأَمْرَيْنِ2 senses · 1 main
maṣdarمُقَادَرَةٌ

Core sense — I compared two matters; I measured myself against him in powergenerated

3.1

See Form 1.

3.1.1I measured myself, or my abilities, against him, or his, and did as he didقَادَرْتُهُ

explained by قَايَسْتُهُ. Or: I vied, or contended, with him in power, or strength.

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: see 1. قَادَرْتُهُ , (K,) inf. n. مُقَادَرَةٌ , (TA,) I measured myself, or my abilities, with him, or his, ( قَايَسْتُهُ ,) and did as he did: (K:) or I vied, or contended, with him in power, or strength. (A, TA.)
Form 4أَقْدَرَ1 sense

Core sense — he empowered him, he made him ablegenerated

4.1

See Form 2.

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see 2.
Form 5تَقَدَّرَ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he computed, or reckoned, it; it became prepared for himgenerated

5.1

See Form 7.

5.1.1He (Moḥammad) used to compute, or reckon, in his mind, in his disease: Where am I today?كَانَ يَتَقَدَّرُ فِى مَرَضِهِ أَيْنَ أَنَا اليَوْمَ

That is, in his disease he used to compute the days of his wives, when it was his turn to visit each of them. See also Form 1.

5.1.2It (a thing) became preparedتقدّر

لَهُ: for him.

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see 7. كَانَ يَتَقَدَّرُ فِى مَرَضِهِ أَيْنَ أَنَا اليَوْمَ [He (Mohammad) used to compute, or reckon, in his mind, in his disease, Where am I to-day?] i. e., he used to compute, or reckon, ( يُقَدِّرُ ,) [in his disease,] the days of his wives, when it was his turn to visit each of them. (TA, from a trad.) See also 1. تقدّر It (a thing, S,) became prepared, (S, K,) لَهُ for him. (S.)
Form 7انقدر1 sense

Core sense — it agreed with the measure, said of a garmentgenerated

7.1The garment agreed with, or was according to, his measureتقدّر الثَّوْبُ عَلَيْهِ

This, and تقدّر: it (a garment) agreed with, or was according to, the measure.

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(S, K) and تقدّر (A) It (a garment) agreed with, or was according to, the measure (S, A, K.) You say تقدّر الثَّوْبُ عَلَيْهِ The garment agreed with, or was according to, his measure. (A.)
Form 8اقتدرهُ2 senses

Core sense — he made it of middling sizegenerated

8.1

He made it of middling size; explained by جَعَلَهُ قَدْرًا.

In the TA the explanation carries no vowel signs, but in the JK it is fully pointed, and is immediately followed by شَىْءٌ مُقْتَدَرٌ, likewise pointed, and explained as meaning "a thing of middling size, whether in length or tallness or in width or breadth."

8.2

See also Form 1, in its last two meanings.

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He made it of middling size; expl. by جَعَلَهُ قَدْرًا . (JK, TA. [In the latter, the explanation is without any syll. signs; but in the former I find it fully pointed, and immediately followed by شَىْءٌ مُقْتَدَرٌ , thus pointed, and explained as signifying “ a thing of middling size, whether in length or tallness or in width or breadth. ”]) See also 1, last two significations.
Form 10استقدر ٱللّٰهَ خَيْرًا2 senses

Core sense — he begged God to decree good for himgenerated

10.1

He begged God to decree, appoint, ordain, or decide good for him.

10.2O God, I beg You to give me power to do it, by Your powerأَلّٰهُمَّ إِنِّى أَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ
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He begged God to decree, appoint, ordain, or decide, for him good. (S, K.) أَلّٰهُمَّ إِنِّى أَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ O God, I beg Thee to give me power to do it, by Thy power. (TA, from a trad.)

Derived nouns 25

Nounقَدْرٌ5 senses · 4 main

Core sense — quantity, measure, extent; rank, honourableness; a decree of God, destinygenerated

1This is the like of this in quantity; it is commensurate with, or proportionate to, thisهٰذَا قَدْرُ هٰذَا

The quantity, measure, magnitude, size, bulk, proportion, extent, space, amount, sum, or number attained, of a thing; also قَدَرٌ, قُدْرٌ, and مِقْدَارٌ.

