ضعيف

See also: ضعیف

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ArabicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From the root ض ع ف (ḍ-ʿ-f)

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /dˁɑʕiːf/

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AdjectiveEdit

ضَعِيف • (ḍaʿīf) (feminine ضَعِيفَةٌ (ḍaʿīfatun), common plural ضِعَافٌ (ḍiʿāfun), masculine plural ضُعَفَاءُ (ḍuʿafāʾu), feminine plural ضَعِيفَات (ḍaʿīfāt), elative أَضْعَف (ʾaḍʿaf))

1. weak
2. feeble
3. limp
4. fragile
5. impotent
6. flaccid

DeclensionEdit

Declension of adjective ضَعِيف (ḍaʿīf)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ضَعِيف ḍaʿīf	الضَّعِيف aḍ-ḍaʿīf	ضَعِيفَة ḍaʿīfa	الضَّعِيفَة aḍ-ḍaʿīfa
Nominative	ضَعِيفٌ ḍaʿīfun	الضَّعِيفُ aḍ-ḍaʿīfu	ضَعِيفَةٌ ḍaʿīfatun	الضَّعِيفَةُ aḍ-ḍaʿīfatu
Accusative	ضَعِيفًا ḍaʿīfan	الضَّعِيفَ aḍ-ḍaʿīfa	ضَعِيفَةً ḍaʿīfatan	الضَّعِيفَةَ aḍ-ḍaʿīfata
Genitive	ضَعِيفٍ ḍaʿīfin	الضَّعِيفِ aḍ-ḍaʿīfi	ضَعِيفَةٍ ḍaʿīfatin	الضَّعِيفَةِ aḍ-ḍaʿīfati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ضَعِيفَيْن ḍaʿīfayn	الضَّعِيفَيْن aḍ-ḍaʿīfayn	ضَعِيفَتَيْن ḍaʿīfatayn	الضَّعِيفَتَيْن aḍ-ḍaʿīfatayn
Nominative	ضَعِيفَانِ ḍaʿīfāni	الضَّعِيفَانِ aḍ-ḍaʿīfāni	ضَعِيفَتَانِ ḍaʿīfatāni	الضَّعِيفَتَانِ aḍ-ḍaʿīfatāni
Accusative	ضَعِيفَيْنِ ḍaʿīfayni	الضَّعِيفَيْنِ aḍ-ḍaʿīfayni	ضَعِيفَتَيْنِ ḍaʿīfatayni	الضَّعِيفَتَيْنِ aḍ-ḍaʿīfatayni
Genitive	ضَعِيفَيْنِ ḍaʿīfayni	الضَّعِيفَيْنِ aḍ-ḍaʿīfayni	ضَعِيفَتَيْنِ ḍaʿīfatayni	الضَّعِيفَتَيْنِ aḍ-ḍaʿīfatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ضُعَفَاء‎; ضِعَاف ḍuʿafāʾ‎; ḍiʿāf	الضُّعَفَاء‎; الضِّعَاف aḍ-ḍuʿafāʾ‎; aḍ-ḍiʿāf	ضَعِيفَات‎; ضِعَاف ḍaʿīfāt‎; ḍiʿāf	الضَّعِيفَات‎; الضِّعَاف aḍ-ḍaʿīfāt‎; aḍ-ḍiʿāf
Nominative	ضُعَفَاءُ‎; ضِعَافٌ ḍuʿafāʾu‎; ḍiʿāfun	الضُّعَفَاءُ‎; الضِّعَافُ aḍ-ḍuʿafāʾu‎; aḍ-ḍiʿāfu	ضَعِيفَاتٌ‎; ضِعَافٌ ḍaʿīfātun‎; ḍiʿāfun	الضَّعِيفَاتُ‎; الضِّعَافُ aḍ-ḍaʿīfātu‎; aḍ-ḍiʿāfu
Accusative	ضُعَفَاءَ‎; ضِعَافًا ḍuʿafāʾa‎; ḍiʿāfan	الضُّعَفَاءَ‎; الضِّعَافَ aḍ-ḍuʿafāʾa‎; aḍ-ḍiʿāfa	ضَعِيفَاتٍ‎; ضِعَافًا ḍaʿīfātin‎; ḍiʿāfan	الضَّعِيفَاتِ‎; الضِّعَافَ aḍ-ḍaʿīfāti‎; aḍ-ḍiʿāfa
Genitive	ضُعَفَاءَ‎; ضِعَافٍ ḍuʿafāʾa‎; ḍiʿāfin	الضُّعَفَاءِ‎; الضِّعَافِ aḍ-ḍuʿafāʾi‎; aḍ-ḍiʿāfi	ضَعِيفَاتٍ‎; ضِعَافٍ ḍaʿīfātin‎; ḍiʿāfin	الضَّعِيفَاتِ‎; الضِّعَافِ aḍ-ḍaʿīfāti‎; aḍ-ḍiʿāfi

AntonymsEdit

• قَوِيّ (qawiyy)