How to say "double, twice as much" in Arabic
New wordMeaningdouble, twice as much
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
ضِعْف
ḍiʿfצ'עפ
ضعف
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
כפול
kafulكَافُول
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Arabic root
ض-ع-فA homograph trap: unvocalized ضعف could be ḍiʿf ('double, twice as much') or ḍaʿf ('weakness') — same three letters, same root ض-ع-ف, totally different words depending on the vowels. The adjective ضعيف, 'weak' (a separate entry), comes from that second sense.
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In a phrase
ضِعْف السِّعْر
ḍiʿf as-siʿrצ'עפ א-סערdouble the price
Plural
أَضْعَاف
aḍʿāfאצ'עאףbroken plural aCCāC — common in أضعاف مضاعفة, 'manifold'
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