قَوِيَ become strong in Arabic
قَوِيَ is how you say “become strong” in Arabic.
Root ق و ي q-w-y. verb (form I). qawiya.
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Meaning of become strong in Arabic
- to become strong, vigorous, robust, or sturdy
- (with على) to have strength or power sufficient for a thing, to endure it, or to prevail against it used in the construction قَوِىَ عَلَيْهِ
Example sentence
فَإِذا تمكّنت وقويت أثمرت الطَّاعَة،
If it becomes established and strong, it bears the fruit of obedience.
وَقَوِيَتْ and it becomes strong
wa- = 'and'; past-tense verb 'grew strong'; the '-at' ending marks the feminine subject — 'and it grew strong'.
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How it is used
قَوِيَ is the plain verb 'to be/become strong'; it commonly takes the preposition على (قَوِىَ عَلَيْهِ) to mean having the strength or power needed for something, or prevailing over it. Its verbal noun قُوَّةٌ ('strength') is the everyday word for physical, mental, or potential power, and also gave rise to more abstract pairs like بِالقُوَّةِ ('potentially') versus بِالفِعْلِ ('actually').
Words from the same root
- قُوَّةٌ strength, power, might (opposite of weakness); also a single twisted strand of a rope, or a faculty (e.g. of hearing)
- قَوَّى to strengthen, make someone or something strong
- قَاوَى to vie with someone, contending for superiority in strength
- تَقَوَّى to strengthen oneself, to work at becoming strong
- أَقْوَتِ الدَّارُ for a house or abode to become empty, vacant, or unoccupied
More example sentences
وانبسط أمله وَقَوي طمعه وَسَار إِلَى ربه وحادى الرَّجَاء يَحْدُو ركاب سيره،
His hope expanded, his ambition strengthened, and he journeyed to his Lord, with hope guiding the path of his journey.
وَقَوِيَ and strengthened
'And' plus a past-tense verb 'grew strong', its subject coming next, a weak final root. Intransitive: it became strong.
لكن على نَفسه قوي قلبه بِبِشَارَة ﴿لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعنا﴾
But in himself, his heart was strengthened by the glad tidings, 'Do not grieve; indeed, Allah is with us.'
قَوِيَ was strengthened
A past-tense verb 'grew strong', its subject coming next, weak final root — 'his heart became firm'. The strengthening of resolve.
Common questions
- How do you say "become strong" in Arabic?
- قَوِيَ (qawiya).
- What is the Arabic word for "strength" or "power"?
- قُوَّةٌ (quwwah), the verbal noun from the same root ق و ي as قَوِيَ.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).