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ضَعِيف

ḍaʿīfan

weak

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Root letters: ض ع فAppears 8 times in the Qur'an#984 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
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About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ض ع ف

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)ضَعِيفًا4 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)ضُعَفَآءُ4 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ضَعِيفًاweakḍaʿīfan · 2 times
  • ٱلضُّعَفَـٰٓؤُا۟the weakl-ḍuʿafāu · 2 times
  • ضُعَفَآءُ(are) weakḍuʿafāu · 1 times
  • ضَعِيفًۭاweakḍaʿīfan · 1 times
  • ٱلضُّعَفَآءِthe weakl-ḍuʿafāi · 1 times
  • ضَعِيفًۭا ۖweakḍaʿīfan · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ض ع ف — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

And Allāh wants to lighten for you [your difficulties]; and mankind was created weak.

Surah 4:28 — Read full ayah

They said, "O Shuʿayb, we do not understand much of what you say, and indeed, we consider you among us as weak. And if not for your family, we would have stoned you [to death]; and you are not to us one respected."

Surah 11:91 — Read full ayah

And [mention] when they will argue within the Fire, and the weak will say to those who had been arrogant, "Indeed, we were [only] your followers, so will you relieve us of a share of the Fire?"

Surah 40:47 — Read full ayah