ضعيف

See also: ضعیف

Arabic

    Root
    ض ع ف (ḍ ʕ f)
    9 terms

    Etymology

    فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb ضَعُفَ (ḍaʕufa, “to become weak, to become thin”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dˤa.ʕiːf/
    • Audio:(file)

    Adjective

    ضَعِيف • (ḍaʕīf) (feminine ضَعِيفَة (ḍaʕīfa), common plural ضِعَاف (ḍiʕāf), masculine plural ضَعِيفُون (ḍaʕīfūn) or ضُعَفَاء (ḍuʕafāʔ) or ضَعَفَة (ḍaʕafa) or ضَعْفَى (ḍaʕfā) or ضَعَافَى (ḍaʕāfā), feminine plural ضَعِيفَات (ḍaʕīfāt) or ضَعَائِف (ḍaʕāʔif), elative أَضْعَف (ʔaḍʕaf))

    1. weak
    2. (Islam) weak (describing Prophetic Hadiths)
    3. slim, fit, skinny, thin
      Synonyms: نَحِيف (naḥīf), رَشِيق (rašīq)
      Antonyms: سَمِين (samīn), مَتِين (matīn), بَدِين (badīn)
    4. feeble
    5. limp
    6. fragile
    7. impotent
    8. flaccid

    Declension

    Declension of adjective ضَعِيف (ḍaʕīf)
    singular masculine feminine
    basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    informal ضَعِيف
    ḍaʕīf     		الضَّعِيف
    aḍ-ḍaʕīf     		ضَعِيفَة
    ḍaʕīfa     		الضَّعِيفَة
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfa
    nominative ضَعِيفٌ
    ḍaʕīfun     		الضَّعِيفُ
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfu     		ضَعِيفَةٌ
    ḍaʕīfatun     		الضَّعِيفَةُ
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfatu
    accusative ضَعِيفًا
    ḍaʕīfan     		الضَّعِيفَ
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfa     		ضَعِيفَةً
    ḍaʕīfatan     		الضَّعِيفَةَ
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfata
    genitive ضَعِيفٍ
    ḍaʕīfin     		الضَّعِيفِ
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfi     		ضَعِيفَةٍ
    ḍaʕīfatin     		الضَّعِيفَةِ
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfati
    dual masculine feminine
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    informal ضَعِيفَيْن
    ḍaʕīfayn     		الضَّعِيفَيْن
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfayn     		ضَعِيفَتَيْن
    ḍaʕīfatayn     		الضَّعِيفَتَيْن
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfatayn
    nominative ضَعِيفَانِ
    ḍaʕīfāni     		الضَّعِيفَانِ
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfāni     		ضَعِيفَتَانِ
    ḍaʕīfatāni     		الضَّعِيفَتَانِ
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfatāni
    accusative ضَعِيفَيْنِ
    ḍaʕīfayni     		الضَّعِيفَيْنِ
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfayni     		ضَعِيفَتَيْنِ
    ḍaʕīfatayni     		الضَّعِيفَتَيْنِ
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfatayni
    genitive ضَعِيفَيْنِ
    ḍaʕīfayni     		الضَّعِيفَيْنِ
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfayni     		ضَعِيفَتَيْنِ
    ḍaʕīfatayni     		الضَّعِيفَتَيْنِ
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfatayni
    plural masculine feminine
    sound masculine plural‎;
    basic broken plural diptote‎;
    broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎;
    broken plural invariable‎;
    basic broken plural triptote     		sound feminine plural‎;
    basic broken plural diptote‎;
    basic broken plural triptote
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    informal ضَعِيفِين‎; ضُعَفَاء‎; ضَعَفَة‎; ضَعْفَى‎; ضَعَافَى‎; ضِعَاف
    ḍaʕīfīn‎; ḍuʕafāʔ‎; ḍaʕafa‎; ḍaʕfā‎; ḍaʕāfā‎; ḍiʕāf     		الضَّعِيفِين‎; الضُّعَفَاء‎; الضَّعَفَة‎; الضَّعْفَى‎; الضَّعَافَى‎; الضِّعَاف
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfīn‎; aḍ-ḍuʕafāʔ‎; aḍ-ḍaʕafa‎; aḍ-ḍaʕfā‎; aḍ-ḍaʕāfā‎; aḍ-ḍiʕāf     		ضَعِيفَات‎; ضَعَائِف‎; ضِعَاف
    ḍaʕīfāt‎; ḍaʕāʔif‎; ḍiʕāf     		الضَّعِيفَات‎; الضَّعَائِف‎; الضِّعَاف
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfāt‎; aḍ-ḍaʕāʔif‎; aḍ-ḍiʕāf
    nominative ضَعِيفُونَ‎; ضُعَفَاءُ‎; ضَعَفَةٌ‎; ضَعْفَى‎; ضَعَافَى‎; ضِعَافٌ
    ḍaʕīfūna‎; ḍuʕafāʔu‎; ḍaʕafatun‎; ḍaʕfā‎; ḍaʕāfā‎; ḍiʕāfun     		الضَّعِيفُونَ‎; الضُّعَفَاءُ‎; الضَّعَفَةُ‎; الضَّعْفَى‎; الضَّعَافَى‎; الضِّعَافُ
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfūna‎; aḍ-ḍuʕafāʔu‎; aḍ-ḍaʕafatu‎; aḍ-ḍaʕfā‎; aḍ-ḍaʕāfā‎; aḍ-ḍiʕāfu     		ضَعِيفَاتٌ‎; ضَعَائِفُ‎; ضِعَافٌ
    ḍaʕīfātun‎; ḍaʕāʔifu‎; ḍiʕāfun     		الضَّعِيفَاتُ‎; الضَّعَائِفُ‎; الضِّعَافُ
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfātu‎; aḍ-ḍaʕāʔifu‎; aḍ-ḍiʕāfu
    accusative ضَعِيفِينَ‎; ضُعَفَاءَ‎; ضَعَفَةً‎; ضَعْفَى‎; ضَعَافَى‎; ضِعَافًا
    ḍaʕīfīna‎; ḍuʕafāʔa‎; ḍaʕafatan‎; ḍaʕfā‎; ḍaʕāfā‎; ḍiʕāfan     		الضَّعِيفِينَ‎; الضُّعَفَاءَ‎; الضَّعَفَةَ‎; الضَّعْفَى‎; الضَّعَافَى‎; الضِّعَافَ
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfīna‎; aḍ-ḍuʕafāʔa‎; aḍ-ḍaʕafata‎; aḍ-ḍaʕfā‎; aḍ-ḍaʕāfā‎; aḍ-ḍiʕāfa     		ضَعِيفَاتٍ‎; ضَعَائِفَ‎; ضِعَافًا
    ḍaʕīfātin‎; ḍaʕāʔifa‎; ḍiʕāfan     		الضَّعِيفَاتِ‎; الضَّعَائِفَ‎; الضِّعَافَ
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfāti‎; aḍ-ḍaʕāʔifa‎; aḍ-ḍiʕāfa
    genitive ضَعِيفِينَ‎; ضُعَفَاءَ‎; ضَعَفَةٍ‎; ضَعْفَى‎; ضَعَافَى‎; ضِعَافٍ
    ḍaʕīfīna‎; ḍuʕafāʔa‎; ḍaʕafatin‎; ḍaʕfā‎; ḍaʕāfā‎; ḍiʕāfin     		الضَّعِيفِينَ‎; الضُّعَفَاءِ‎; الضَّعَفَةِ‎; الضَّعْفَى‎; الضَّعَافَى‎; الضِّعَافِ
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfīna‎; aḍ-ḍuʕafāʔi‎; aḍ-ḍaʕafati‎; aḍ-ḍaʕfā‎; aḍ-ḍaʕāfā‎; aḍ-ḍiʕāfi     		ضَعِيفَاتٍ‎; ضَعَائِفَ‎; ضِعَافٍ
    ḍaʕīfātin‎; ḍaʕāʔifa‎; ḍiʕāfin     		الضَّعِيفَاتِ‎; الضَّعَائِفِ‎; الضِّعَافِ
    aḍ-ḍaʕīfāti‎; aḍ-ḍaʕāʔifi‎; aḍ-ḍiʕāfi

