كفاءة

Arabic

Etymology

From ك ف ء‎ (k-f-ʾ); compare كُفْء‎ (kufʾ, “equal, suitable, capable”).

Noun

كَفَاءَة • (kafāʾa) f (plural كَفَاءَات‎ (kafāʾāt))

equality
adequacy
comparableness
fitness, suitability, appropriateness
proficiency, competency, capacity, ability, skill
(plural) qualifications, abilities, capabilities

Declension

Declension of noun كَفَاءَة (kafāʾa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَفَاءَة kafāʾa	الْكَفَاءَة‎ al-kafāʾa	كَفَاءَة kafāʾat
Nominative	كَفَاءَةٌ kafāʾatun	الْكَفَاءَةُ‎ al-kafāʾatu	كَفَاءَةُ kafāʾatu
Accusative	كَفَاءَةً kafāʾatan	الْكَفَاءَةَ‎ al-kafāʾata	كَفَاءَةَ kafāʾata
Genitive	كَفَاءَةٍ kafāʾatin	الْكَفَاءَةِ‎ al-kafāʾati	كَفَاءَةِ kafāʾati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَفَاءَتَيْن‎ kafāʾatayn	الْكَفَاءَتَيْن‎ al-kafāʾatayn	كَفَاءَتَيْ‎ kafāʾatay
Nominative	كَفَاءَتَانِ‎ kafāʾatāni	الْكَفَاءَتَانِ‎ al-kafāʾatāni	كَفَاءَتَا‎ kafāʾatā
Accusative	كَفَاءَتَيْنِ‎ kafāʾatayni	الْكَفَاءَتَيْنِ‎ al-kafāʾatayni	كَفَاءَتَيْ‎ kafāʾatay
Genitive	كَفَاءَتَيْنِ‎ kafāʾatayni	الْكَفَاءَتَيْنِ‎ al-kafāʾatayni	كَفَاءَتَيْ‎ kafāʾatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَفَاءَات‎ kafāʾāt	الْكَفَاءَات‎ al-kafāʾāt	كَفَاءَات‎ kafāʾāt
Nominative	كَفَاءَاتٌ‎ kafāʾātun	الْكَفَاءَاتُ‎ al-kafāʾātu	كَفَاءَاتُ‎ kafāʾātu
Accusative	كَفَاءَاتٍ‎ kafāʾātin	الْكَفَاءَاتِ‎ al-kafāʾāti	كَفَاءَاتِ‎ kafāʾāti
Genitive	كَفَاءَاتٍ‎ kafāʾātin	الْكَفَاءَاتِ‎ al-kafāʾāti	كَفَاءَاتِ‎ kafāʾāti

References

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

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