ضعيف

See also: ضعیف‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ض ع ف‎ (ḍ-ʕ-f).

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
  • → Azerbaijani: zəif
  • Ottoman Turkish: ضعیف‎ (zaif)
  • → Swahili: dhaifu

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ضَعِيف‎ (ḍaʕīf).

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

Adjective

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

  1. weak
    Antonym: قوي‎ (ʾawi)
  2. 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 (rʔīʔ, “thin, fine (flat object)”)
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