كفاءة

Arabic

Etymology

From ك ف ء (k-f-ʔ); compare كُفْء (kufʔ, “equal”).

Noun

كَفَاءَة • (kafāʔa) f (plural كَفَاءَات (kafāʔāt))

1. equality
2. adequacy
3. comparableness
4. fitness, suitability, appropriateness
5. proficiency, competency, capacity, ability, skill (likely from confusion with كِفَايَة (kifāya))
   1. (in the plural) qualifications, abilities, capabilities

Declension

Declension of noun كَفَاءَة (kafāʔa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَفَاءَة kafāʔa	الْكَفَاءَة al-kafāʔa	كَفَاءَة kafāʔat
Nominative	كَفَاءَةٌ kafāʔatun	الْكَفَاءَةُ al-kafāʔatu	كَفَاءَةُ kafāʔatu
Accusative	كَفَاءَةً kafāʔatan	الْكَفَاءَةَ al-kafāʔata	كَفَاءَةَ kafāʔata
Genitive	كَفَاءَةٍ kafāʔatin	الْكَفَاءَةِ al-kafāʔati	كَفَاءَةِ kafāʔati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَفَاءَتَيْن kafāʔatayn	الْكَفَاءَتَيْن al-kafāʔatayn	كَفَاءَتَيْ kafāʔatay
Nominative	كَفَاءَتَانِ kafāʔatāni	الْكَفَاءَتَانِ al-kafāʔatāni	كَفَاءَتَا kafāʔatā
Accusative	كَفَاءَتَيْنِ kafāʔatayni	الْكَفَاءَتَيْنِ al-kafāʔatayni	كَفَاءَتَيْ kafāʔatay
Genitive	كَفَاءَتَيْنِ kafāʔatayni	الْكَفَاءَتَيْنِ al-kafāʔatayni	كَفَاءَتَيْ kafāʔatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَفَاءَات kafāʔāt	الْكَفَاءَات al-kafāʔāt	كَفَاءَات kafāʔāt
Nominative	كَفَاءَاتٌ kafāʔātun	الْكَفَاءَاتُ al-kafāʔātu	كَفَاءَاتُ kafāʔātu
Accusative	كَفَاءَاتٍ kafāʔātin	الْكَفَاءَاتِ al-kafāʔāti	كَفَاءَاتِ kafāʔāti
Genitive	كَفَاءَاتٍ kafāʔātin	الْكَفَاءَاتِ al-kafāʔāti	كَفَاءَاتِ kafāʔāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “كفاءة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN