Qadir

Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Urdu
Scripts قادر, قدير(Arabic) قادر, قدیر(Urdu)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈqaː.dir/(Arabic) /qa.ˈdiːr/(Arabic)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "capable, powerful, mighty" in Arabic, from the root قدر (qadara) meaning "to have power, to be able". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names: قادر, in which the first vowel is long, and قدير, in which the second vowel is long. In Islamic tradition القادر (al-Qādir) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Related Names

Rootqādir/qadīr
VariantKader(Arabic)
Other Languages & CulturesKadyr(Kazakh) Kadyr(Kyrgyz) Qodir(Tajik) Kadir(Turkish) Kadyr(Turkmen) Qodir(Uzbek)
Surname DescendantsKader, Qadir(Arabic)
User SubmissionsQədir, Qadir

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Categories

99 names of Allah, gods, isograms, power, strength, talent, virtues
Entry updated October 6, 2024