تضعيف

Arabic
Root
ض ع ف‎ (ḍ-ʕ-f)

Etymology

Verbal noun of ضَعَّفَ‎ (ḍaʕʕafa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tadˤ.ʕiːf/

Noun

تَضْعِيف • (taḍʕīf) m

  1. verbal noun of ضَعَّفَ‎ (ḍaʕʕafa) (form II)
  2. weakening, debilitating
    Synonym: إِضْعَاف‎‎ (ʔiḍʕāf)
  3. doubling
  4. (linguistics, phonology) a specific type of gemination

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: təzif
  • → Persian: تضعیف‎ (taz'if)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: تضعیف‎ (taz'if)
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