فُوَّةٌ

Strength, power, potency, might, or force; opposite of ضَعْفٌ; (S, K;) in body, and in intellect: (TA:) vigour, robustness, or sturdiness; like شِدَّة.

قُوَّةٌ A strand; i. e., a single twist of a rope; a yarn; a distinct, and separately twisted, portion, of two or more which, being twisted together, compose the whole, of a rope, and of a string, or thread. See also ثِنْىٌ.

A faculty. Ex. السَّمْعُ قُوَّةٌ فِى الاُذُنِ بِهَا تُدْرِكُ الأَصْوَاتَ [السمع is a faculty in the ear by which it perceives sounds]. (TA in article سمع.)

بِالقُوَّةِ Potentially, or virtually; as opposed to بِالفِعْلِ, i. e. actually.

قُوَّةُ لَفْظٍ: see لَيْتَ.