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الضعف

Root entry · 37 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of weakness, lack of strength, or deficiency. It extends to encompass ideas of inferiority, being less than something else, and also the concept of doubling or multiplying.

Derived headwords

الضَّعْفnoun
  1. 1.
    weaknessboth

    The opposite of strength; a state of lacking power or vigor.

  2. 2.
    weakness of opinionclassical

    Specifically refers to weakness or indecisiveness in judgment or opinion.

  3. 3.
    weakness of bodyboth

    Specifically refers to physical frailty or lack of bodily strength.

ضَعُفَverb
  1. 1.
    to be weakboth

    To become weak or lacking in strength, whether physically or in character.

ضَعْفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    weakness (masdar)both

    The verbal noun for becoming weak or lacking strength.

ضَعَافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    weaknessclassical

    Another form of the verbal noun indicating weakness.

ضِعَافِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    weaknessclassical

    Another form of the verbal noun indicating weakness.

ضَعِيفadjective
  1. 1.
    weakboth

    Lacking strength, power, or vigor; feeble.

  2. 2.
    blindclassical

    Specifically used to describe someone who is blind.

ضَعُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    weakboth

    An adjective describing someone or something as weak.

ضَعْفَانadjective
  1. 1.
    weakclassical

    An adjective indicating a state of weakness.

ضُعَافnoun
  1. 1.
    weak ones (pl.)both

    The plural of 'weak', referring to multiple weak individuals.

ضُعَفَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    weak ones (pl.)both

    The plural of 'weak', referring to multiple weak individuals.

ضُعْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    weak ones (pl.)classical

    The plural of 'weak', referring to multiple weak individuals.

ضُعْفَىnoun
  1. 1.
    weak ones (pl.)classical

    The plural of 'weak', referring to multiple weak individuals.

ضِعَافَىnoun
  1. 1.
    weak ones (pl.)classical

    The plural of 'weak', referring to multiple weak individuals.

ضَعِيفَةadjective
  1. 1.
    weak (fem.)both

    Feminine form of 'weak'.

ضَعُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    weak (fem.)both

    Feminine form of 'weak'.

ضَعْفَاهnoun
  1. 1.
    its doubleclassical

    Refers to twice the amount of something, or a multiple thereof.

يُضَاعَفُverb
  1. 1.
    to be doubledboth

    Passive form of 'to double', meaning to be made twice as much or multiplied.

أَضْعَافnoun
  1. 1.
    multiplesboth

    Plural of 'multiple', referring to several times the original amount.

  2. 2.
    margins of a bookclassical

    Refers to the margins, annotations, or supplementary parts of a written work.

  3. 3.
    limbs or bonesclassical

    Can refer to the parts or bones of the body.

ضَعْفnoun
  1. 1.
    a partclassical

    A single part, limb, or bone.

ضَعْفَهُمverb
  1. 1.
    to make numerousclassical

    To increase their numbers or make them many.

ضَعْفnoun
  1. 1.
    reinforced clothesclassical

    Refers to garments that have been strengthened or reinforced.

أَضْعَفَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make weakboth

    To cause someone or something to become weak.

  2. 2.
    to make doubleboth

    To make something twice its original amount or size.

مَضْعُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    weakenedboth

    Someone or something that has been made weak.

مُضَعَّفadjective
  1. 1.
    doubledboth

    Made twice as much; multiplied.

  2. 2.
    weakenedclassical

    Someone whose mount is weak or has failed.

ضَعَّفَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make doubleboth

    To make something twice its original amount.

ضَاعَفَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to doubleboth

    To make something twice as much.

مُضَعِّفadjective
  1. 1.
    weakenedclassical

    Describing someone whose mount has become weak or failed.

أَضْعَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to become weakclassical

    To become weak, especially referring to a mount.

مُسْتَضْعَفadjective
  1. 1.
    oppressedclassical

    Someone who is considered weak and oppressed.

تَضْعِيفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    counting as weakclassical

    The act of considering or deeming someone weak.

اسْتَضْعَفَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to consider weakclassical

    To regard someone as weak or feeble.

تَضَعْفَفَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to consider weakclassical

    To regard someone as weak or feeble.

مُتَضَعْضِعadjective
  1. 1.
    weakenedclassical

    Describing someone who is weak or has been made weak.

مُضَعَّفَةadjective
  1. 1.
    affected by weak rainclassical

    Describing land that has received insufficient or weak rainfall.

تَضَاعَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to be doubledboth

    To become twice as much as it was; to multiply.

مُضَاعَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    doublingboth

    The act or process of doubling or multiplying.

  2. 2.
    double weavingclassical

    Refers to armor or fabric woven with double rings or layers.

تَضْعِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    chemical doublingclassical

    Refers to a process in alchemy or chemistry involving multiplication.

Parallel reading

ضِدُّ القُوَّةِ.
The opposite of strength.
خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ ضَعْفٍ
He created you from weakness.
أَي: مِنْ مَنِيٍّ
Meaning: from semen.
خَلَقَ الإِنْسَانَ ضَعِيفًا
He created man weak.
أَي: يَسْتَمِيلُهُ هَوَاهُ
Meaning: his desires sway him.
وَقَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {يُضَاعَفُ لَهَا الْعَذَابُ ضِعْفَيْنِ}
And Allah's saying: 'The punishment will be doubled for her twofold.'
أَي: ثَلَاثَةَ أَعْذِبَةٍ
Meaning: three punishments.
وَأَضْعَافُ الْكِتَابِ، أَي: أَثْنَاءَ سُطُورِهِ وَحَوَاشِيهِ
And the multiples of the book, meaning: the spaces between its lines and its margins.
وَ مِنَ الْجَسَدِ: أَعْضَاؤُهُ أَوْ عِظَامُهُ
And from the body: its limbs or bones.
وَضَعْفَهُم، كَمَنَعَ: كَثَّرَهُمْ
And 'da'faham', like 'mana'a': to make them numerous.
وَالضَّعِيفُ: الأَعْمَى، حِمْيَرِيَّةٌ
And 'al-da'eef': the blind, a Himyaritic usage.
قِيلَ: وَمِنْهُ {لَنَرَاكَ فِينَا ضَعِيفًا}
It is said: and from this is {We see you in us weak}.
وَفُلَانٌ: ضَعُفَتْ دَابَّتُهُ
And so-and-so: his mount became weak.
وَقَوْلُ عُمَرَ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ: المُضَعَّفُ أَمِيرٌ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ
And the saying of Umar, may Allah be pleased with him: The one whose mount is weak is an emir over his companions.
أَرَادَ: أَنَّهُمْ يَسِيرُونَ بِسَيْرِهِ
He meant: that they travel at his pace.
وَكَمُحْسِنٍ: مِنْ فَشَتْ ضَيْعَتُهُ وَكَثُرَتْ
And like 'muhsin': one whose property has become widespread and abundant.
وَأَضْعَفَ الْقَوْمُ، بِالضَّمِّ: ضُوعِفَ لَهُمْ
And 'ad'afa al-qawm', with damma: they were made to have double.
وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ: "كُلُّ ضَعِيفٍ مُتَضَعْضِعٌ"
And in the Hadith: 'Every weak one is oppressed.'
وَالْأَرْضُ مُضَعَّفَةٌ، لِلْمَفْعُولِ: أَصَابَهَا مَطَرٌ ضَعِيفٌ
And 'ardun mudha'affah', for the passive: land afflicted by weak rain.
وَالدِّرْعُ الْمُضَاعَفَةُ: الَّتِي نُسِجَتْ حَلْقَتَيْنِ حَلْقَتَيْنِ
And 'al-dir' al-muda'afah': the coat of mail which was woven with rings upon rings.
وَالتَّضْعِيفُ: حَمَلَانُ الْكِيمِيَاءِ
And 'al-tad'eef': the carrying or application of alchemy.