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Arabic word

يَقدِر على

to be capable of, to be able to

Type
verb
Root
قدر
Plural
يقدرون على

Example

يقدر على القيام بالمهمة بنفسه

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لكن الحقيقة هي أن الجيش لم يكن يقدر على مثل هذه الحروب But the truth is that the army was not capable of such wars.
وأنه حق لا مرية فيه، ولا يقدر على هذا إلا الذي يقول للشيء كن فيكون And it is the truth about which there is no doubt. None is capable of this except He who says to a thing, "Be," and it is.
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Words from the same root

ق د ر

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