ضعيف
See also: ضعیف
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ض ع ف (ḍ-ʿ-f).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dˤa.ʕiːf/
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Adjective
ضَعِيف • (ḍaʿīf) (feminine ضَعِيفَة (ḍaʿīfa), common plural ضِعَاف (ḍiʿāf), masculine plural ضَعِيفُون (ḍaʿīfūn) or ضُعَفَاء (ḍuʿafāʾ) or ضَعَفَة (ḍaʿafa) or ضَعْفَى (ḍaʿfā) or ضَعَافَى (ḍaʿāfā), feminine plural ضَعِيفَات (ḍaʿīfāt) or ضَعَائِف (ḍaʿāʾif), elative أَضْعَف (ʾaḍʿaf))
- weak
- (Islam) weak (describing Prophetic Hadiths)
- slim, fit, skinny, thin
- Synonyms: نَحِيف (naḥīf), رَشِيق (rašīq)
- Antonyms: سَمِين (samīn), مَتِين (matīn), بَدِين (badīn)
- feeble
- limp
- fragile
- impotent
- flaccid
Declension
Declension of adjective ضَعِيف (ḍaʿīf)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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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 | ||
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 ḍaʿīfīn; ḍuʿafāʾ; ḍaʿafa; ḍaʿfā; ḍaʿāfā; ḍiʿāf | الضَّعِيفِين; الضُّعَفَاء; الضَّعَفَة; الضَّعْفَى; الضَّعَافَى; الضِّعَاف aḍ-ḍaʿīfīn; aḍ-ḍuʿafāʾ; aḍ-ḍaʿafa; aḍ-ḍaʿfā; aḍ-ḍaʿāfā; aḍ-ḍiʿāf | ضَعِيفَات; ضَعَائِف; ضِعَاف ḍaʿīfāt; ḍaʿāʾif; ḍiʿāf | الضَّعِيفَات; الضَّعَائِف; الضِّعَاف aḍ-ḍaʿīfāt; aḍ-ḍaʿāʾif; aḍ-ḍiʿāf |
Nominative | ضَعِيفُونَ; ضُعَفَاءُ; ضَعَفَةٌ; ضَعْفَى; ضَعَافَى; ضِعَافٌ ḍaʿīfūna; ḍuʿafāʾu; ḍaʿafatun; ḍaʿfā; ḍaʿāfā; ḍiʿāfun | الضَّعِيفُونَ; الضُّعَفَاءُ; الضَّعَفَةُ; الضَّعْفَى; الضَّعَافَى; الضِّعَافُ aḍ-ḍaʿīfūna; aḍ-ḍuʿafāʾu; aḍ-ḍaʿafatu; aḍ-ḍaʿfā; aḍ-ḍaʿāfā; aḍ-ḍiʿāfu | ضَعِيفَاتٌ; ضَعَائِفُ; ضِعَافٌ ḍaʿīfātun; ḍaʿāʾifu; ḍiʿāfun | الضَّعِيفَاتُ; الضَّعَائِفُ; الضِّعَافُ aḍ-ḍaʿīfātu; aḍ-ḍaʿāʾifu; aḍ-ḍiʿāfu |
Accusative | ضَعِيفِينَ; ضُعَفَاءَ; ضَعَفَةً; ضَعْفَى; ضَعَافَى; ضِعَافًا ḍaʿīfīna; ḍuʿafāʾa; ḍaʿafatan; ḍaʿfā; ḍaʿāfā; ḍiʿāfan | الضَّعِيفِينَ; الضُّعَفَاءَ; الضَّعَفَةَ; الضَّعْفَى; الضَّعَافَى; الضِّعَافَ aḍ-ḍaʿīfīna; aḍ-ḍuʿafāʾa; aḍ-ḍaʿafata; aḍ-ḍaʿfā; aḍ-ḍaʿāfā; aḍ-ḍiʿāfa | ضَعِيفَاتٍ; ضَعَائِفَ; ضِعَافًا ḍaʿīfātin; ḍaʿāʾifa; ḍiʿāfan | الضَّعِيفَاتِ; الضَّعَائِفَ; الضِّعَافَ aḍ-ḍaʿīfāti; aḍ-ḍaʿāʾifa; aḍ-ḍiʿāfa |
Genitive | ضَعِيفِينَ; ضُعَفَاءَ; ضَعَفَةٍ; ضَعْفَى; ضَعَافَى; ضِعَافٍ ḍaʿīfīna; ḍuʿafāʾa; ḍaʿafatin; ḍaʿfā; ḍaʿāfā; ḍiʿāfin | الضَّعِيفِينَ; الضُّعَفَاءِ; الضَّعَفَةِ; الضَّعْفَى; الضَّعَافَى; الضِّعَافِ aḍ-ḍaʿīfīna; aḍ-ḍuʿafāʾi; aḍ-ḍaʿafati; aḍ-ḍaʿfā; aḍ-ḍaʿāfā; aḍ-ḍiʿāfi | ضَعِيفَاتٍ; ضَعَائِفَ; ضِعَافٍ ḍaʿīfātin; ḍaʿāʾifa; ḍiʿāfin | الضَّعِيفَاتِ; الضَّعَائِفِ; الضِّعَافِ aḍ-ḍaʿīfāti; aḍ-ḍaʿāʾifi; aḍ-ḍiʿāfi |
Antonyms
- قَوِيّ (qawiyy)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: zəif
- Ottoman Turkish: ضعیف (zaif)
- → Turkish: zayıf
- → Swahili: dhaifu
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic ضَعِيف (ḍaʿīf).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dˤʕiːf/, [dˤʕiːf]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Adjective
ضعيف • (ḍʕīf) (feminine ضعيفة (ḍʕīfe), masculine plural ضعاج (ḍʕāf), elative أضعف (ʔaḍʕaf))
- weak
- Antonym: قوي (ʾawi)
- thin (of a person)
- البنت ضعيفة، لازم تاكل موز.
- il-bint ḍʕīfe, lāzem tākol mōz.
- The girl is thin, she should eat bananas.
- Synonym: نحيف (naḥīf)
- Antonyms: (for people) ناصح (nāṣeḥ), (usually for animals) سمين (smīn)
See also
- رفيع (rafīʕ, “thin, slender, slin (round object)”)
- رقي (rʾīʾ, “thin, fine (flat object)”)