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)