Arabic

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Root
ق د ر (q-d-r)

Etymology 1

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Derived from the active participle of اِقْتَدَرَ (iqtadara, to have the ability).

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Adjective

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مُقْتَدِر (muqtadir)

  1. active participle of اِقْتَدَرَ (iqtadara).
  2. capable
  3. well-to-do, wealthy
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Azerbaijani: müqtədir
  • Persian: مقتدر
  • Ottoman Turkish: مقتدر

Etymology 2

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Derived from the passive participle of اِقْتَدَرَ (iqtadara, to have the ability).

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Adjective

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مُقْتَدَر (muqtadar)

  1. passive participle of اِقْتَدَرَ (iqtadara).
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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مُقْتَدِر (muqtadir).

Adjective

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مقتدر (muktedir)

  1. able
  2. powerful, mighty

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References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “muktedir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مقتدر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1939
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مُقْتَدِر (muqtadir).

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Readings
Classical reading? muqtaḏir
Dari reading? muqtadir
Iranian reading? moğtader
Tajik reading? muqtadir

Adjective

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مقتدر (moqtader)

  1. powerful
    Synonym: قدرتمند (qodratmand)
    • 2020 January 16, “ایران یک کشور مقتدر و مهم‌ترین تهدید برای آمریکا است”, in farsnews.ir[2], Fars News Agency:
      ایران یک کشور مقتدر و مهم‌ترین تهدید برای آمریکا است
      irân yek kešvar-e moqtader o mohemm-tarin tahdid barâ-ye âmrikâ ast
      Iran is a powerful country and America's most important threat