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ضعيف weak in Arabic

ضعيف is how you say “weak” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

وإن كان عند التحقيق يؤول إلى الإفلاس، لكنهم لم يكونوا يقبلون من المناظرة إلا ما يفيد ولو ظنًّا ضعيفًا للناظر

although upon closer examination it leads to nothing, they would only accept from debate what was beneficial, even if it gave only a weak impression to the observer.

ضَعِيفًا weak

'weak', adjective on 'surmise', accusative — even a faint probability.

From Rules of Scholarly Debate

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More example sentences

وَلَكِن استخراجك ضَعِيف

But your understanding of it is weak.

ضَعِيفٌ weak

The predicate of the 'but'-clause, indefinite nominative — 'is weak'. With no present 'to be', the bare adjective carries the 'is'; the tanwin marks it indefinite.

From Remembering and Loving God

ونبه سبحانه بكونه دافقًا على أنه ضعيف غير متماسك

And He, glorified is He, indicated by its being gushing that it is weak and not solid.

ضَعِيفٌ weak

An indefinite adjective 'weak' as the predicate of the 'that'-clause: 'that it is weak'. There is no verb 'is'; the bare adjective beside the pronoun completes the statement, and its indefiniteness marks it as fresh information.

From Creating Life from Nothing

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