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)