ض ع ف

ض ع ف • (ḍ-ʕ-f)

1. Related to weakness.

   Antonym: ق و و (q w w)

2. Related to doubling.

Verbs and verb derivatives

• Form I: ضَعُفَ (ḍaʕufa, “to be weak”)
  • Verbal noun: ضَعْف (ḍaʕf, “weakness”), ضُعْف (ḍuʕf, “weakness”)
  • Passive participle: مَضْعُوف (maḍʕūf)
• Form II: ضَعَّفَ (ḍaʕʕafa, “to double; (phonology) to geminate”)
  • Verbal noun: تَضْعِيف (taḍʕīf)
  • Active participle: مُضَعِّف (muḍaʕʕif)
  • Passive participle: مُضَعَّف (muḍaʕʕaf)
• Form III: ضَاعَفَ (ḍāʕafa, “to multiply”)
  • Verbal noun: مُضَاعَفَة (muḍāʕafa)
  • Active participle: مُضَاعِف (muḍāʕif)
  • Passive participle: مُضَاعَف (muḍāʕaf)
• Form IV: أَضْعَفَ (ʔaḍʕafa, “to weaken”)
  • Verbal noun: إِضْعَاف (ʔiḍʕāf)
  • Active participle: مُضْعِف (muḍʕif)
  • Passive participle: مُضْعَف (muḍʕaf)
• Form V: تَضَعَّفَ (taḍaʕʕafa)
  • Verbal noun: تَضَعُّف (taḍaʕʕuf)
  • Active participle: مُتَضَعِّف (mutaḍaʕʕif)
  • Passive participle: مُتَضَعَّف (mutaḍaʕʕaf)
• Form VI: تَضَاعَفَ (taḍāʕafa, “to pretend to be weak; to become double”)
  • Verbal noun: تَضَاعُف (taḍāʕuf)
  • Active participle: مُتَضَاعِف (mutaḍāʕif)
• Form VIII: اِضْطَعَفَ (iḍṭaʕafa)
  • Verbal noun: اِضْطِعَاف (iḍṭiʕāf)
  • Active participle: مُضْطَعِف (muḍṭaʕif)
  • Passive participle: مُضْطَعَف (muḍṭaʕaf)
• Form X: اِسْتَضْعَفَ (istaḍʕafa, “to deem weak; to oppress”)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِضْعَاف (istiḍʕāf)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَضْعِف (mustaḍʕif)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَضْعَف (mustaḍʕaf)

Nouns and other parts of speech

• تَضَاعِيف pl (taḍāʕīf, noun)
• تَضْعِيف (taḍʕīf, “gemination”)
• أَضْعَف (ʔaḍʕaf, “weaker”, adjective)
• ضِعْف m (ḍiʕf, “double”, noun)
• ضَعْفَان (ḍaʕfān, “extremely weak”)
• ضَعُوف (ḍaʕūf, “extremely weak”)
• ضَعِيف (ḍaʕīf, “weak”)
• مُضَاعَف (muḍāʕaf, “(mathematics) multiple”)
• مُضَاعَفَة f (muḍāʕafa, “(medicine) complication”)