Also قَدَرُهُ; and so هذا بِمِقْدَارِ هذا.

They are as many as a hundredهُمْ قَدْرُ مِائةٍ

Also قَدَرُ مائة.

He took as much as his due, or rightأَخَذَ بِقَدْرِ حَقِّهِ

Also بِقَدَرِهِ and بِمِقْدَارِهِ.

He read as much as the Fátiḥahقَرَأَ بِقَدْرِ الفَاتِحَةِ

Also بِقَدَرِهَا and بِمِقْدَارِهَا.

I remained at his abode long enough for him to do thisأَقَمْتُ عِنْدَهُ قَدْرَ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ كَذَا
It came according to measure; it was conformable, it matched, it suitedجَآءَ عَلَى قَدَرٍ
He went beyond, or exceeded, his proper measure, bound, or limitجَاوَزَ قَدْرَهُ

So Meyd.

This is said only with fet-ḥ to the dál, as what precedes in the Msb shows.

Or قَدَرَهُ; and the same is said of a thing. (L, art. عند etc.)

A horse that takes long, or wide, stepsفَرَسَ بَعِيدُ القَدْرِ
This is sufficient for meهٰذَا قَدْرِى
1.1He has no honourableness, or gravity of character, in my opinionمَا لَهُ عِنْدِى قَدْرٌ

Hence: estimation, value, worth, account, rank, quality, or degree of dignity; greatness, majesty, honourableness, nobleness; gravity of character; also قَدَرٌ.

Also قَدَرٌ.

In the words of the Kur 6:91, وَمَا قَدَرُوا ٱللّٰهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ [for explanations of which see Form 1], we may also correctly read قَدَرِهِ.

2decree, appointment, ordinance, or destiny; what is decreed, or appointedقَدْرٌ

Also قَدَرٌ, which is the more common; or قَدَرٌ alone, or both; and مِقْدَارٌ, تَقْدِيرٌ, and مَقْدَرَة, with fet-ḥ only to the د.

Synonymous with قَضَآءٌ and حُكْمٌ; or a decree adapted to a particular case, by God, explained by قَضَآءٌ مُوَفَّقٌ, مَا يُقَدِّرُهُ ٱللّٰهُ مِنَ القَضَآءِ, and القَضَآءُ الَّذِى يُقَدِّرُهُ ٱللّٰهُ.

[In general usage it differs from قَضَآءٌ: that word means a general decree of God, as that every living being shall die, whereas قَدَرٌ means a particular decree of God, as that a certain man shall die at a particular time and place; that is, particular predestination. So القَضَآءُ وَالقَدَرُ may be rendered the general and particular decrees of God, or general and particular predestination, or fate and destiny. The term قَدَرٌ is explained variously by different schools and sects, but its proper meaning seems to be the one given above on the authority of Lth.]

The plural of قَدَرٌ is أَقْدَارٌ; and of مَقَادِيرُ مِقْدَارٌ.

Events have their course by the decree of Godالأُمُورُ تَجْرِى بِقَدَرِ ٱللّٰهِ

Also بِمِقْدَارِهِ, and the like.

It is said that لَيْلَةُ القَدْرِ means the night of decree.

3A camel's or horse's saddle of middling sizeقَدْرٌ

Also قَدَرٌ.

a horse's saddle between small and largeقَادِرٌ

Or this last means easy, not wounding; like قَاتِرٌ and مُقْتَدَرٌ.

a thing, or anything, of middling size, whether in length or tallness or in width or breadthمُقْتَدِرٌ
a man, a mountain-goat, or an antelope, of middling makeمقتدرُ الخَلْقِ
a man of middling stature or tallnessمقتدرُ الطُولِ

So in the K, but see Form 8.

Also قُدَارٌ.

