How to say "weak" in Arabic

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Meaningweak

Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic

ضَعِيف

ḍaʿīfצ'עיף

ضعيف

Hebrew · Modern Hebrew

חלש

khalashخَالَاش

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Arabic root

ض-ع-ف

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In a phrase

صَوْت ضَعِيف
ṣawt ḍaʿīfצות צ'עיף

a weak voice

Plural

ضُعَفَاء
ḍuʿafāʾצ'עפאא

broken plural CuCaCāʾ — like حكيم→حكماء

Feminine

ضَعِيفَة
ḍaʿīfaצ'עיפה

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