ضعيف

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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. feeble
  3. limp
  4. fragile
  5. impotent
  6. flaccid

Declension

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 (rʾīʾ, thin, fine (flat object))