What it means
قدرتمند (ghodratmand) describes someone or something that is powerful, mighty, or strong. The word is a compound: قدرت (qodrat) comes from Arabic, meaning power or strength, and مند (-mand) is a native Persian suffix that means “having” or “possessing.” Together they form a word that sits comfortably in everyday Persian. A close native-Persian synonym is نیرومند (niromand), which carries the same sense; قدرتمند leans slightly more formal in writing but is natural in speech as well.
How to use it
- این کشور ارتش قدرتمندی دارد. (in keshvar artesh-e ghodratmandi darad.) “This country has a powerful army.”
- او یک رهبر قدرتمند بود. (u yek rahbar-e ghodratmand bud.) “He was a powerful leader.”
- باد امشب خیلی قدرتمنده. (bad emshab kheyli ghodratmande.) “The wind tonight is very strong.”
- نیاز داریم به یک تیم قدرتمند. (niyaz darim be yek tim-e ghodratmand.) “We need a powerful team.”
Cultural note
In Persian political and literary culture, imagery of power and might runs deep. Classical poets like Ferdowsi built entire epics around the concept of force and heroic strength, and قدرتمند fits naturally into that tradition. In modern Iranian speech, the word appears in news, politics, and everyday conversation without sounding stiff. Its paired Arabic root and Persian suffix reflect how freely Persian has absorbed and adapted Arabic vocabulary over centuries.