An ear neither small nor largeأُذُنٌ قَدْرَآءُ
4

See also قُدْرَةٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences قَدْر 5 shown of 7
22:74
مَا قَدَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَقَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ

No just estimate have they made of Allah: for Allah is He Who is strong and able to Carry out His Will.

65:3
وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ ۚ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَـٰلِغُ أَمْرِهِۦ ۚ قَدْ جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدْرًا

And He provides for him from (sources) he never could imagine. And if any one puts his trust in Allah, sufficient is (Allah) for him. For Allah will surely accomplish his purpose: verily, for all things has Allah appointed a due proportion.

97:1
بِّسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ

We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night of Power:

97:2
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ

And what will explain to thee what the night of power is?

97:3
لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ

The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.

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The quantity, quantum, measure, magnitude, size, bulk, proportion, extent, space, amount, sum, or number attained, of a thing; (S, Msb, K;) as also قَدَرٌ (Msb, K) and قُدْرٌ (Fr, Sgh, K) and مِقْدَارٌ . (Msb, K.) You say هٰذَا قَدْرُ هٰذَا , and قَدَرُهُ , This is the like of this [in quantity, &c.; is commensurate with, or proportionate to, this; and so هذا بِمِقْدَارِ هذا ]. (Msb.) And هُمْ قَدْرُ مِائةٍ , and قَدَرُ مائة , They are as many as a hundred. (Z, Msb.) And أَخَذَ بِقَدْرِ حَقِّهِ , and بِقَدَرِهِ , and بِمِقْدَارِهِ , He took as much as his due, or right. And قَرَأَ بِقَدْرِ الفَاتِحَةِ , and بِقَدَرِهَا , and بِمِقْدَارِهَا , He read as much as the Fátihah. (Msb.) And أَقَمْتُ عِنْدَهُ قَدْرَ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ كَذَا I remained at his abode long enough for him to do thus. (Meyd, TA.) But you say جَآءَ عَلَى قَدَرٍ , thus only, with fet-h [to the dál, as is shown by what precedes in the Msb,] as meaning [It came according to measure; i. e.,] it was conformable; it matched; it suited. (Msb.) You say also جَاوَزَ قَدْرَهُ or قَدَرَهُ [He overstepped, transgressed, went beyond, or exceeded, his proper measure, bound, or limit: and the same is said of a thing]. (L, art. عند ; &c.) And فَرَسَ بَعِيدُ القَدْرِ A horse that takes long, or wide, steps. (JK, TA.) [And هٰذَا قَدْرِى This is sufficient for me.] [Hence, Estimation, value, worth, account, rank, quality, or degree of dignity;] greatness, majesty, honourableness, nobleness; (Msb, * TA;) gravity of character; (Msb;) as also قَدَرٌ . (Msb.) You say مَا لَهُ عِنْدِى قَدْرٌ , and قَدَرٌ , He has no honourableness, or gravity of character, in my opinion. (Msb.) In the words of the Kur, [vi. 91,] وَمَا قَدَرُوا ٱللّٰهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ , [for explanations of which see 1,] we may also correctly read قَدَرِهِ . (TA.) قَدْرٌ and قَدَرٌ , (S,) [the latter of which is the more common,] or قَدَرٌ (JK, Msb, K) alone, (Msb,) or both, and مِقْدَارٌ and تَقْدِيرٌ , (TA,) and مَقْدَرَة , with fet-h only [to the د ], (S,) Decree, appointment, ordinance, or destiny: or what is decreed, appointed, &c.: syn. قَضَآءٌ and حُكْمٌ : (M, K:) or decree, &c., adapted [to a particular case], (Lth, JK, Az, TA,) by God; (S, Msb;) expl. by قَضَآءٌ مُوَفَّقٌ , (Lth, JK, &c.,) and مَا يُقَدِّرُهُ ٱللّٰهُ مِنَ القَضَآءِ , (S,) and القَضَآءُ الَّذِى يُقَدِّرُهُ ٱللّٰهُ : (Msb:) [accord. to general usage, it differs from قَضَآءٌ ; this latter signifying a general decree of God, as that every living being shall die; whereas قَدَرٌ signifies a particular decree of God, as that a certain man shall die at a particular time and place &c.; or particular predestination: thus القَضَآءُ وَالقَدَرُ may be rendered the general and particular decrees of God; or general and particular predestination or fate and destiny. The term قَدَرٌ is variously explained by different schools and sects: but its proper meaning seems to be that given above on the authority of Lth.] The pl. of قَدَرٌ is أَقْدَارٌ ; (K, TA;) and of مَقَادِيرُ مِقْدَارٌ . (TA.) You say الأُمُورُ تَجْرِى بِقَدَرِ ٱللّٰهِ , and بِمِقْدَارِهِ , &c., Events have their course by the decree, &c., of God. (TA.) It is said that لَيْلَةُ القَدْرِ signifies The night of decree, &c. (TA. See also 1.) قَدْرٌ (A, L, K) and قَدَرٌ (L) A camel's or horse's saddle of middling size; (A, L, K;) and in like manner قَادِرٌ , applied to a horse's saddle, between small and large; or this last signifies easy, that does not wound; like قَاتِرٌ : (T, TA:) and مُقْتَدَرٌ , (JK,) or مُقْتَدِرٌ , (K, but see 8,) a thing, (JK,) or anything, (M, K,) of middling size, (JK, M, K,) whether in length or tallness or in width or breadth: (JK:) مقتدرُ الخَلْقِ signifying a man, and a mountain-goat, and an antelope, of middling make: (M, TA:) and مقتدرُ الطُولِ a man of middling stature or tallness; (A, TA;) as also قُدَارٌ . (K.) And أُذُنٌ قَدْرَآءُ An ear neither small nor large. (Sgh, K.) See also قُدْرَةٌ .
Nounقُدْرٌ1 sense

