Qur'an Gateway | Examine Root: ضعف (ḍʿf)

Examining Root: ضعف (ḍʿf)

Definition:
To be weak/feeble/infirm. To think repute, esteem, treat or hold a person weak. To exceed, twofold, manyfold, double, triple, multiple words. Like, an equal portion or as much again.

Total Qur’anic Occurrences: 52

Lemmata Based on This Root: 11

Breakdown of Appearances

Verb: 19

Form
I:	2
II:	0
III:	9
IV:	0
V:	0
VI:	0
VII:	0
VIII:	0
VIX:	0
IX:	8
XI:	0
XII:	0

Gender
Masculine:	19
Feminine:	0
Unassigned:	0

Person
1st:	0
2nd:	0
3rd:	19

Number
Singular:	11
Dual:	0
Plural:	8

Noun: 25

Case
Nominative:	7
Accusative:	13
Genitive:	5

Gender
Masculine:	25
Feminine:	0

Number
Singular:	13
Dual:	2
Plural:	10

Formula
Appears in 123 Root-Based Formulae and lies behind 56 Lemma-Based Formulae
Root Formulae	Root-Plus-Particle-Pronoun Formulae	Lemma Formulae
Length 3: 19 Length 4: 17 Length 5: 12	Length 3: 33 Length 4: 24 Length 5: 18	Length 3: 22 Length 4: 18 Length 5: 16

Glosses for this Root
weak (x5) were oppressed (x4) double (x3) two fold (x3) the weak (x3) will be doubled (x2) (there) is weakness (x2) And will be doubled (x2) and (for) those who are weak (x2) so He will multiply it (x2) weakness (x2) gives manifold (x1) they weakened (x1) He will multiply it (x1) (and) deemed weak (x1) and weaker (x1) manifolds (x1)	(will) get manifold (x1) doubled (x1) oppressed (x1) considered me weak (x1) oppressing (x1) who were oppressed (x1) (is) weaker (x1) So weak (x1) multiplied (x1) the oppressed (x1) (is) a double (x1) and double (x1) (are) weak (x1) two-fold (x1) He doubles it (x1) considered weak - (x1)

Verse List

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