A1adjective
ضَعيف
ḍaʿīf
weak
Example
الإشارَةُ ضَعيفة
al-ishāratu ḍaʿīfa
The signal is weak
Grammar
Feminine form: ḍaʿīfa (ضَعيفة). Opposite of qawī (قَوِيّ).
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Arabic root
ض-ع-ف
3 words from this root family
B1noun
ضَعْف
ḍaʿf
weakness
Example
كُلُّ إنسانٍ لَدَيهِ نِقاطُ ضَعْف.
kullu insānin ladayhi niqāṭu ḍaʿf.
Every person has weaknesses.
A2noun
ضِعْف
ḍiʿf
double / twice
Example
هٰذَا ضِعْفُ الثَّمَنِ
hādhā ḍiʿfu ath-thamani
This is double the price