Core sense — quantity, measure, extent of a thinggenerated

1

See قَدْرٌ.

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: see قَدْرٌ .
Nounقِدْرٌ1 sense

Core sense — a cooking-pot; a vessel in which one cooksgenerated

1

A cooking-pot; a vessel in which one cooks. [It very often means the food contained in it, that is, pottage of any kind: for an example see Form 3 in art. غلو.]

Of the feminine gender, without ة; or, according to some, made feminine as well as masculine. But whoever asserts it to be made masculine is misled by a saying of Th.

AM observes that in the saying of the Arabs related by Th, مَا رَأَيْتُ قِدْرًا غَلَى أَسْرَعَ مِنْهَا [I have not seen a cooking-pot that has boiled quicker than it], قدر is not meant to be made masculine; the meaning is ما رأيت شَيْئًا غلى [I have not seen a thing that has boiled]. Similar to this is the saying in the Kur 33:52, لَا يَحِلُّ لَكَ النِّسَآءُ, meaning لا يحلّ لك شَىْءٌ مِنَ النِّسَآءِ.

The diminutive is قُدَيْرٌ, without ة, against analogy; or قُدَيْرَةٌ, with ة, because قِدْرٌ is feminine; or both.

The plural is قُدُورٌ, and it has no other plural. [For a figurative example see حامٍ.]

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A cooking-pot; a vessel in which one cooks: (Msb:) [and it very often means the food contained therein; i. e. pottage of any kind: (see, for an ex., 3 in art. غلو :)] of the fem. gender (Msb, K, TA) without ة : (TA:) or it is made fem. (S, K) as well as masc., accord. to some: but he who asserts it to be made masc. is led into error by a saying of Th: AM observes, as to the saying of the Arabs, related by Th, مَا رَأَيْتُ قِدْرًا غَلَى أَسْرَعَ مِنْهَا [I have not seen a cooking-pot that has boiled quicker than it], قدر is not here meant to be made masc. but the meaning is, ما رأيت شَيْئًا غلى [I have not seen a thing that has boiled]; and similar to this is the saying in the Kur, [xxxiii. 52,] لَا يَحِلُّ لَكَ النِّسَآءُ , meaning, لا يحلّ لك شَىْءٌ مِنَ النِّسَآءِ : (TA:) the dim. is قُدَيْرٌ , without ة , contr. to analogy; (S, TA;) or قُدَيْرَةٌ , with ة , because قِدْرٌ is fem.; (Msb;) or both: (TA:) and the pl. is قُدُورٌ : (Msb, K:) it has no other pl. (TA.) [See a tropical ex. voce حامٍ .]
Nounقَدَرٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — decree, destiny; quantity, measure; an appointed time or placegenerated

