قدرت

Arabic

Verb

قدرت (form I)

1. قَدَرْتُ (qadartu) /qa.dar.tu/: first-person singular past active of قَدَرَ (qadara)
2. قَدَرْتَ (qadarta) /qa.dar.ta/: second-person masculine singular past active of قَدَرَ (qadara)
3. قَدَرْتِ (qadarti) /qa.dar.ti/: second-person feminine singular past active of قَدَرَ (qadara)
4. قَدَرَتْ (qadarat) /qa.da.rat/: third-person feminine singular past active of قَدَرَ (qadara)
5. قَدِرْتُ (qadirtu) /qa.dir.tu/: first-person singular past active of قَدِرَ (qadira)
6. قَدِرْتَ (qadirta) /qa.dir.ta/: second-person masculine singular past active of قَدِرَ (qadira)
7. قَدِرْتِ (qadirti) /qa.dir.ti/: second-person feminine singular past active of قَدِرَ (qadira)
8. قَدِرَتْ (qadirat) /qa.di.rat/: third-person feminine singular past active of قَدِرَ (qadira)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic قُدْرَة (qudra), verbal noun of قَدَرَ (qadara, “to have power over; to be able to”).

Noun

قدرت • (kudret)

1. power, might, strength

Derived terms

• قدرتلو (kudretli)

Related terms

• قدر

Descendants

• Turkish: kudret

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kudret”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قدرت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1439

Pashto

Etymology

From Arabic قُدْرَة (qudra).

Noun

قدرت • (ḳudrát) m

1. power, force, might

References

• “قدرت”, in Pashto Dictionary, Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.
• Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “قدرت”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press

Persian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic قَدَرَ (qadara)

Arabic قُدْرَة (qudra)bor.

Persian قدرت

Borrowed from Arabic قُدْرَة (qudra).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [quð.ˈɾat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qʊd̪.ɾǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qʊd̪.ɾǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qʊd̪.ɾǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qud̪.ɾǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qod̪.ɹǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qud̪.ɾǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	quḏrat
Dari reading?	qudrat
Iranian reading?	ğodrat
Tajik reading?	qudrat

• (Iran) IPA^(key): [ɢod̪ˈɾæt̪ʰ]

Noun

Dari	قدرت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	қудрат

قدرت • (qodrat)

1. power

   قدرت‌های جهانی ― qodrat-hâ-ye jahâni ― world powers

2. ability
3. strength
4. potency

Derived terms

• قدرتی (qodrati)
• قدرتمند (qodratmand)
• ابرقدرت (abarqodrat, “superpower”)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: કુદરત (kudrat)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਕੁਦਰਤ (kudrat)

  Shahmukhi script: قدرت (qudrat)

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic قَدَرَ (qadara)

Arabic قُدْرَة (qudra)bor.

Classical Persian قُدْرَت (qudrat)bor.

Urdu قُدْرَت (qudrat)

Borrowed from Classical Persian قُدْرَت (qudrat), borrowed from Arabic قُدْرَة (qudra), from قَدَرَ (qadara). First attested in c. 1421 as Middle Hindi قدرت (qdrt /⁠qudrat⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qʊd̪.ɾət̪/
• Rhymes: -ət̪
• Hyphenation: قُد‧رَت

Noun

قُدْرَت • (qudrat) f (Hindi spelling क़ुदरत)

1. nature
2. destiny, providence
3. power, force, potency
4. (by extension, religion) divine power
5. command (ie. authority, control)
6. courage

Declension

Declension of قدرت
	singular	plural
direct	قُدْرَت (qudrat)	قُدْرَتیں (qudratẽ)
oblique	قُدْرَت (qudrat)	قُدْرَتوں (qudratõ)
vocative	قُدْرَت (qudrat)	قُدْرَتو (qudrato)

Further reading

• “قدرت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “قدرت”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]