ضعيف

See also: ضعیف

Arabic
Root
ض ع ف (ḍ-ʕ-f)

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 (zaif, zayıf)
    > Turkish: zayıf (inherited)
    > Turkish: zaif (inherited)
    → Crimean Tatar: zayıf
    → Gagauz: zayıf
    → Armenian: զայիֆ (zayif)
    → Romanian: zaif
  • → 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, slin (round object)”)
  • رقي (rʔīʔ, “thin, fine (flat object)”)
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