1

See قَدْرٌ throughout, where its plural is أَقْدَارٌ.

It has also the meaning of قُدْرَةٌ, and in that sense too its plural is as above.

1.1

See also جَبْرٌ, and see مِقْدَارٌ.

1.2

Also: a time, or a place, of promise; an appointed time, or place; synonymous with مَوْعِدٌ. [See Kur 20:42.]

Qur’ānic occurrences قَدَر 3 shown of 10
15:21
وَإِن مِّن شَىْءٍ إِلَّا عِندَنَا خَزَآئِنُهُۥ وَمَا نُنَزِّلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِقَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

And there is not a thing but its (sources and) treasures (inexhaustible) are with Us; but We only send down thereof in due and ascertainable measures.

54:49
إِنَّا كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَـٰهُ بِقَدَرٍ

Verily, all things have We created in proportion and measure.

77:22
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?

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: see قَدْرٌ , throughout: (where its pl. is أَقْدَارٌ ; K, * TA:) and قُدْرَةٌ : (in which sense also its pl. is as above; K.) See also جَبْرٌ : and see مِقْدَارٌ . Also, A time, or a place, of promise; an appointed time, or place; syn. مَوْعِدٌ . (TA.) [See Kur, xx. 42.]
Nounقُدْرَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — power, ability; competence, sufficiency, richesgenerated

1

Power; ability. Likewise مَقْدُرَةٌ, مَقْدَرَةٌ, مَقْدِرَةٌ, قَدْرٌ, قَدَرٌ, قِدْرَانٌ, مِقْدَارٌ, مَقْدَرٌ, قَدَارٌ, قِدَارٌ, قَدَارَةٌ, قُدُورَةٌ, and قُدُورٌ. See قَدَرْتُ عَلَى الشَّىْءِ.

1.1A man possessing competence, or richesرَجُلٌ ذُو قُدْرَةٍ

Hence the first, second, third, fourth and fifth of these, or all excepting قَدَرٌ and مَقْدَرٌ, [and there seems to be no reason for not adding these two,] mean competence, or sufficiency; richness.

Also مَقْدُورَةٍ, مَقْدَرَةٍ, and مَقْدِرَة.

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and مَقْدُرَةٌ and مَقْدَرَةٌ and مَقْدِرَةٌ (S, K) and قَدْرٌ and قَدَرٌ (Ks, Fr, Akh, K) and قِدْرَانٌ (S, K) and مِقْدَارٌ (K) and مَقْدَرٌ (TA) and قَدَارٌ (Sgh, K) and قِدَارٌ (Lh, K) and قَدَارَةٌ and قُدُورَةٌ and قُدُورٌ (K) Power; ability. (K.) See قَدَرْتُ عَلَى الشَّىْءِ . Hence, (TA,) the first and second and third and fourth (S, * Msb, * TA) and fifth, (K, TA,) or all excepting قَدَرٌ and مَقْدَرٌ , (TK,) [and there seems to be no reason for not adding these two,] Competence, or sufficiency; richness. (S, * Msb, * K.) You say رَجُلٌ ذُو قُدْرَةٍ , and مَقْدُورَةٍ , and مَقْدَرَةٍ , and مَقْدِرَة . A man possessing competence, or riches. (S, Msb, TA.)
Nounقَدَرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the fixed interval between every two palm-treesgenerated

1Palm-trees planted at the fixed distance, one from anotherنَخْلٌ غُرِسَ عَلَى القَدَرَةِ
What is the fixed distance of your palm-trees, one from another?كَمْ قَدَرَةُ نَخْلِكَ

on this sense A certain interval, or distance, between every two palm-trees.

