ضعف

See also: صعق‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ض ع ف‎ (ḍ-ʕ-f).

Verb

ضَعُفَ • (ḍaʕufa) I, non-past يَضْعُفُ‎‎ (yaḍʕufu)

  1. (intransitive) to weaken
Conjugation

Verb

ضَعَّفَ • (ḍaʕʕafa) II, non-past يُضَعِّفُ‎‎ (yuḍaʕʕifu)

  1. (transitive) to weaken, to make weak
  2. (transitive) to double
  3. (linguistics, transitive) to geminate (a consonant)
Conjugation

Noun

ضُعْف • (ḍuʕf) m

  1. verbal noun of ضَعُفَ (ḍaʕufa) (form I)
  2. weakness
Declension

Noun

ضَعْف • (ḍaʕf) m

  1. verbal noun of ضَعُفَ (ḍaʕufa) (form I)
  2. weakness
Declension
Descendants
  • Ottoman Turkish: ضعف‎
    • Turkish: zaaf

Noun

ضِعْفٌ • (ḍiʕfun) m (plural أَضْعَاف‎ (ʔaḍʕāf))

  1. double
  2. a multiple, (after numerals) -fold
    • The New Testament, Mark 10:30
      ‏إِلاَّ نالَ الآنَ في هٰذهِ الدُّنْيا مائةَ ضِعْفٍ مِنَ البُيوتِ والإِخوَةِ والأَخَواتِ والأُمَّهاتِ والبَنينَ والحُقولِ مع الاِضطِهادات، ونالَ في الآخِرَةِ الحَياةَ الأَبَدِيَّة.‎‎
      who will not receive one hundred times as much, now in this time: houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land, with persecutions, and in the future age eternal life.
Declension

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ضُعْف‎ (ḍuʕf, “weakness”).

Pronunciation

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /zaʔf/

Noun

Dari ضعف
Iranian Persian
Tajik заъф (zaʾf)

ضعف • (za'f)

  1. weakness

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ض ع ف‎

Etymology 1

From Arabic ضَعُفَ‎ (ḍaʕufa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dˤi.ʕif/, [ˈdˤi.ʕɪf]
  • (file)

Verb

ضعف • (ḍiʕif) (form I, present بضعف‎ (biḍʕaf))

  1. to become weak
  2. to lose weight
    Antonym: نصح‎ (niṣiḥ)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of ضعف (ḍiʕif)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ضعفت (ḍʕift) ضعفت (ḍʕift) ضعف (ḍiʕif) ضعفنا (ḍʕifna) ضعفتو (ḍʕiftu) ضعفو (ḍiʕfu)
f ضعفتي (ḍʕifti) ضعفت (ḍiʕfat)
present m بضعف (baḍʕaf) بتضعف (btiḍʕaf) بضعف (biḍʕaf) منضعف (mniḍʕaf) بتضعفو (btiḍʕafu) بضعفو (biḍʕafu)
f بتضعفي (btiḍʕafi) بتضعف (btiḍʕaf)
subjunctive m أضعف (ʔaḍʕaf) تضعف (tiḍʕaf) يضعف (yiḍʕaf) نضعف (niḍʕaf) تضعفو (tiḍʕafu) يضعفو (yiḍʕafu)
f تضعفي (tiḍʕafi) تضعف (tiḍʕaf)
imperative m اضعف (iḍʕaf) اضعفو (iḍʕafu)
f اضعفي (iḍʕafi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic ضَعَّفَ‎ (ḍaʕʕafa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dˤaʕ.ʕaf/, [ˈdˤɑʕ.ʕɑf]
  • (file)

Verb

ضعّف • (ḍaʕʕaf) (form II, present بضعّف‎ (biḍaʕʕef))

  1. to weaken, to lighten
Conjugation
    Conjugation of ضعّف (ḍaʕʕaf)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ضعّفت (ḍaʕʕaft) ضعّفت (ḍaʕʕaft) ضعّف (ḍaʕʕaf) ضعّفنا (ḍaʕʕafna) ضعّفتو (ḍaʕʕaftu) ضعّفو (ḍaʕʕafu)
f ضعّفتي (ḍaʕʕafti) ضعّفت (ḍaʕʕafat)
present m بضعّف (baḍaʕʕef) بتضعّف (bitḍaʕʕef) بضعّف (biḍaʕʕef) منضعّف (minḍaʕʕef) بتضعّفو (bitḍaʕʕfu) بضعّفو (biḍaʕʕfu)
f بتضعّفي (bitḍaʕʕfi) بتضعّف (bitḍaʕʕef)
subjunctive m اضعّف (aḍaʕʕef) تضعّف (tḍaʕʕef) يضعّف (yḍaʕʕef) نضعّف (nḍaʕʕef) تضعّفو (tḍaʕʕfu) يضعّفو (yḍaʕʕfu)
f تضعّفي (tḍaʕʕfi) تضعّف (tḍaʕʕef)
imperative m ضعّف (ḍaʕʕef) ضعّفو (ḍaʕʕfu)
f ضعّفي (ḍaʕʕfi)
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