English → Arabic
weak in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ḍaʿīf
- Arabizi
da3eef- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Plural
- ضُعَفَاء ḍuʿafāʾ
- Root
- ض ع ف
Other meanings
- ضَعِيف ḍaʿīf — weak · not strong or effective
- ضَعِيف ḍaʿīf — weak · having little power or influence
How to use it
The Arabic word for 'weak' is ضعيف (ḍaʿīf). It is an adjective that agrees in gender and number with the noun it describes. The feminine form is ضعيفة (ḍaʿīfah) and the plural is ضعفاء (ḍuʿafāʾ).
Example sentences
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شعر المريض بضعف شديد بعد المرض.
šaʿara al-maṛīḍu bi-ḍaʿfin shadīdin baʿda al-maraḍi.
The patient felt very weak after the illness.
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كانت حجته ضعيفة وغير مقنعة.
kānat ḥujjatuhu ḍaʿīfatan wa-ghayra muqniʿatin.
His argument was weak and unconvincing.
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أصبح الاقتصاد المحلي ضعيفاً بسبب الأزمة.
ʾaṣbaḥa al-iqtiṣādu al-maḥalliyu ḍaʿīfan bi-sababi al-ʾazmati.
The local economy became weak due to the crisis.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Weak key:
مفتاح ضعيف:
Weak entity
كيان ضعيف
Sami was weak.
كان سامي ضعيفا.
Is Russia Weak?
هل روسيا ضعيفة؟
Coordination is weak
باء - ضعف التنسيق
Weak States, Poor Countries
دول ضعيفة، وبلدان فقيرة
· Weak community participation.
• ضعف المشاركة المجتمعية؛
Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
من يضعف وانا لا اضعف. من يعثر وانا لا التهب.
It makes the weak force very weak by giving the weak particles a large mass.
تقوم بإضعاف القوى الضعيفة كثيرا.. بتلبيس القوى الضعيفة كتلة كبيرة الحجم.
In other words, global markets suffer from weak governance, and therefore from weak popular legitimacy.
أو نستطيع أن نقول بعبارة أخرى إن الأسواق العالمية تعاني من ضعف الحوكمة، وتفتقر بالتالي إلى الشرعية الشعبية الكافية.
Weak isospin is a complement of the weak hypercharge, which unifies weak interactions with electromagnetic interactions.
اللف النظائري الضعيف هو عنصر ل، التي توحد التآثر الضعيف مع التفاعلات الكهرومغناطيسية.
There's the weak brain. And then there's my weak brain, which is too -- too -- absolutely too weak to understand what the fuck she was talking about.
هناك ضعف في الدماغ. ثم هناك ضعف ذهني، وهو أيضا -- أيضا -- على الاطلاق ضعيف للغاية ليفهم اللعنة ما كانت تتحدث عنه.
Questions and answers
What is the Arabic word for 'weak'?
The Arabic word is ضعيف (ḍaʿīf).
How do I say 'weak' for a female?
You say ضعيفة (ḍaʿīfah).
Can 'weak' describe things other than people?
Yes, it can describe arguments, economies, evidence, etc.
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