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A certain interval, or distance, between every two palm-trees. (JK, Sgh, K.) You say نَخْلٌ غُرِسَ عَلَى القَدَرَةِ Palm-trees planted at the fixed distance, one from another. (JK, Sgh, K.) And كَمْ قَدَرَةُ نَخْلِكَ [What is the fixed distance of thy palm-trees, one from another?] (K.)
Nounأُذُنٌ قَدْرَآءُ2 senses

Core sense — an ear neither small nor large; those possessing competence, the richgenerated

1

See قَدْرٌ, in its last meaning.

2Those possessing competence, or sufficiency; the richبَنُو قَدْرَآءَ
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: see قَدْرٌ , last signification. بَنُو قَدْرَآءَ Those possessing competence, or sufficiency; the rich. (K.)
Nounقِدْرَانٌ1 sense

Core sense — cooking-potsgenerated

1

See قُدْرَةٌ.

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Nounالقَدَرِيَّةُ1 sense

Core sense — the sect that denies God's decree and refers it to themselvesgenerated

1

The sect of those who deny القَدَر as proceeding from God, and refer it to themselves. [Opposed to الجَبَرِيَّةُ.]

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The sect of those who deny القَدَر as proceeding from God, (K, * TA,) and refer it to themselves. (TA.) [Opposed to الجَبَرِيَّةُ .]
Nounقَدَارٌ1 sense

Core sense — a cook; one who slaughters camelsgenerated

1

See قُدْرَةٌ.

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Nounقُدَارٌ2 senses

Core sense — a cook; one who slaughters camels and cooks their fleshgenerated

1

See قَدْرٌ, in its last meaning.

2

A cook; or one who slaughters camels or other animals, being likened to a cook; or one who slaughters camels and cooks their flesh; and one who cooks in a cooking-pot, as also مُقْتَدِرٌ.

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: see قَدْرٌ , last signification. A cook: or one who slaughters camels or other animals; (S, K;) as being likened to a cook: (TA:) or one who slaughters camels, and cooks their flesh: (TA:) and one who cooks in a cooking-pot ( قِدْر ); as also مُقْتَدِرٌ . (K.)
Nounقِدَارٌ1 sense

Core sense — a cook; one who cooks in a cooking-potgenerated

1

See قُدْرَةٌ.

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Nounقُدُورٌ1 sense

Core sense — a cook; one who cooks in a cooking-potgenerated

1

See قُدْرَةٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences قُدُور
34:13
يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُۥ مَا يَشَآءُ مِن مَّحَـٰرِيبَ وَتَمَـٰثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَٱلْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَّاسِيَـٰتٍ ۚ ٱعْمَلُوٓا۟ ءَالَ دَاوُۥدَ شُكْرًا ۚ وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِىَ ٱلشَّكُورُ

They worked for him as he desired, (making) arches, images, basons as large as reservoirs, and (cooking) cauldrons fixed (in their places): "Work ye, sons of David, with thanks! but few of My servants are grateful!"

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Nounقَدِيرٌ2 senses

Core sense — powerful, able; flesh-meat cooked in a pot with seasoning seedsgenerated

1

See قَادِرٌ.

2

Flesh-meat cooked in a pot with seeds to season it, such as pepper and cumin-seeds and the like; if without such seeds, it is called طَبِيخٌ.

Or: what is cooked in a قِدْر, and so قَادِرٌ, according to the K; but this seems to be a mistake, caused by a misunderstanding of the statement of Sgh and others that قَدِيرٌ is the same as قَادِرٌ; or perhaps the right reading of the passage in the K is وَالقَدِيرُ القَادِرُ وَمَا يُطْبَخُ فِى القِدْرِ, corrupted by copyists. [But this is improbable, as the passage, if it were so, would be in part a repetition.]

