Kaf-Vav-Ye: to be, become strong, prevail, be able to do, be powerful, be vigorous, be forceful. quwwatun (pl. quwan) - power, strength, vigour, resolution, firmness, determination. qawun - desert. aqwa - to stay in desert. muqwin - dwellers of desert/wilderness (it is derived from the verb qawiya which means: it became desolate or deserted).