قدري

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of قَدَر (qadar, lot; destiny; fate) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), originally with a broad relational meaning rather than straightforward ascription.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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قَدَرِيّ (qadariyy) (feminine قَدَرِيَّة (qadariyya), masculine plural قَدَرِيُّونَ (qadariyyūna), feminine plural قَدَرِيَّات (qadariyyāt))

  1. (religion) lot-; fate-; destiny-
  2. (philosophy, Islam) antifatalist; antipredestinationist; antideterminist; free-will-; libertarian
    Antonym: جَبْرِيّ (jabriyy, fatalist)
  3. (proscribed) fatalist; predestinationist; determinist

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Noun

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قَدَرِيّ (qadariyym (plural قَدَرِيُّونَ (qadariyyūna), feminine قَدَرِيَّة (qadariyya))

  1. (philosophy, Islam) an antifatalist; an antipredestinationist; an antideterminist; a free-willer; a libertarian
    Antonym: جَبْرِيّ (jabriyy, fatalist)
  2. (proscribed) a fatalist; predestinationist; a determinist

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