Also: cooked broth; and so مَقْدُورٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences قَدِير 2 shown of 45
3:189
وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

To Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth; and Allah hath power over all things.

11:4
إِلَى ٱللَّهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

'To Allah is your return, and He hath power over all things.'"

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: see قَادِرٌ . Flesh-meat cooked in a pot, with seeds to season it, such as pepper and cuminseeds and the like: (Lth, JK:) if without such seeds, it is called طَبِيخٌ : (Lth, TA:) or what is cooked in a قِدْر ; (L, K:) as also قَادِرٌ : so in the K; but this seems to be a mistake, occasioned by a misunderstanding of the saying of Sgh [and others] that قَدِيرٌ is the same as قَادِرٌ : or perhaps the right reading of the passage in the K is وَالقَدِيرُ القَادِرُ وَمَا يُطْبَخُ فِى القِدْرِ ; and it has been corrupted by copyists:) (TA:) [but this is improbable, as the passage, if thus, would be in part a repetition:] also cooked broth; (L;) and so مَقْدُورٌ . (JK, L.)
Nounقَدَارَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — power, abilitygenerated

1

See قُدْرَةٌ.

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Nounقُدُورَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — power, abilitygenerated

1

See قُدْرَةٌ.

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Nounقَادِرٌ5 senses · 4 main

Core sense — possessing power, able; decreeing, ordaining, said of Godgenerated

1

Applied to God, the same as مُقَدِّرٌ [decreeing, appointing, ordaining, deciding]; and قَدِيرٌ may mean the same.

2

See also قَدْرٌ, in its last meaning.

3God is able to do everything; God is omnipotentاَللّٰهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Possessing power, or ability; also قَدِيرٌ and مُقْتَدِرٌ.

Or قَدِيرٌ has an intensive meaning, and مُقْتَدِرٌ still more so. Or قَدِيرٌ means one who does what he wills, according to what wisdom requires, neither more nor less, so that this adjective is applied to none but God; while مُقْتَدِرٌ means nearly the same, but is sometimes applied to a human being, meaning one who applies himself, as to a task, to acquire power or ability. (El-Basáïr.)

When you say this, you mean able to do everything that is possible.

3.1Between your land and the land of such a one is a gentle night's journeyبَيْنَ أَرْضِكَ وَأَرْضِ فُلَانٍ لَيْلَةٌ قَادِرَةٌ

So Yaakoob.

Between us is an easy night's journey, in which there is no fatigueبَيْنَنَا ليلية قادرة

So Yaakoob.

4

See also قَدِيرٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences قَادِر 5 shown of 14
23:95
وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّرِيَكَ مَا نَعِدُهُمْ لَقَـٰدِرُونَ

And We are certainly able to show thee (in fulfilment) that against which they are warned.

68:25
وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَـٰدِرِينَ

And they opened the morning, strong in an (unjust) resolve.

75:4
بَلَىٰ قَـٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ

Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.

77:23
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَـٰدِرُونَ

For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things).

86:8
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ

Surely (Allah) is able to bring him back (to life)!

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, applied to God, i. q. مُقَدِّرٌ [Decreeing, appointing, ordaining, deciding]; (S;) and قَدِيرٌ may signify the same. (TA.) See also قَدْرٌ , last signification. Possessing power, or ability; as also قَدِيرٌ , (K,) and مُقْتَدِرٌ : (TA:) or قَدِيرٌ has an intensive signification, and مُقْتَدِرٌ still more so: (IAth:) or قَدِيرٌ signifies he who does what he will, according to what wisdom requires, not more nor less; and therefore this epithet is applied to none but God; and مُقْتَدِرٌ signifies nearly the same, but is sometimes applied to a human being, and means one who applies himself, as to a task, to acquire power or ability. (El-Basáïr.) When you say اَللّٰهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ [God is able to do everything; is omnipotent;] you mean, to do everything that is possible. (Msb.) بَيْنَ أَرْضِكَ وَأَرْضِ فُلَانٍ لَيْلَةٌ قَادِرَةٌ ; (Yaakoob, S;) and بَيْنَنَا ليلية قادرة ; (K;) Between thy land and the land of such a one is a gentle night's journey; (Yaakoob, S;) and between us is an easy night's journey, in which is no fatigue. (K.) See also قَدِيرٌ .
Nounتَقْدِيرٌ1 sense

Core sense — the measuring or determining of a thing; decreeing, ordaininggenerated

1

See قَدْرٌ, and Form 2.

