"ضعیف" meaning in Persian

See ضعیف in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [za.ʔiːf] [Classical-Persian], [zä.ʔiːf] [Dari, formal], [zä.ʔiːf] [Dari, formal], [zä.jiːf] [Kabuli], [zä.jif] (note: Hazaragi), [zæ.ʔiːf] [Iran, formal], [zä.ʔif] [Tajik, formal] Audio: LL-Q9168 (fas)-Darafsh-ضعیف.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic ضَعِيف (ḍaʕīf). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|ar|ضَعِيف}} Borrowed from Arabic ضَعِيف (ḍaʕīf) Head templates: {{fa-adj|c=+|tr=za'if}} ضعیف • (za'if) (comparative ضعیفتَر (za'if-tar), superlative ضعیفتَرین (za'if-tarin)) Inflection templates: {{fa-decl-c-unc|za'if|pred=+}} Forms: za'if [romanization], ضعیفتَر [comparative], ضعیفتَرین [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], ضعیف, za'if, ضعیف [ezafe], za'if-e [ezafe], ضعیفی [definite, relative], ضعیفی [indefinite, stressed], za'if-i [definite, relative], za'if-i [indefinite, stressed], no-table-tags [table-tags], ضعیفم [first-person, predicative, singular], za'ifam [first-person, predicative, singular], ضعیفیم [first-person, plural, predicative], za'ifim [first-person, plural, predicative], ضعیفی [predicative, second-person, singular], za'ifi [predicative, second-person, singular], ضعیفید [plural, predicative, second-person], za'ifid [plural, predicative, second-person], ضعیفین [colloquial, plural, predicative, second-person], za'ifin [plural, predicative, second-person], ضعیف است [predicative, singular, third-person], za'if ast [predicative, singular, third-person], ضعیفه [colloquial, predicative, singular, third-person], za'ife [predicative, singular, third-person], ضعیفند [plural, predicative, third-person], za'ifand [plural, predicative, third-person], ضعیفن [colloquial, plural, predicative, third-person], za'ifan [plural, predicative, third-person]
  1. weak, feeble Synonyms: ناتوان
    Sense id: en-ضعیف-fa-adj-KydBK4EB
  2. thin, weakly Synonyms: لاغر
    Sense id: en-ضعیف-fa-adj-0nPiMMfy
  3. poor (of low quality), defective
    Sense id: en-ضعیف-fa-adj-3WCNK1wc Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 19 5 76

Inflected forms

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        "2": "ar",
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic ضَعِيف (ḍaʕīf).",
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    {
      "form": "za'if",
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        "romanization"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ضعیفتَر",
      "roman": "za'if-tar",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ضعیفتَرین",
      "roman": "za'if-tarin",
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        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "fa-decl-c-unc",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ضعیف",
      "source": "inflection"
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    {
      "form": "za'if",
      "source": "inflection"
    },
    {
      "form": "ضعیف",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ezafe"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "za'if-e",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ezafe"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ضعیفی",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ضعیفی",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "stressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "za'if-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "za'if-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "stressed"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ضعیفم",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "predicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "za'ifam",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "predicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ضعیفیم",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "za'ifim",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ضعیفی",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "predicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "za'ifi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "predicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ضعیفید",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "predicative",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "za'ifid",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "predicative",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ضعیفین",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "plural",
        "predicative",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "za'ifin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "predicative",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ضعیف است",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "predicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "za'if ast",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "predicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ضعیفه",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "predicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "za'ife",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "predicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ضعیفند",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "predicative",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "za'ifand",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "predicative",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "predicative",
        "third-person"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "predicative",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "c": "+",
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      },
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      "name": "fa-adj"
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "word": "قوی"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Since all the functions and parts [of your body] are atrophied, your self-control and patience have become weak.",
          "ref": "c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume II, verse 3098:",
          "roman": "čon hame owsâf o ajzâ šod nahif / xištan-dâri o sabr-at šod za'if",
          "text": "چون همه اوصاف و اجزا شد نحیف / خویشتنداری و صبرت شد ضعیف",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "weak, feeble"
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          "weak",
          "weak"
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          "feeble",
          "feeble"
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          "word": "ناتوان"
        }
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          "weakly"
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          "word": "لاغر"
        }
      ]
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          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        "poor (of low quality), defective"
      ],
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        [
          "poor",
          "poor"
        ],
        [
          "defective",
          "defective"
        ]
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "[za.ʔiːf]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[zä.ʔiːf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[zä.ʔiːf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[zä.jiːf]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[zä.jif]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[zæ.ʔiːf]",
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      ]
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  "word": "ضعیف"
}

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    "Persian lemmas",
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      "form": "ضعیف",
      "source": "inflection"
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      "form": "ضعیف",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "ezafe"
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    {
      "form": "ضعیفی",
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    {
      "form": "ضعیفی",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "za'ifam",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "predicative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "ضعیفیم",
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        "predicative"
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    {
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      "form": "ضعیفید",
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        "plural",
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        "second-person"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "predicative",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ضعیفین",
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        "plural",
        "predicative",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "predicative",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ضعیف است",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "predicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "za'if ast",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "predicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ضعیفه",
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        "third-person"
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        "third-person"
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        "plural",
        "predicative",
        "third-person"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "predicative",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ضعیفن",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "predicative",
        "third-person"
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    },
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        "plural",
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        "third-person"
      ]
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        {
          "english": "Since all the functions and parts [of your body] are atrophied, your self-control and patience have become weak.",
          "ref": "c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume II, verse 3098:",
          "roman": "čon hame owsâf o ajzâ šod nahif / xištan-dâri o sabr-at šod za'if",
          "text": "چون همه اوصاف و اجزا شد نحیف / خویشتنداری و صبرت شد ضعیف",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        }
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        "poor (of low quality), defective"
      ],
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          "poor",
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      "ipa": "[zä.ʔiːf]",
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        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
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      "ipa": "[zä.ʔiːf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
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        "Kabuli"
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      "ipa": "[zä.jif]",
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        "Iran",
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  ],
  "word": "ضعیف"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ضعیف meaning in Persian (5.4kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/1826",
  "msg": "inflection table: empty tags for ضعیف",
  "path": [
    "ضعیف"
  ],
  "section": "Persian",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "ضعیف",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/1826",
  "msg": "inflection table: empty tags for za'if",
  "path": [
    "ضعیف"
  ],
  "section": "Persian",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "ضعیف",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Persian dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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