    Antonyms

    Descendants

    • Maltese: dgħif
    • → Azerbaijani: zəif
    • → Kazakh: зағип (zağip)
    • → Kumyk: зағип
    • → Kyrgyz: зағип
    • → Persian: ضعیف
      → Ushojo: ضعیف
    • → Ottoman Turkish: ضعیف (zaʼif)
    • → Swahili: dhaifu
    • → Tajik: заиф (zayif)
    • → Tatar: зәгыйфь (zägıyf’), zäğif
    • → Uyghur: زەئىپ (ze'ip)
    • → Uzbek: zaif
    • → Yidgha: ضعیف

    South Levantine Arabic

    Etymology

    From Arabic ضَعِيف (ḍaʕīf).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dˤʕiːf/, [dˤʕiːf]
    • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

    Adjective

    ضعيف • (ḍʕīf) (feminine ضعيفة (ḍʕīfe), masculine plural ضعاف (ḍʕāf), elative أضعف (ʔaḍʕaf))

    1. weak
      Antonym: قوي (ʔawi)
    2. thin (of a person)
      Synonym: نحيف (naḥīf)
      Antonyms: (for people) ناصح (nāṣeḥ), (usually for animals) سمين (smīn)
      البنت ضعيفة، لازم تاكل موز.
      il-bint ḍʕīfe, lāzem tākol mōz.
      The girl is thin, she should eat bananas.

    See also

    • رفيع (rafīʕ, “thin, slender, slim (round object)”)
    • رقي (rʔīʔ, “thin, fine (flat object)”)
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