Qur’ānic occurrences تَقْدِير 1 shown of 5
76:16
قَوَارِيرَا۟ مِن فِضَّةٍ قَدَّرُوهَا تَقْدِيرًا

Crystal-clear, made of silver: they will determine the measure thereof (according to their wishes).

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: see قَدْرٌ , and 2.
Nounمَقْدَرٌ1 sense

Core sense — power, abilitygenerated

1

See قُدْرَةٌ.

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Nounمُقَدِّرٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who decrees, ordains, or determinesgenerated

1

See قَادِرٌ.

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Nounمَقْدَرَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — power, ability; competence, richesgenerated

1

This word, and مَقْدُرَةٌ and مَقْدِرَةٌ: for the first, see قَدْرٌ.

1.1

And for all of them, see قُدْرَةٌ.

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and مَقْدُرَةٌ and مَقْدِرَةٌ : for the first, see قَدْرٌ : and for all, see قُدْرَةٌ .
Nounمِقْدَارٌ4 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a measure, a thing with which anything is measured; deathgenerated

1

A measure; a thing with which anything is measured; also قَدَرٌ.

A pattern by which a thing is measured, proportioned, or cut out; so under the article مثل.

1.1

See also قَدْرٌ, in six places.

1.2When a man reaches the term of life, he diesإِذَا بَلَغَ العَبْدُ المِقْدَارَ مَاتَ

Death.

The plural is مَقَادِيرُ.

2

See also قُدْرَةٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences مِقْدَار
13:8
ٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَحْمِلُ كُلُّ أُنثَىٰ وَمَا تَغِيضُ ٱلْأَرْحَامُ وَمَا تَزْدَادُ ۖ وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍ عِندَهُۥ بِمِقْدَارٍ

Allah doth know what every female (womb) doth bear, by how much the wombs fall short (of their time or number) or do exceed. Every single thing is before His sight, in (due) proportion.

32:5
يُدَبِّرُ ٱلْأَمْرَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ يَعْرُجُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥٓ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ مِّمَّا تَعُدُّونَ

He rules (all) affairs from the heavens to the earth: in the end will (all affairs) go up to Him, on a Day, the space whereof will be (as) a thousand years of your reckoning.

70:4
تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ

The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years:

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A measure; (JK, L;) a thing with which anything is measured; as also قَدَرٌ : (L:) a pattern ( مِثَالٌ ) by which a thing is measured, proportioned, or cut out. (T, art. مثل .) See also قَدْرٌ , in six places. Death. They say إِذَا بَلَغَ العَبْدُ المِقْدَارَ مَاتَ [When man reacheth the term of life, he dieth]. The pl. is مَقَادِيرُ . (TA.) See also قُدْرَةٌ .
Nounمَقْدُورٌ1 sense

Core sense — decreed, appointed, ordainedgenerated

1

See قَدِيرٌ.

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Nounمُقْتَدَرٌ1 sense

Core sense — of middling sizegenerated

1

See قَدْرٌ, in its last meaning.

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Nounمُقْتَدِرٌ4 senses · 3 main

Core sense — possessing power, able; an artificer gentle in workgenerated

1

See قَدْرٌ, in its last meaning.

2

See also قَادِرٌ.

2.1An artificer gentle in workصَانِعٌ مُقْتَدِرٌ
3

See also قُدَارٌ.

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: see قَدْرٌ , last signification. See also قَادِرٌ . صَانِعٌ مُقْتَدِرٌ An artificer gentle in work. (A, TA.) See also قُدَارٌ .